Rating: 7,9|Votes: 7

Order of Prayer and Worship for Orthodox Faithful

Fr. John Townsend

Somehow we have been infected with the idea that there is a minimal amount of work, of faith, of commitment, of striving, of love, etc., etc., that is necessary for us to be considered, for lack of a better phrase, "Christians in good standing."

Rating: 10|Votes: 1

To help the refugee crisis on the island of Lesvos

The island of Lesvos has long been a home for refugees, be it Greeks themselves fleeing the Turks on the mainland towards the end of the Ottoman Empire, or those fleeing from the more recent Afghanistan and Iraqi wars, but the situation in the last few years and months has grown increasingly demanding and serious. Now the island, the third largest in Greece, sees thousands of refugees arrive every day, fleeing from Muslim violence and wars in the Middle East and Africa.

Rating: 7,3|Votes: 3

Sunday Themes for Great Lent

Fr. Ted Bobosh

While there is a popular notion about the unchanging nature of Orthodox liturgical practices, any study of history shows that Orthodox liturgical practice has undergone numerous and significant changes over history. One area where we can note significant change is the themes assigned to the Sundays of Great Lent.

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A Test of the Reasonableness of Our Faith

A homily given on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Egorievsk

Today we have also run across two kinds of righteousness that people bring to church with respect to one and the same recent matter. Ten days ago an event occurred that has stunned and troubled millions of people: His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with the Pope of Rome. However, this event also caused a large number of Orthodox people serious confusion—let’s call a spade a spade.

Forgiveness Sunday