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Why Did You Become Orthodox Rod Dreher?

May 18, 2019 By Fr. John 7 Comments

The conversion story/interview with Rod Dreher, nationally syndicated journalist and former convert to Roman Catholicism, now Orthodox Christian. In this interview, you’ll hear from Rod himself about his journey, and what brought him to where he is today. ?

Filed Under: Latest Stories, Roman Catholics Tagged With: catholic, convert, orthodox, Rod Dreher

Church As Place Of Mystery And Revelation

May 26, 2014 By Fr. John 2 Comments

Very soon, after my second or third communion, I realized that I was beginning to experience as realities what I had taken to be colorful imagery. the divine energies present in the mystery of the Eucharist open within us a capacity to see, or to sense, spiritual realities to which we were insensible. That sentence is a myth for those without the experience; a reality for those who have it.

Filed Under: Agnostics, Featured, JTO Blog, Latest Stories Tagged With: Agnostic, convert, orthodoxy, Peter France, Rod Dreher

Orthodox Mission Comes To The Felicianas

August 17, 2013 By Fr. John 5 Comments

The Orthodox view church as a hospital for a sick soul, where you receive medicine, where you receive healing. … This is one place where it’s OK not to be OK.

Filed Under: Baptists, Missions Tagged With: Fr. Matthew Harrington, Fr. Seraphim Bell, Rod Dreher

What’s So Appealing About Orthodoxy?

March 18, 2011 By Fr. John 19 Comments

by Rod Dreher In his 18 years as a professional journalist, including serving as chief film critic for the New York Post and an editor at National Review, Rod Dreher has established himself as one of the most interesting commentators of his generation. His writing about religion, politics, film and culture have appeared in both […]

Filed Under: Featured, Roman Catholics Tagged With: appeal, catholicism, orthodoxy, Rod Dreher

Crunchy Con’s Conversion Crisis

June 22, 2010 By admin 32 Comments

by Rod Dreher Orthodoxy and Me I apologize for this very long post, but it’s time to clear something up: yes, I am now a communicant of the Orthodox Church, and have been (along with my family) for a couple of months. I did not intend to make this public until the end of this […]

Filed Under: Roman Catholics Tagged With: blogger, convert, Crunchy Con, Hugh O'Beirne, National Review, Rod Dreher, roman catholic, St. Benedict of Nursia

 



 

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