Tag: Christianity
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Orthodox Church consecrated in Portugal
Portimão, Algarve Region, Portugal, October 9, 2024 Photo: orthodoxspain.com An Orthodox church in Portugal was consecrated this weekend. On Sunday, October 6, the feast… Read More
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States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds
Home schooling continues to grow even as the pandemic is no longer a contributing factor, according to a September study that found multiple states reaching… Read More
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Orthodox academy announces Path to the Priesthood webinar
Arizona, October 9, 2024 Later this month, a webinar for men discerning vocations to holy orders in the Orthodox Church will be held with… Read More
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Pope sends $67,000 to Gaza parish, with $35,000 from synod delegates
As the Holy Land marked a grim first anniversary Oct. 7 of the Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities and subsequent Israel-Hamas war that has… Read More
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“Lamentations of Jeremiah”: Patriarch Tikhon Addresses the Devastated Faithful of Yaroslavl
July 6–21, 1918, the beautiful city of Yaroslavl on the Upper Volga River suffered mass devastation from the new Bolshevik regime in Russia as the… Read More
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Greek Orthodox parishes pivot from festivals to hurricane relief
North Carolina and Georgia, October 9, 2024 At Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Augusta, Georgia. Photo: goarch.org In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s… Read More
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New center for the disabled opens in northern Greece with bishop’s blessing
Patrida, Imathia, Greece, October 9, 2024 Photo: vimaorthodoxias.gr With the blessing of a bishop of the Orthodox Church of Greece, a new center for… Read More
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LA’s rookie auxiliaries return from Vatican’s ‘bishops school’
For a Catholic priest to be named a bishop, no prior training, achievements, or degrees are necessarily required. The closest thing the Church has to… Read More
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Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban
The Georgia Supreme Court temporarily reinstated Oct. 7 the state’s six-week abortion ban while it reviews an appeal of a previous lower court ruling that… Read More
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Thank you God for this column
An old-school screenwriter I knew who seemed to come straight out of central casting had the same answer whenever someone asked him if he ever… Read More