“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[…]

  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.[…]

The following essay is a reflection of Orthodox Teaching on matters of war. It is not meant to portray the exhaustible opinion, rather a view that attempts to encompass the spiritual aspects of the horrors of war and our spiritual response.  Offensive vs. defensive war Orthodoxy makes clear that offensive war and violence are never the means[…]

  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[…]

  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[…]

  June 16, 2025, many non-Orthodox Christians often wonder what is the Apostles Fast in the Orthodox Church. It is often seen as a hidden treasure of the Liturgical Calendar – everyone knows about the Great Lent and even the Nativity Fast, but the rather short Apostles Fast often gets forgotten. Jesus Christ Himself set[…]