July 25, 2025, Saint Anna was the daughter of the priest Matthan and his wife Mary. She was of the tribe of Levi and the lineage of Aaron. According to Tradition, she died peacefully in Jerusalem at age 79, before the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos. During the reign of St Justinian, the[…]
About the Duties of Spiritual Shepherds
“Feed the flock of God, which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint but willingly in God; not for filthy lucre but of a ready mind good heart; neither as being lords over God’s heritage but being examples to the flock” (1 Peter 5: 2-3) Here are the precepts for[…]
Trip to Holy Virgin Cathedral and the Home of St. John Maximovic in San Francisco.
7/2/25, My trip to the Holy Virgin Cathedral the Joy of All Who Sorrow along with the residence of St. John Maximovic was the highlight of the Antiochian Diocese of the West and Los Angeles Parish Life Conference. Many Orthodox Christians yearn for fellowship and fraternity outside of the embraces of the Holy Services.[…]
God is Not in Books: Fr. Roman Braga
July 16th, 2025 Fr. Roman Braga, a survivor of torture in Communist prisons, shows us how the experience of the prisoners helped them to find God inside themselves. Fr. Roman: “God is not in books. I learned this lesson in prison. God bless the communists because they put the priests in prison. The priest needs[…]
Col. Philip Ludwell III: The Forerunner of Orthodoxy in North America
July 4th, 2025, when we think of the pilgrims, who came to the American continent from England to start a new life and a new country, we think of Puritans and Calvinists. But how many of us know that one of the largest landowners in the state of Virginia, a personal friend of Benjamin[…]
Share the Faith Ministries at the Antiochian Diocese of Los Angeles the West Parish Life Conference in San Francisco
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[…]
