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[…]

Did you know that there is a prayer called “I don’t know”? I find it extremely deep. You withdraw to a place where your heart can be alone with God; you sit down, and just say “I don’t know.”  You pause briefly and continue: “I don’t know how to go on. I don’t know why[…]

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[…]