Tag: Christianity

Tartu, Estonia, December 20, 2024 Photo: eoc.ee A hierarch of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) reposed in the Lord earlier this… Read More

Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop J. Gregory Kelly of Dallas as bishop of Tyler, Texas. The move comes just over a year after the… Read More

Smolník, Košice Province, Slovakia, December 20, 2024 Photo: eparchiapo.sk      The primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, His Beatitude Metropolitan… Read More

Oakland, Pennsylvania, December 20, 2024 Photo: ​antiochian.org      Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of His Grace Bishop Thomas of Oakland,… Read More

Kashin, Tver Province, Russia, December 20, 2024 Photo: monasterium.ru      On December 19, 2024, on the feast day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the St.… Read More

People often ask for reading suggestions this time of year. One book I always recommend as we approach Christmas is “The Prison Meditations of Father… Read More

Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord! In my youth, while obtaining a theological education, I studied the hesychast tradition in depth. This is a… Read More

Mic. 5:1-4 / Ps. 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 / Heb. 10:5-10 / Lk. 1:39-45 On this last Sunday before Christmas, the Church’s liturgy reveals the true… Read More

Artemy Slezkin All Christians who attend church services have obviously noticed the prayer that is repeated and sung the most often: “Lord have mercy!”, and… Read More

Indiana carried out its first execution since 2009 early on Dec. 18, in a process that was criticized as shrouded in secrecy and despite objections… Read More