12 Things I Wish I Knew about Orthodoxy by Frederica Mathewes-Green (Edited) Welcome to the Orthodox Church! There are a number of things about our worship that are different from the services of other churches, whether Roman Catholic, liturgical Protestant, or evangelical. In an effort to help alleviate confusion, here are twelve things I wish[…]
Commemorated on August 15 The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary: After the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother of God remained in the care of the Apostle John the Theologian, and during his journeys She lived at the home of his parents, near the Mount of Olives. She was a[…]
Fr. Phillip Dage was received as a child into the Orthodox Church at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral in 2000 with his family. After graduating from Wayne State University, Fr. Phillip spent a year and a half in Guatemala refining his Spanish vocabulary while serving the thriving Orthodox community in Aguacate. Witnessing the love for God[…]
The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on August 6. In the words of Fr Thomas Hopko of blessed memory: “The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the Gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized by His apostles as “the Christ [Messiah],[…]
How we live in the Orthodox Church today, we can claim with confidence, is how Orthodox Christians lived a thousand years ago, even beyond. The Apostles trampled the earth after the death and resurrection of Christ harboring in them the experiences and counsel learned through their life with Christ, they learned through the daily witness[…]
As we navigate the Apostle’s Fast the word “sacrifice” comes to mind. Saints Peter and Paul among others pioneered the Church through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, while going through many beetings and much sacrifice and ultimately death. 2 Corinthians 4:8-18 NKJV 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but[…]
