December 12, 2024, Father Roman was born in Condrita, Bessarabia (Moldavia) on April 2, 1922, the last of seven children born to Cosma and Maria Braga.  Raised by a devout Orthodox mother and in close proximity to the Monastery of Condrita, he grew up in an Orthodox Christian environment.  During his formative years, he[…]

  December 6, 2024 Saint Nicholas is famed as a great saint pleasing unto God. He was born in the city of Patara in the region of Lycia (on the south coast of the Asia Minor peninsula), and was the only son of pious parents, Theophanes and Nonna, who had vowed to dedicate him to[…]

  The life of Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia was a smooth, majestic flight toward God! Evangelos, as he was named at baptism, was born to poor parents named Leonidas and Eleni Bairaktaris on February 7, 1906 in the province of Evvia, into a family of five children. The Saint’s father was a chanter, sometimes accompanying[…]

  December 9, 2024, The Gospels and other books of the New Testament do not mention anything about Saint Anna, the mother of the Theotokos. According to Tradition, the priest Matthan (Matthew 1:15), a resident of Bethlehem, had three daughters: Mary,1 Sobe (Sobḗ), and Anna. Mary was married in Bethlehem, where she gave birth to Elizabeth,[…]

  December 3, 2024. Share the Faith Ministries is proud to announce, that under the guidance of Fr. Jesses Rimshas, St. Jacob of Alaska Orthodox Mission in Marquette, MI has started a mission blog to help promote their endeavors, raise money, and provide updates on their progress. Fr. Jesse writes, “Christ is Amongst Us! Based[…]

  The world around us believes—and always has believed—that happiness comes through power, through control, through wealth. The world teaches us that happiness is born of the ability to satisfy one’s own desires. In the Church, however, we know a greater happiness, the happiness of thanksgiving. This does not mean giving thanks just for the[…]