Fr. Joseph Farooq
In general, people in Pakistan respect Holy Orthodoxy, they love our traditions and appreciate our veneration of the holy icons and how we are serving the Divine Liturgy. All these things touch their hearts
Geraldio Lau Gefaldo
On the feast of St. Sergius of Radonezh, we told readers stories of people in whose lives the “Abbot of the Russian Land” participated in a special way. One of the heroes was Geraldio Lau Gefaldo, a translator of the Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia (the Russian Orthodox Church) from Indonesia, who received the name Sergius in Holy Baptism. Today he has shared his story with us: how he learned about Russia, how he converted to Orthodoxy, and what it means to be a Christian in Indonesia.
Peter Davydov, Archpriest Mikhail Kharchuk
The presence of children in the church gives me special joy. Thank God, we managed to arrange a good Sunday school, and children attend it willingly. We try to avoid just cramming the catechism at classes, but we have a lively dialogue about the life of Christ, about the commandments, and what not.
Her appearances, as well as miracles, number in the hundreds, though most never become known. However, word of mouth of her divine signs are transferred throughout the world and every year believers from every corner of Greece but also from abroad, such as America, Australia, Canada, Cyprus, travel as far as Arcadia to venerate her grace and ask for her help.
Peter Davydov
I keep thinking, there’s the “Samaritan” for you! Neither geography nor geopolitics seems to be an obstacle for Christ. Some things are a bit more important to Him. Or some people. Like the Saxons.
Hieromonk Innokenty (Karpov)
It should be added that Peru is a multiethnic country, unlike Argentina or Chile. Historically, Lima is a very ancient city: Civilization existed here long before the arrival of the Spaniards. Peru is a country of religious, economic, and social contrasts.
Fr. Roman Kunen
Fr. Roman Kunen is the acting rector of the Church of the holy Martyr Zinaida in Rio de Janeiro of the Diocese of Argentina and South America of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, and also an assistant judge. He spoke with us about how tendinitis helped him convert to Orthodoxy, how Brazilians keep fasts, social networks as a means of preaching Christ and what places are worth visiting in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
Valeria Nollan
He was neither a priest nor a deacon, but Orthodoxy determined his whole life. At the same time, he remained a secular composer and pianist.
Nadezhda Khokhlova
Thirty four-legged doctors treat hundreds of children simultaneously! Many of these children were brought here in their parents’ arms, and now they go to riding lessons on their own. 100 percent of the children exhibit pronounced positive dynamics.
Launched in February 2023 following the devasting earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, the GOA Relief Fund comprises the generous contributions of parishes, faithful, and affiliated organizations.
Archpriest Geoffrey Korz
Of course, the lockdowns were anything but good news, especially for Christians, and especially in Canada.
Hieromonk Roman (Kropotov)
Even a beardless novice armed with the name of God is capable of distracting the enemy’s legions.
Bishop Methodius of Kamensk and Kamyshlov
It is not our job to save them. We simply work to facilitate that process.
Alexei Gvozdetsky
If historically in a particular place they sang in a certain tradition, they follow it.
In traditional culture a performer every time generates a text (in our case, a melodic one) based on the archetype that he mastered earlier.
Priest Igor Ivanov
We should understand that war is a catalyst. If a person is a scoundrel, he will become an even worse scoundrel. If a person is decent, then he will become a hero.
Archimandrite Nektary (Haji-Petropoulos)
We know for sure that the United States does not accept Russian refugees, and it is very hard to get there from Mexico.
St. Serapion of Vladimir
So the earth quakes before the face of the Lord to strike us with fear, and many cities have been emptied by God’s wrath. But we don’t fear this either: We don’t stop working evil.
Bishop Irenei (Steenberg)
What are the dangers, as well as the positive potentials, of the use of Internet technologies to further the embrace of Holy Orthodoxy in our present age?
Fr. Silouan (Brown), H. David Sauls
A mission without a mission car is paralyzed.
