Fr. John Whiteford
Rating: 8.4|Votes: 116
Fr. John Whiteford gave a sermon to his parishioners explaining the decision of the ROCOR to break communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate—which means also the Greek Orthodox Diocese of North America, under the Ecumenical Patriarch—and what this means for members of ROCOR.
Rating: 9.6|Votes: 17
The two weeks between the feast of the Nativity of Christ and His Theophany have in Orthodox lands always been a time spent glorifying Christ in families and communities. With this spilling over of joy in the birth of our Savior came the tradition of walking from house to house singing carols, to bring the grace and peace of Christ’s Nativity to those around us.
Rating: 9.4|Votes: 24
We wish you all the best in the coming year: peace, happiness, prosperity, and spiritual growth in our Lord Jesus Christ.
On Wednesday, September 8, 2010, the Feast of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, the Moscow Sretensky Monastery celebrated its patronal feast and fifteenth anniversary since the monastery officially began its existence as a podvorye of the Pksov-Caves Monastery.
St. John of Shanghai
Rating: 5.9|Votes: 29
Being born exactly half a year before Christ, John the Forerunner by the exact time of his birth depicted his mission of preparing the way for the Lord. He was born at the time of the year (June 24) when the day begins to grow shorter after the summer solstice, whereas the Nativity of Christ occurs (December 25) when the day begins to grow longer after the winter solstice. These facts are an embodiment of the words spoken later, by the Forerunner, after the beginning of Christ's preaching: He must increase, but I must decrease (John 3:30).
Rating: 5|Votes: 28
This brilliant defense of traditional Orthodox ecclesiology by the Holy New-Martyr Archbishop Hilarion — who received a martyr's crown on December 15th, 1929 —, does not seem to be well known, probably owing to its limited publication decades ago by a small monastery press in Canada.
Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose)
Rating: 6.5|Votes: 8
A talk delivered by Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) at the St. Herman Pilgrimage, August 1982, St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, California.