By passport he is George. His baptized name is Vasily. He often signs his correspondence using names pen names Georgy Georgiyevitch and Alexander after his favorite Russian Emperor Alexander the Third. A former American programmer, now a toiler of the Pochayev Laura Monastery found his spiritual Motherland in Russia. In interview to Vitaly and Valentina […]
Hollywood, Jesus and the Monks of Mount Athos: A Conversation with Actor Jonathan Jackson
By Tony Rossi It’s not that unusual for an actor to thank God when winning an award. It was a first, however, when Jonathan Jackson thanked “the monks of Mount Athos for ceaselessly praying for the life of the world” while accepting his fifth Daytime Emmy for his role as Lucky Spencer on “General Hospital.” […]
82 Year Old Woman Converts To Orthodoxy
by Areti Kotseli An old German woman, resident of Agrinio, converted to Christian Orthodoxy on Palm Sunday at St. George’s Church. The old woman, who lives in the Nursing House of Agrinio, expressed her wish to become Christian Orthodox. Sofia Seilbord lived in Agrinio for 42 years and was married to a local man who […]
Anglican Priest Converts To Orthodoxy
By Protopresbyter Dr. John Mesolora At the end of the year on 31 December 2011 Wayne Burke ended his tenure in the Anglican Church and on 1 January 2012 he entered the Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Spyridon of Kefallonia approved his application to enter the Orthodox Church and he was catechized by Protopresbyter Dr. John Mesolora […]
Russian Church Sanctifies North Pole
A Russian Orthodox bishop has dropped a capsule with a blessing from Patriarch Kirill on the North Pole point. The capsule includes a small plate with the inscription: “With the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All of the Rus, the consecration of the North Pole marks the 1150 years of Russian Statehood.” The […]
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