This glorious account of the work of St. Nicholas Kasatkin, the Apostle to Japan, is truly inspiring. Even more so, the account and destiny of his first convert to Christ, Fr. Paul Takuma Sawabe. What a warrior priest for Christ! St. Nicholai Kasatkin was an Orthodox priest serving Christ in Japan during the rule of […]
First Fijian Native Ordained To The Priesthood
This is an update from a previous report here. Though the original story mentions ordination to the diaconate, this video clearly shows that Dcn. Bartholomew was ordained also to the Holy Priesthood. On Saturday, 12 September 2009, Metropolitan Amphilochios of New Zealand ordained the first native of Fiji, Bartholomew, to the diaconate in the Holy […]
From Bankruptcy Trustee To Orthodox Priest
by Stephen Sather As a bankruptcy lawyer and trustee, Ronald Ingalls helped troubled debtors absolve their financial sins. As Father Methodios Ronald Ingalls, he will now be able to deal with sins of a broader nature. Today, on January 6, 2011, Ronald Ingalls was ordained to the Holy Priesthood of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. His […]
Why Orthodox Men Love Church
Many men may not love church, but Orthodox men do. by Frederica Matthewes-Green In a time when churches of every description are faced with Vanishing Male Syndrome, men are showing up at Eastern Orthodox churches in numbers that, if not numerically impressive, are proportionately intriguing. This may be the only church which attracts and holds […]
A Faith Fulfilled
by Fr. Michael Harper This article was written in 2008, before Fr. Michael’s repose in Jan. 2010. He was the author of the book “A Faith Fulfilled: Why Are Christians Across Great Britain Embracing Orthodoxy?” Eleven years ago, when my wife and I joined the Orthodox Church, I told two of my sisters what we […]