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Χριστος Ανεστη! Αληθως.

(Based on information given in a thread elsewhere) In Christianity, small shrines are erected to commemorate an event or person, honoring a vow, or to accompany travelers on the way. Here are some small shrines called "Proskynitaria." This word comes from the verb "proskyneo" which means I...

One of the benefits of being in a High Church tradition is the likelihood that you've avoided---or now get to avoid---sectarian fears about Halloween, our beloved holiday. This article from the blog MYSTAGOGY is good to read this time of year...

What do you guys think it means for something to be mystical? What does it mean for a discipline or belief or thing to be mystical?

The question: How should traditional churches relate to current musical styles? By "Christianized versions" of popular music I am thinking of how CCM is to 70's rock, rather than how Handel's Messiah is to oratorio. The distinction is that the former is the a posteriori, intentional...

http://www.doxacon.org/ In case any of you are interested.

You guys might be interested: http://www.doxacon.org/ http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/doxacon_seattle_2015

Good riddance!

SCOOCH (the awkward acronym for the conference of OO bishops in America) have started their own campus thingy: SCOOCH Announces Orthodox Christian Campus Ministries SCOOCH | SCOOCH

Today, we often mean two distinct activities when we say "pilgrimage." On the one hand, pilgrimage means to journey to a distant place because of that place's purported historical, immanent association with holy things or events. On the other hand, pilgrimage can also mean to visit a...

...for God is with us! Hear this, even to the farthest bounds of the earth, for God is with us! Be conquered, O mighty ones, for God is with us! If you rise up again in your might, you will be overthrown, for God is with us! The Lord shall destroy all who take counsel together, and the...

While "Apostolic Succession Churches" is quite specific and clear to those in the know, we also know the scandal and confusion it causes to those who aren't familiar with ecclesiastical jargon. Consider it a "pastoral" proposal: We ought to rename this section to improve traffic and reduce...

Gracanica Monastery in Kosovo (Serbian Orthodox Church): St. Thomas Cathedral in Mulanthuruthy, India (Malankara Orthodox Church): Joy of All Who Sorrow Cathedral in San Francisco, USA (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia): Church of St. Mary in Wamba, Spain (Roman Catholic...