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[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

'Ancient Church' Orthodox Christian reading room offers an 'open door' to those seeking faith

Jodi Hailey found her faith nearly two decades ago. Now Hailey, who lives in Forest Grove, wants to bring the same opportunity to her town.

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

The Orthodox Nativity Fast Can Help Prevent Post-Holiday Blues

Lis DeLuca

Much of the post-holiday blues that occur in the United States may have something to do with the way Americans celebrate Christmas. The Orthodox Nativity fast May be the remedy many people need.

[English Edition / Education]

Children in Church

Anna Erakhtina

Most parents have run up against the fact that at a certain age, children are not able to concentrate on the services; they become capricious and distract other parishioners from a concentrated experience of the Divine services. What we do when this happens—become a source of trouble for those around you, or limit the time you and you children attend church?

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

4 Things That Are Not Reasons I Became an Orthodox Christian

I became Orthodox for love of the truth of the God-Man, Jesus Christ, His Paschal Mystery, and the salvation found in Him.

[English Edition / Education]

Family Dinner as the Best Time to Educate Children

A Mother’s Notes

Anna Saprykina

To read something pious at the table is a normal thing for a monastery. But to do something like that in the family would be completely impossible—at least in such a large family as mine, with small children...

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

“Don’t Be Afraid to Preach Christ”

Three men from the Caucasus region recount how Fr. Daniel Sisoyev influenced their lives.

Priest George Maximov

On November 20, 2014, five years passed since the day that priest Daniel Sisoyev’s life was cut short; he was murdered in the Church of the Apostle Thomas where he served. Many people remember him thankfully, and testify to how his words and example influenced their lives.

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

Milan: The Italian Archimandrite’s Service

Sergei Moudrov

Some Orthodox people travel to Milan to meet and talk with a man of lofty faith and sincere Christian convictions, living in our own day. Archimandrite Dimitri (Fantini)—a native Italian. Batiushka’s fate and his road to Orthodoxy are one of the multitude of miracles with which God glorifies His Church.

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

Saint Patriarch Tikhon - His Missionary Legacy to Orthodox America

Fr. Alexey Young

The key to St. Tikhon's greatness lies in his personality, his character. Prof. Zaichenko recalls: "By nature Bishop Tikhon was kind, responsive and unusually sensitive. In his character he was quiet, merciful, good-natured and always tried to preserve in himself serenity, a serenity which he transmitted to the souls of all those around him."

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

The Icon that Saved a Life

Irina Blinova

“Where did that icon come from? I gave it to a German soldier!” She exclaimed in amazement. I recognize it by a characteristic dent in the frame.” I explained that this icon was given to the church by the German Consulate in our city. The woman broke into tears, said that her name was Vera, and told the story of how her Orthodox family icon ended up in Germany.

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

From Baptist to Orthodox: My Journey of Faith

Gabe Martini

But why Orthodoxy? Why would anyone—especially a faithful, Bible-believing Protestant—want to convert to this old, “weird” faith?

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

Fr. Seraphim Galik—One Soldier on the Field

Priest Seraphim Galik, Irina Akhundova

One day an old woman came up to him and said, “It’s so good that you’re standing here. I killed my child and even now 40 years later I am still crying.” Fr. Seraphim has dedicated his life to helping assure that there will be as few such women as possible.

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

On Contemporary Monasticism

Interview with Archbishop Mark (Arndt)

Kristina Polyakova

One of the main problems faced by Christians and especially monastics today is that people are not used to restraining themselves, to enduring, or forcing themselves to do anything, to assume obligations, first and foremost to prayer. For some reason we stubbornly and persistently chase after sin, but good deed—alas!

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

Revival in the Balkans

During the 1990s, perhaps 150,000 people perished in the hellish violence that raged over the Balkan peninsula. Although the conflicts were largely defined by ethnic differences, religion played a critical role in the three-sided war between Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics, and Muslims.

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

New Orthodox Christian bishop says modern worshippers like ancient rites

"Some churches' roots are not deep, so people pass through those churches like water through a pipe," Bishop Mark said. "People drift from church to church. Some may come to feel that the church they are attending is not the church they grew up with, that somehow the rug's been pulled out from under them."

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

Paths of the Spirit: And now a few more words from our sponsor

St. Anthony of the Desert is a mission of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. All services are in English with a little Spanish. We are in the communion of international Orthodox Churches, with 350 million people worldwide, and in America we participate in the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops.

[English Edition / Church History]

Your teeth look great — now tell me about Orthodoxy

Fr. Barnabas Powell

“I hear you’re a minister,” the hygienist remarked, fastening the bib around my neck for a dental cleaning. “May I ask what kind?”“Eastern Orthodox,” I said quickly, as the tools of her trade descended. Hygienists are often good conversationalists.

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

A Different Light: Youthful Travelers in Contemporary America

Nun Nectaria (McLees)

Twentieth-century readers knew Kerouac’s On the Road and Jack London’s earlier hobo classic, The Road, but how many of us know what the 21st-century counter-culture is up to, their life-styles and aspirations? We see the tattoos, nose-rings, attitudes, but do we hear the cries of the heart from young people searching for truth? In the following interview Rainbow (Xenia) Lundeen and Seth (John) Haskins, both baptized Orthodox after this conversation, share the by-ways they’ve taken in trying to live out the Gospel in their lives.

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

The Joy of Orthodox Pascha

Wesley J. Smith

“Pascha?” I asked. “What’s Pascha?”The man chuckled and said, “You know it as Easter.” He then spent ten minutes explaining why “Pascha”—the “new Passover” by which the entire human race passes from slavery to freedom under Christ—should replace “Easter” as the favored term for the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection.

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

A Russian Priest: My Work with English-speaking Converts

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

Fr. Artemy Vladimirov, an English-speaking Moscow priest from the Church of All Saints at Krasnoselskaya, has, for the past decade, been a mainstay for Western Orthodox converts living in Moscow and visitors seeking a deeper spiritual life. His staunchly traditional belief, deep insight, warm humor, and willingness to reach out to souls from diverse backgrounds, have brought more than a few foreigners to Orthodoxy. As the expatriate community has come and gone, Fr. Artemy has generously presided over numerous missionary dinners, high teas, and spontaneous talks—unforgettable gatherings that awaken souls and delight the spirit.

[English Edition / Coming to Orthodoxy]

Embrace your Orthodox brothers and sisters in Christ

The term orthodoxy, understood as “right belief” or “right worship,” carries immense weight. Determining orthodoxy draws lines between the Christian and the non-Christian, between the saved and the unsaved, between those we associate with and those we do not. Defining it is essential, but maintaining relationships in the process can be intensely difficult.

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