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New Release Spotlight – October 2023 YA Books

The October 2023 YA books are here! As I did last month, I’ll be adding to this post in real

Youth and Young Adults

SAINTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT – The Eastern Orthodox Christian Ethos

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior,CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS,IS,

Liturgical Calendar

What is Canon Law and Why Should We Care?

Fr. Evan Armatas welcomes Fr. Alexander Rentel from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary as a guest co-host of Orthodoxy Live.

Theological Discussions

Education, what is that? | Voices of Youth

Education should aim to encourage individuals to think beyond their personal interests, but is that what education is actually doing?

Youth and Young Adults

Loving Others is the Goal, Not the Means to Some Other Goal  – Fraternized

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who

Saints and Martyrs

BLM Windows at National Cathedral?

Has the National Cathedral in Washington, DC replaced Confederate windows with Black Lives Matter (BLM) windows? Some are claiming so. But the

Theological Discussions

A MAN OF STATURE: THE LATE METROPOLITAN ALEXANDER OF NIGERIA by Metropolitan Petros of Accra

Metropolitan Alexander of Nigeria May 15, 1960 ~ June 30, 2023 Memory Eternal ~ Αἰωνία ἡ Μνήμη The Church of

Liturgical Calendar

WHEN THE CHURCH YOU LOVE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY by Giacomo Sanfilippo

The following is an unedited post from my Facebook timeline and the Orthodoxy in Dialogue Facebook group. Defenders of True

Church Updates

Sameyah and Serendipity, Ten Years Later

“The word I’m thinking of in Arabic is سامية or Sameyah which literally translates to ‘sublime’ but has a connotation

Youth and Young Adults

The Only Lavra of the Belarusian Land / OrthoChristian.Com

In 2023, the Holy Theophany-Kuteino Monastery celebrates its 400th anniversary. The Belarusian city of Orsha held solemn Divine services, cross

Spiritual Insights