Tag: Christianity
-
Fr. Peter Heers responds to Archbishop Peter of ROCOR
U.S.A., October 16, 2023 Archpriest Peter Heers sent a letter to His Eminence Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of… Read More
-
450,000 faithful, hierarchs of 6 Local Churches for feast of St. Paraskeva (+VIDEO)
Iași, Iași County, Romania, October 16, 2023 Photo: doxologia.ro Every year, the extended pilgrimage in Iași, Romania, in honor of St. Paraskeva gathers thousands… Read More
-
Three primates concelebrate in Athens
Athens, October 16, 2023 L to R: Abp. Ieronymos of Athens, Pat. Theodoros of Alexandria, Abp. Georgios of Cyprus. Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr A host of… Read More
-
Confirmation: Do we really need to be right all the time?
Not that “confirmation.” I am talking about confirmation bias — I do too much of it and it seems every pundit on legitimate media and… Read More
-
Bosnia: Relics of 19th-century martyr of Turkish yoke uncovered
Bosanki Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 16, 2023 Photo: eparhijabihackopetrovacka.org The relics of a 19th-century Serbian hieromartyr who suffered under the Turkish yoke were… Read More
-
Saint of the day: Margaret Mary Alacoque
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was born in 1647, to virtuous parents. She grew up a serious, deeply religious child. Her father died when she was… Read More
-
‘A Haunting in Venice’ and our favorite detective’s loss of faith
Whenever I ask a girl for her number, or in one of those folkloric moments where she takes the initiative, the first obstacle we face… Read More
-
Saint of the day: Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada, in Avila, Spain, in 1515. Her parents were Jewish merchants who had converted… Read More
-
How the Israel-Hamas war may reconfigure the Synod of Bishops
ROME – Though the citation may be apocryphal, former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is credited with history’s most famous answer to the question of… Read More
-
Saint of the day: Pope Callistus I
Pope St. Callistus I is celebrated as a saint and martyr on October 14. Because there are no trustworthy biographical accounts of the pope’s life,… Read More