Terry Mattingly
My problem is in getting any liberal to agree that any bias is real, and my other problem is to get conservatives to admit that there are biases that have infinitely more influence than mere prejudice, that the simple biases of not having enough space to print all the news you want, or not enough cash to hire the reporters you want — the bias of space, time and resources I call it. And then there's the bias of knowledge: they simply do not understand. A bias of world view. It's hard to cover a story if you don't care if it exists.
In the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Anna in Roseville, California, there are relics of Sts. Joachim and Anna.
Archimandrite Avvakum (Davidenko), Sergei Geruk
Rating: 10|Votes: 4
Yes, not long before his death he was tonsured a monk and given the name Pavel. After his death, certain others tried to copy him, but with time they understood that it is impossible to emulate him. He was a unique individual, and the God gave him the gift to be what he was. Madmen called his life madness, but he is among the righteous and his lot is with the saints.
Albert G. Bondach
Rating: 6|Votes: 1
The news that the Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople is convening a Synod of the Eastern Patriarchs on September 1, 2011, in Istanbul, with the participation of the Archbishop of Cyprus has generated contradictory assumptions concerning the forthcoming event as an attempt to reconstitute the Pentarchy. In the light of these developments, Albert Bondach believes it timely to analyze the history and possible relevance of the Pentarchy institute and to consider the place of the Moscow Patriarchate in it.
Antonina Maga
"I think that this book will make a large contribution to helping someone find his way to God. People are longing for this path, but can't find it amongst the weeds and grasses. They are held back by their upbringing, their surroundings, fear, the dread of feeling awkward in the presence of a priest. This book has the most important thing, in my opinion—the beginning of the path for anyone that wants to move forward into the great world of Orthodoxy
