Category: Religion
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New Book: Formation in the Love of Truth: Principles of Orthodox Education (+VIDEO)
Florence, Arizona, June 3, 2024 Photo: imgix.net A new publication on Orthodox education is now available from Uncut Mountain Press. The book, Formation in the… Read More
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Sunday Of the Samaritan Woman, Or What Kind of Water Revives Your Soul and Turns Your Heart into Light
On the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman “>fifth Sunday after Pascha, at the Sunday Liturgical reading the Church remembers the Gospel passage, which in… Read More
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Why do Orthodox Christians pray to the Saints?
Photo: molitvaslovo.ru One of the most common objections I hear from protestants criticizing Orthodoxy, or even Catholicism, is: “The saints are dead, they can’t… Read More
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At ordination, new LA priests called to be 'co-workers' in God’s plan of love
When Father Jaime Arriaga left Mexico at age 17 and returned to California where he had lived briefly, he didn’t realize that was the last… Read More
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Saint of the day: Charles Lwanga and Companions
Between November 15, 1885 and January 27, 1887, St. Charles Lwagna and many other martyrs gave their lives for the faith in Namugongo, Uganda. Catholicism… Read More
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Saints of the day: Marcellinus and Peter
Sts. Marcellinus and Peter were two fourth-century martyrs who were highly venerated after the discovery of their tomb and the conversion of their executioner. Although… Read More
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Saint of the day: Justin Martyr
St. Justin was born around the year 100, in the Palestinian province of Samaria. His parents followed the Greek pagan religion, and raised Justin to… Read More
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History Timeline, Reconstruction of Lost Towns and Art Treasures
Author and Sunday school students holding the history timeline I have been teaching Sunday school for over fifteen years. While already a teacher at… Read More
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Uncovering of relics of St. John (Maximovitch) added to Russian Church calendar
Moscow, May 31, 2024 Photo: synod.com The feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of St. John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco (September… Read More
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With 6 in 10 priests aged 65-70 by 2030, Buffalo Diocese orders parish merger plan
In what increasingly represents a pattern in the Northeast and Midwest, the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, on May 28 announced a restructuring plan designed… Read More