The document was adopted by the Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, February 4, 2013. (Since the original document is in Russian, an English translation has been provided by…
We are now in the time of Theophany for those Orthodox Christians who celebrate on the new (Julian) calendar (and a blessed Nativity to those of our brothers and sisters…
September 1, 2012 Beginning of the Ecclesiastical New Year Day for the Protection of our Natural Environment To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and…
By Fr. Konstantinos Sarantidis (Originally given as Pascha message in 2006 at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Portland, Maine) One of the most hallowed and beloved traditions of the Orthodox people…
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] By Alfred Kentigern Siewers At Camp Karoondinha (a Delaware term for “Land of Shining Waters”) on the wooded banks of Penns Creek, at the last morning of Webelos…
By Dr. Alfred Kentigern Siewers On Pascha Sunday, Orthodox Christians around the world hear the gospel of the empty tomb (John 20:19-25) read in many languages. This points us in…
By Alfred Kentigern Siewers, OFT web editor Often the Feast of Theophany is rightly celebrated as a Feast of the Church with special significance for Creation, and even for environmental…
