Should we be arming parishioners?

Fr. Barnabas Powell

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Should we be arming parishioners?

Fr. Barnabas Powell

The question of armed security, or parishioners carrying concealed weapons in church, was raised at an Orthodox clergy gathering I recently attended, and most were of two minds, reflecting a diversity of precedents.

A New Generation

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

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A New Generation

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

"At long last the new generation is having its word to say and we shall not fall silent. The time for the extremists is over; the time for the mainstream is here."

“Paata, do you fast?” How a Georgian opera singer’s son was saved through Patriarch Ilya’s prayers

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“Paata, do you fast?” How a Georgian opera singer’s son was saved through Patriarch Ilya’s prayers

“I entered the Patriarchate, fell on my knees before His Holiness, and began sobbing… I sobbed like any father would who was losing his child and mourning over him. I could barely even get the words out about my catastrophe. Tearfully I begged our Patriarch to save my son“.

Books blog: The Russians who found faith in a materialist world

Francis Phillips

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Books blog: The Russians who found faith in a materialist world

Francis Phillips

Everyday Saints and Other Stories recounts how a student and his friends turned to religion

Our Unchanging Faith

Abbot Tryphon

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Our Unchanging Faith

Abbot Tryphon

The transformational power of our unchanging faith