by Kenneth D. Mitchell
No doubt a few might have heard something about this newly launched Orthodox College in the San Diego area. Surely, Orthodox Christians, in one way or another, can recognize the need for an Orthodox College. True, we have need in America for many types of Orthodox institutions to help the needy and others. But, the plan for this college has been scoped and its development is now well underway.
Igumen Damascene (Orlovsky), Anastasia Verina
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The Russian Orthodox Church has always borrowed antimens from other Local Orthodox Churches, despite that fact that it is larger in territory and number of members than all the other Local Churches taken together. But after the canonization of the New Martyrs in the year 2000, we now have enough relics of martyrs to provide antimens to serve the Liturgy on all the Holy Tables until the Second Coming of Christ.
On February 7, 2011, an unsung hero of the Russian Orthodox website community reposed in the Lord. The Moscow Archpriest Maxim Obukhov has left this eulogy of Alexander Dyatlov, who made great contributions to the technical side of Orthodox charitable causes.
Everything the Church lives by, everything she does is infused with care for the salvation of mankind. Living upon the earth, Orthodox people must strive towards Heaven. Concerned by events in society, expressing care for the suffering and needy, considering ways of better establishing church life, all of this comprises the visible continuation of their prayerful boldness and participation in the salvific Mysteries which unite man with God. Our words and deeds must show us to be “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world” (Matthew 5:13-14), so that everyone around us, beholding the lives of Orthodox Christians, would glorify the Father in Heaven (Matthew 5:16).
Priest Ioan Valentin Istrati
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So, what is there left for us to do? We are recorded, wiretapped, watched. There are more and more electronic eyes, behind which are concealed either good or bad intentions—we don't know which. Everything is known about us. For we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men (1 Cor 4:9).
