Flame of faith: Stillwater, OK church welcomes holy fire from Jerusalem

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Flame of faith: Stillwater, OK church welcomes holy fire from Jerusalem

Each year, thousands of Christians gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to witness a miracle that sparks a flame of faith they share with believers around the world. The members of St. Nino Equal to the Apostles Orthodox Christian Church in Stillwater are sharing in that miracle this year.

“The Orthodox mission in Pakistan is growing day by day”

A talk with Fr. Joseph Farooq

Fr. Joseph Farooq, Nun Cornelia (Rees)

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“The Orthodox mission in Pakistan is growing day by day”

A talk with Fr. Joseph Farooq

Fr. Joseph Farooq, Nun Cornelia (Rees)

His path is not an easy one—poverty, discrimination against all Christians in a rigidly Moslem society, and isolation from other Orthodox countries are some of the challenges he faces continually in his endeavors to bring his people to the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. But the humility and zeal of his flock inspires him to carry on with the great commission in Pakistan.

Metropolitan Philotheos of Meloa Falls Asleep in the Lord

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Metropolitan Philotheos of Meloa Falls Asleep in the Lord

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America mourns the passing of Metropolitan Philotheos of Meloa who fell asleep in the Lord early this morning following a short illness.

Our Daily Rice. A talk on a mission to China from Russia’s backwoods

Priest Roman Vityuk

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Our Daily Rice. A talk on a mission to China from Russia’s backwoods

Priest Roman Vityuk

Priest Roman Vityuk speaks about why residents of Russia’s backwoods pray for the Chinese, whether we should be afraid of China or display a good Christian interest in it, why in the Chinese version of the prayer “Our Father” the word “bread” is replaced with “rice”, and what kind of people we should be in order to have success in our Orthodox mission to China.

Good Deeds Stories: An American Parish (VIDEO)

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Good Deeds Stories: An American Parish (VIDEO)

Fr. Matthew Williams, of St. Tikhon Orthodox Church in Bristol, VA, speaks about growing up in the Church, seminary, his family and parish, the legacy of Met. Laurus (Skurla), and more in this interview given at St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk, Belarus.