by Fr. Josiah Trenham Given the tenor of our society, and the direction which heterodox Christianity is sliding rapidly, I thought this would offer some unexpected solace and encouragement to some of our readers. This excellent, well balanced, and thoroughly Orthodox lecture is called: An Orthodox Perspective on Roman Catholicism and was given by Fr. […]
From the Church of Christ to the Orthodox Church: Part 5
by David Scott Klajic Searching for Orthodoxy After I got back from my second deployment, we had a series of awkward conversations with the RC priest where were worshipping. When he informed me that I needed to “re-do” my conversion, I think he expected me to jump right on it. Instead, I basically said “um, no […]
From the Church of Christ to the Orthodox Church: Part 1
by David Scott Klajic Scott’s journey took him from Orthodoxy to the Church of Christ, to Presbyterianism, to Eastern (Byzantine) Catholicism, to Roman Catholicism right back into the arms of the Orthodox Church. In 2015, I “converted” to Orthodoxy, at 43 years old. At the time, I had recently returned from my second deployment (I am an […]
The Difference Between Orthodox Spirituality and Other Traditions
Orthodox spirituality differs distinctly from any other “spirituality” of an eastern or western type. There can be no confusion among the various spiritualities, because Orthodox spirituality is God-centered, whereas all others are man-centered. by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos The difference appears primarily in the doctrinal teaching. For this reason we put “Orthodox” before the word “Church” […]
A Catholic Hermit Converted To Orthodoxy
By Konstantin Matsan Translated by Olga Lissenkova, Edited by Yana Samuel and Isaac (Gerald) Herrin A well-known theologian, hieromonk Gabriel Bunge, rarely gives interviews. He leads a hermit’s life in a small skete in Switzerland, never uses the Internet, and the only means of communication with him is the telephone. The latter works as the […]