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This is not a politics thread, nor political discussion, rather it is one on humanity. A friend of mine grew up in a kibbutz outside of the Gaza Strip which was attacked over the weekend. Thank God their parents, siblings, and, nieces and nephews are safe. Unfortunately, many of their friends...

Last week, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of the OCA concluded his pastoral visit to the OCA's Diocese of Mexico. Traditionally, the metropolitan visits every January, however this didn't happen the last few years because of covid related travel restrictions. His Beatitude was accompanied...

I was chrismated August 19, 2006 in an OCA parish. I was sixteen at the time. I won't rehash me entire conversion story because it's somewhere in the sticky thread (I think I posted it in 2007? 2011? who knows). Needless to say, I've been Orthodox for a while. I've been serving in the US...

For those of us in the USA, the movie "Man of God" is now available to watch for free, but with ads, on YouTube! (why it has the age disclaimer, I'll never know, but if you click it it should take you to a new tab or window) Carry on.

THIS IS A DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN ORTHODOX SUBFORUM In response to the shenanigans of "Archbishop" Elpidophoros, all twenty monastic communities of Mt Athos have issued a joint statement regarding said shenanigans (namely the baptism of gay so-called "parents") The big piece: A link to...

Howdy all! :wave: Back in 2018 the monks of Holy Transfiguration Hermitage (OCA) in Canada recorded some hymns in the style of Gregorian chant. I think it's pretty cool and interesting. A lot of it actually sounds so good that I can even overlook them using "you" instead of "thee/thou"...

According to their Facebook page, Archbishop Alejo of the OCA's Diocese of Mexico laid the cornerstone of their future St Basil's Pastoral College! (Facebook page: Diócesis de México - Iglesia Ortodoxa en América) And I would have shared pictures from the post if I knew how to post them here...

Last Tuesday in Bnei Brak, Israel there was a terrorist who shot and killed five people. He was apprehended by Israeli Police. Among the five killed, was Israeli policeman and Arab Orthodox Christian Amir Khoury. He was from Nazareth, his funeral was this past weekend, and was attended by not...

My quest in finding Spanish Orthodox texts and catechetical material has *finally* taken a positive turn! I found a lot of service texts and some introductory texts as well; including 3/4 of Fr Tom Hopko's series translated into Spanish. All of which I'll share here and can be downloaded PDF...

One of my favorite parts of Pascha is reading and hearing the Gospel in multiple languages during Agape Vespers. What languages do you read it in, can read it in, or hear? What's an interesting language you've heard before? I'll be reading it in Modern Hebrew this year, but I have read it in...

Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West (OCA) has recently been diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson's Disease. From the Diocese of the West website: Important News from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin - The Diocese of the West

Well, the time is finally coming where I get to leave Monterey, CA for the East Coast! But, I get to spend about two months in Texas first ;) It is sad to leave, but Fr G. here has blessed the car, so once I finish packing the car, and finish some admin things in the morning I'll be off! I'm...

Hey there TAW! :wave: Been a while. Sorry I've been gone a bit. I've been very busy immersing myself in Hebrew as much as one can without being in Israel. That said, I'm coming to the end of the course! Please keep me in your prayers as I take my final speaking test this Wednesday, followed...

Hey y'all... As many of you know, my fiancee Yanira lives in El Salvador and due to the travel restrictions from the covid pandemic she's still down there (plus the US's visa process, but that's a whole different problem) Last week she was told she has strep throat. However, today she has no...

As you all have probably seen in the news lately, the protestors and/or rioters in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood have barricaded several city blocks worth of areas calling themselves an "autonomous zone". All politics aside, there are two Orthodox churches that are very close to that...

So, given all the horrible news that we get everyday, I feel that this happy story is worth sharing. ‘Avert the plague’: Religious leaders in J’lem say joint prayer against COVID-19 In Jerusalem, outside the King David Hotel, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Latin Archbishop, both Chief Rabbis...

We all know about the problems going on in Ukraine between schismatic entities, the Ukrainian government, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Moscow Patriarchate, the suffering people of Ukraine, etc. We know that if things continue to go further south that this will negatively effect the Orthodox...

Bishop Mark, the Former Bishop of Boston (OCA), fell asleep in the Lord this last Monday. He had been retired since 2001 and, more personally, was there for my chrismation back in 2006 as well as the dinner afterwards (pictures are in storage) as it was the parish's custom to go somewhere for...

I just found out this morning that my fiancee in El Salvador was robbed and raped the other day on her way home. I'm trying to keep it together as best I can as I wait for one of our base chaplains to get here to chat. Useless would be the understatement of how I feel. She's... not doing much...

No, I'm not leaving the Church ;) So, about a year ago my dad and stepmom quit attending the parish that we had attended for years, Holy Resurrection, and they started attending St. Spirydon's. If you were a parishioner at Holy Rez and someone asked, "what happened to so-and-so?" Would your...