June 26, 2025, Share the Faith Ministries is honored to be represented by Business Development Coordinator, Deacon Christopher Purdef at the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West Parish Life Conference hosted by St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in San Francisco. Share the Faith will have a table set-up in the rotunda of the[…]
Author: Chris Purdef
The Christian Priest, by His Eminence, Metropolitan Saba
6/10/25, The priest is an apostle, but he can either be faithful to the gospel or become a mercenary. There is no in between. Christianity is not fundamentally a religion, but a path, a way of life. The priest is a guide on this path. He accompanies the believers on their journey towards God[…]
Peace and War in Eastern Orthodoxy
The following essay is a reflection of Orthodox Teaching on matters of war. It is not meant to portray the exhaustible opinion, rather a view that attempts to encompass the spiritual aspects of the horrors of war and our spiritual response. Offensive vs. defensive war Orthodoxy makes clear that offensive war and violence are never the means[…]
Venerable Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt
June 6, 2025, Saint Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt was an Egyptian. He was baptized while still in his youth, and he led a strict life, striving to preserve the grace given him during Baptism. Seeking to become more closely acquainted with the monastic life, he journeyed to the holy places. He was in Jerusalem,[…]
The Apostles Fast 2025 in the Orthodox Church
June 16, 2025, many non-Orthodox Christians often wonder what is the Apostles Fast in the Orthodox Church. It is often seen as a hidden treasure of the Liturgical Calendar – everyone knows about the Great Lent and even the Nativity Fast, but the rather short Apostles Fast often gets forgotten. Jesus Christ Himself set[…]
