February 5, 2025, The Holy Virgin Martyr Agatha was the fifteen-year-old daughter of rich and respected Christian parents from the city of Palermo (formerly Panormos) in Sicily. During the persecution under the emperor Decius (249-251), the city prefect of Catania, Quintianus, having heard about Agatha’s wealth and beauty, sent his soldiers after her to[…]
Author: Chris Purdef
Man of Resurrection by His Eminence Metropolitan Saba
January 29, 2025, Anastasios Yannoulatos, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, stands as a unique and extraordinary contemporary witness of the Orthodox faith. His approach to life was always grounded in the principles of faith, which shaped his every decision. A man of knowledge and action, prayer and evangelism, tradition and openness, he exemplified[…]
Venerable Nicholas the Confessor, Abbot of Studion
February 4, 2025, Saint Nicholas the Confessor, Igumen of the Studion Monastery, lived during the ninth century. He was born on the island of Crete in the village of Kedonia into a Christian family. When he was ten, his parents sent him to Constantinople to his uncle, Saint Theophanes (October 11), who was a[…]
Webinar on Diversity in Orthodox Missions in the United States is Now Up on YouTube!
We answered many questions regarding how the modern context of diversity can help or hinder the growth of an Orthodox Mission in the United States. How we can use diversity to our advantage, and the correct ways to approach these challenges.
Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom
January 30, 2025, this common feast of these three teachers was instituted a little before the year 1100, during the reign of the Emperor Alexis I Comnenus, because of a dispute and strife that arose among the notable and virtuous men of that time. Some of them preferred Basil, while others preferred Gregory, and[…]
