Supported Mission Priest, Fr. Photios Parks reached out to Share the Faith Ministries – Orthodox Christian Mission to America to express his gratitude and joy for the support, and to convey that in the past two months, his mission, St. Anthony the Great in Hendersonville, NC has gained 21 Newly Illumined into the Holy[…]
October 1, 2026, during the last, difficult times, when with the increase of our sins our perils have also increased, in fulfillment of the words of the holy apostle Paul: In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in[…]
September 21, 2026, as we near the Nativity Season, onslaught of the consumer driven version of Christmas, which is of course, preceded by Halloween and Thanksgiving, also driven by the almighty dollar in hopes of garnering profit for those who seek our business to bolster their personal comfort will commence – yes, the season[…]
October 5, 2026, the chains of emotional pain are some of the heaviest chains that we will have to break free from in our journey of sanctification. Emotional pain is not something to be dismissed as a minor issue in the grand spiritual scheme of things. The emotions are extremely powerful. They have the[…]
September 25, 2026, a martyric death comes not only at the moment of death but is born from the whole will of man.” This saying, sometimes attributed to St. John Chrysostom, reveals a profound truth that relates to the life of the contemporary Russian priest and martyr, Fr. Daniel Sysoev. Fr. Daniel was not[…]
September 16, 2026, a brother wanted humility, so he hired a man from the marketplace: follow me, rebuke me, mock me, do not spare me. Day after day the hired mouth did its work. The monk bowed his head. He whispered that he deserved it. People thought they were watching a great struggler. Then[…]
