September 29, 2021, as we near the end of 2025, it has been a year of ebbs and flows for our supported missions. Our need for donations is still dire as we aspire to maintain our support through the remainder of this year and the next. As we move to create momentum to bring[…]
Author: Chris Purdef
The Little Churches
September 17, 2025, the family is considered the first church of every believer. It is there that one learns the first steps of faith and reverence, the love of God, and the practice of virtue. The larger church, the parish, is nothing other than the union of these smaller “domestic churches.” The more faithfully[…]
THE ORTHODOX APPROACH TO MISSION: TRANSFORMING THE HEART OF THE WORLD: His Grace, Bishop Irenei (with video)
September 26, 2025, it is a joy for me to be giving what amounts to the first ‘formal’ lecture of this blessed conference, in which our whole aim is to explore mission and missionary work, especially in practical terms which you as the youth of our Church—spread out as she is to every corner[…]
Can Anger Be Righteous?
September 10, 2205, among the more common passions of our times, anger occupies a special place, not least of all because modern man has learned to masterfully justify his anger with a thousand reasons. Unfortunate circumstances, fuss and hustle and bustle, fatigue, poor health, stress… Of course, we all understand that behind such excuses stands the[…]
Speak the Truth with Love
By His Eminence, Metropolitan Saba: September 24, 2025, much is said these days about “truth.” All people cling to their own truth, seeing it from their own perspective, whether for personal benefit or the interests of their group. Yet the Absolute Truth, God Himself, is often the most forgotten. Strangely, people still appeal to[…]
