Rating: 6.9|Votes: 13

Orthodox Christians Who Saved Jews In The Holocaust

A growing list of Orthodox Christians that rescued Jews during the Holocaust era

Rating: 10|Votes: 1

This day in Church history: January 20, 1918

Nations come and go. Though individuals have immortal souls, governments are not in any sense whatsoever immortal. America had a beginning point and will most certainly have an ending point some day. Contrary to the popular sentiments of many of the early American settlers, North America never was and never will be a "Promised Land" akin to what God promised Israel. America is just one among many nations in the world, a mixture of good and bad, a nation that is susceptible to the same temptations as any other nation.

Rating: 7.7|Votes: 12

Make a wish at one of Istanbul's sacred springs

Referring to sacred springs believed to have healing powers and make wishes come true since Byzantine times, ‘ayazmas' are a part of Orthodox Christians' religious culture, and there are churches in Istanbul that were built above or beside them

Rating: 9.8|Votes: 11

Hagia Sophia: Such ecstasy can never be forgotten!

George Kseinos, Doctor-Novelist

Those who over the centuries actually saw the miracle of Haghia Sophia at first hand are innumerable. They spoke over and over again about what they had seen, trying to convey to others too something of its magic and magnificence.

Rating: 6.9|Votes: 24

On the Julian Calendar, Church Tradition, and Standing for the Faith

Pavel Kuzenkov

Christmas and New Year is a time when many Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian (old) calendar wonder why they do so; or rather, those who follow the Gregorian (new) calendar wonder why the old calendar Churches don’t want to change. Here is another thorough look at this question, from a number of angles.