by John Brooman “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, bless the bed that I lie on.” Such was the first Christian blessing that I remember as a child from my devout Catholic Grandmother, as she pointed to the four corners of my bed. Later, my Father took me to a Mass. I remember being so influenced […]
Polamalu went on ‘quest to find the truth’
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune Review Pittsburgh Steelers iconic safety Troy Polamalu is a convert to the Orthodox faith. You can see him constantly making the sign of the Cross in the Orthodox manner after every play of every game. He is a regular visitor to Orthodox monasteries with his wife and children. More on […]
Orthodoxy In China: Difficulties & Prospects
From Interfax (with a hat tip to John Sanidopoulos at Mystagogy, one of our favorite blogs) China is a country that isn’t associated with Orthodoxy, however, according to tradition, Christianity was preached here by the Apostle Thomas and Orthodoxy came to the Chinese land in the late 17th century when the Chinese Army captured Cossacks […]
From Protestant to Orthodox
by David B. Posted first on Monday, March 20, 2006, this was taken from this blog, which states: This will be the only post on this blog, and it’s for the sole purpose of sharing my testimony of how I converted from Evangelical Protestantism to the Eastern Orthodox Church. After the text of the testimony, […]
The Short Walk Home
by Dwynwen East A few days ago I knelt beside a cupboard in my home ready to tackle the boring but very necessary and long overdue task of clearing it out. I could tell a great deal about that cupboard and its contents but I haven’t the space. Come to think of it that is […]
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