When one Spouse is a Convert, and the Other is Non-Orthodox
By Rev. Fr. Charles Joanides, Ph.D., LMFT Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Some of the diversity that exists in our Greek Orthodox congregations is due to the numbers of converts that have begun to embrace the Greek OrthodoxWHO ARE THOSE WHO SAY THERE IS NO GOD?
St Kronid, in his remarkable first-hand account of his long struggle with severe depression and blasphemous thoughts, writes: “My only consolation and joy was, in my free minutes, to open the book of The Lives of the Saints to read about NiphonTraining Up a Child: Educational Options for Orthodox Christians
By the Right Reverend THOMAS (Joseph), Ed.D., Bishop of Charleston, Oakland and the Mid-Atlantic Source: The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America My son Timothy, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim i By Monk Markellos Karakallenos The Holy Spirit is the source of the divine gifts and when He descended upon the holy Apostles, He gave them all the graces. Through them therefore every receptive and pure soul receives the spiritual gifts of the Holy St. Irene Chrysovalantou flourished after the death of the greedy Emperor Theophilos the first. After Theophilos’s death his spouse, the most reverend and God-loving Theodora, took the throne. The Empress Theodora supported the Orthodox faith aTHE ASCETIC PODVIG OF LIVING IN THE WORLD
By Metropolitan Laurus Source: Russian Inok The situation of an Orthodox person, an Orthodox Christian who lives in the contemporary world, may be described, without any exaggeration, as extremely difficult. The whole of present-day By Fr. John McCuen Source: Rumblings from a Desert Cave Everyone who studied history in the education system in this country knows that the United States was first settled by people fleeing religious persecution in England. From the Pilgr By Virginia Nieuwsma Source: The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America In an obscure corner of what is now Alaska, on an Aleutian island called Spruce, a monk labored from the late 1700’s until his repose in 1 By Fr. Robert Arida Source: The offical website of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of New England O Christ! Great and most holy Pascha! Wisdom, Word and Power of God! Grant that we may more perfectly partake of You in By Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Source: Orthodox Church of Estonia Those who have read The way of a Pilgrim are familiar with the expression 'The Jesus Prayer'. It refers to a short prayer the words of which are: 'Lord Jesus Christ, Son o