His Right Reverend Alexander Golitzin is the Bishop of the Bulgarian Diocese (OCA). The son of Prince George Golitzin (Producer of the 1961 "The Parent Trap"), he was born in 1948 and received a BA in English from UC-Berkeley. He eventually earned a D.Phil. in Theology at Oxford University. Bishop Alexander was a professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for 23 years, until his consecration as Bishop in 2012. He has published a number of articles, and is well known for his … [Read more...]

Fr. Nicholas and Abbot Gerasim will lead a pilgrimage to St. Barbara's Monastery on the occasion of their patronal feast day. Group leaves Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Cathedral parking lot (650 Micheltorena St. LA, CA 90026) at 7:30 a.m. For more information: http://hvmla.org/ … [Read more...]

Theme: “TBD” Speaker: Archimandrite Meletios Webber Each retreat begins Friday afternoon at 5 pm and concludes Sunday afternoon at 1 pm on the last weekend of each month. In addition to talks on the retreat theme, retreatants will also participate in the monastic services and meals and stay at the monastery guesthouse. There will be opportunity to spend quiet time walking the monastery grounds, as well as social time meeting others who seek a deeper commitment to Christ. Fr. Meletios … [Read more...]