Today in Kenya there are around 620,000 Orthodox laypeople, 260 priests, and one bishop—Metropolitan Makarios. In the Nieri region, which I visited in October, 2011, there are fourteen Orthodox priests serving. I had the opportunity to meet with twelve of them. They are all native Kenyans, and have all studied at the Orthodox seminary in Nairobi.
Fr. John Moses
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In some ways, talking to an Orthodox group about Halloween is like what we used to call "preaching to the choir." In other words, non-participation in Halloween should be a "no-brainer." Yet, I believe that the issue of Halloween is an example of a more fundamental struggle between Orthodoxy and the secular spirit of our age.
Rating: 7,9|Votes: 12
In June of 2008, the “Hawaiian” Myrrh-streaming Iveron Icon was officially recognized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia as miraculous and worthy of veneration, and was given the blessing to travel to the various churches and monasteries of Holy Orthodoxy. The original “owner” of the Icon, Reader Nectarios, was charged by the Russian Orthodox Church to be Her guardian, and provide for the safety and care of this Wonderworking Icon of Christ’s Holy Church.
Fr. Athanasios Papagiannis
Every parent wants the best for their child, yet mapping out how to exactly deliver that parenting has become more and more difficult. This struggle of parenting in contemporary society can be encapsulated by one word: time. We know that parenting takes time, but modern parenting has divided the concept of time into two categories – quality time and quantity time.
For Moldova, the Patriarch of Moscow is the living symbol of its spiritual unity with Russia and as such, he is important both for the Russian-speaking minority and for a large share of Moldova’s population, which sees ties with Moscow as a guarantee of the country’s independence from Romania. At the same time, there is a vocal minority here that leans toward reunification with Romania.
