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Lightning strike at Bixby church destroys only word ‘death’ in mural of Jesus

By Webmaster on August 11, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: KJRH Channel 2 Tulsa (CLICK HERE to also view Channel 2’s video report) BIXBY, Okla. — The Holy Apostles Orthodox Christian Church is calling the damage done to their facility during Sunday’s storm a miracle. “We saw the damage to the exterior and then we came in,” Father Ambrose Arrington said. “We were the first one’s here and there was not a lot but pieces of dry wall on the floor.” None of the church’s elaborate gold leaf had been touched by the lighting. Then, Arrington said he and other church officials looked up and noticed the damage to…

CONNECT Conference for Orthodox Christian Young Professionals – October 6-8, 2017

By Webmaster on August 11, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: ConnectOrthodoxy.org Who: The Connect Conference is for young Orthodox adults, ages 21-39, looking for ways to connect more deeply with their faith and fellow Orthodox Christians. What: The theme for this year’s conference is “Finding Christ in Everyday Life.” Speakers and breakout sessions will help participants consider ways to encounter Christ while living and working in our increasingly fragmented world. When: October 6-8, 2017 Where: Sheraton Suites Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia. Register now! Why: Many young Orthodox Christians let go of their connection to Church after high school. They often go without much needed support at a critical time in their lives when careers are forged and families are…

Antiochian Archdiocese Convention Audio Now Available at Ancient Faith Radio

By Webmaster on August 11, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Ancient Faith Radio has released several audio recordings from the recently concluded biennial Antiochian Archdiocese Convention in Miami, in their “Specials” podcast section. Hosted by St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Coral Gables, the 53rd Convention was held from July 23–30, 2017 and commemorated the ministry of His Grace Bishop Antoun, who was retiring after decades of service to the Archdiocese. The audio recordings include the spiritual talks of Fr. Andrew Damick, the Bible Bowl contest, and the Keynote Address by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph. Listen to all five presentations on Ancient Faith Radio.

Trump Can’t Save American Christianity

By Webmaster on August 2, 2017 Orthodox News

Source: The New York Times By ROD DREHER According to Genesis 1, in four days, God made the heavens, the earth and all the vegetation upon it. But four days after Anthony Scaramucci’s filthy tirade went public, Team Trump’s evangelical all-stars — pastors and prominent laity who hustle noisily around the Oval Office trying to find an amen corner — still had not figured out what to say. Fortunately, the White House relieved them of that onerous task by firing Mr. Scaramucci — not, please note, on the president’s initiative, but rather at the request of John Kelly, the new chief…

Coptic Churches suspend conferences, monastery trips over security concerns

By Webmaster on July 13, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Egypt Independent by Taha Sakr Egypt’s main Coptic Church decided on Thursday to suspend holding any conferences and organizing the church-sponsored trips to monasteries, Coptic Orthodox Church Head Bolus Hailm said. Halim told Egypt Independent that the decision came following consultations with the Interior Ministry, which recommended the suspension of the aforementioned activities until the end of the month of July. “Due to security concerns raised among churches’ officials against any gatherings of Copts in Egypt, the churches affiliated to the Coptic Orthodox Church consulted the main church to coordinate with the Interior Ministry to undertake any action,” he explained. He further asserted…

Text by ‘Father of Medicine’ Found in Remote Egyptian Monastery

By Webmaster on July 11, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: National Geographic The manuscript was unearthed by the monastery’s monks who were conducting restorations in the centuries-old library. By Sarah Gibbens PUBLISHED JULY 11, 2017 There’s perhaps no doctor in history more famous than Hippocrates. Many medical students today still swear the ancient doctor’s oath to adhere to ethical medical principles. While the details of his life are murky (it’s even debated whether he wrote the oath or some of the other manuscripts that bear his name), Hippocrates is widely regarded as the “father of Western medicine.” Archaeologists now believe they may have found one of the ancient doctor’s medical recipes…

SAILING IN THE WINTER SUN: JOURNAL OF AN OLD MAN AT THE END OF LIFE

By Webmaster on July 10, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Canadian Orthodox Monastery of All Saints of North America I recall being told by one elderly monastic, an Athonite, that “we monks are the spoiled children of Christ. It is the married people who have the greatest struggle. Much greater than our struggle. Here, we are housed and fed, and the abbot is the only one who has to worry and stress. For the married man, he must work hard to provide the housing and food, and the concern for his children, and work through the stress that arises between husband and wife, and all at the same time,…

THE GOSPEL OF ROSWELL (Part I): CREATING A LEGACY OF WISDOM

By Webmaster on July 10, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Oinos Educational Consulting by Frank Marangos, Ed.D. “Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding lift up her voice? She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, beside the way, where the paths meet. She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, and at the entrance of the doors.” Proverbs 8:1-3 On July 4th, millions of Americans commemorated the Platinum Anniversary (70-year) of the nation’s cause célèbre of UFO sightings. According to select eyewitnesses, on the evening of July 4th, 1947, dismembered alien bodies and fragments of a lightweight metallic spacecraft were discovered on…

St. Nikolai Velimirovich’s Message to Orthodox Christians in America

By Webmaster on July 10, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: MYSTAGOGY Let us now turn our gaze from the East to the far West, i.e., to America. About 150 years ago, Orthodox people of every nationality began to come to this New World, first daring individuals, then small groups, until in our days they have reached, by immigration and by birth, a number equal at least to the number of Episcopalians in the United States. The first settlers were very simple people, hard workers, farmers. They were just the kind of people who were authentic bearers of that threefold Christian ideal, i.e., of spiritual vision, of moral discipline and…

AN APPEAL TO TRADITIONAL ROMAN CATHOLICS FROM AN ORTHODOX CATHOLIC PRIEST

By Webmaster on July 6, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Fr Novak’s Blog Dear friends in Christ, Each year the Oxford Dictionary chooses a “Word of the Year.” Last year the Word of the Year was “Post-truth.” Ever hear of that word? I hadn’t. Yet, it was the Word of the Year. According to the folks at the Oxford Dictionary, its use increased by 2000% over the previous year. Here is the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of Post-truth: “Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” I may not have heard of the word, “post-truth”…

SUBMISSION, SEXISM, AND HEAD COVERINGS

By Webmaster on July 4, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Public Orthodoxy by Mark Arey Originally posted on June 1, 2017. The recent visit of the President and First Lady to the Vatican raised again the question of head coverings for women in the Christian context. Many Christians perpetuate a theology of women’s submission to men that is symbolized by head coverings, based on a Scriptural text (First Corinthians 11:3-16). In 11:5, Paul stresses the Jewish custom that married women should cover their head. Every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonors her own head. Indeed, it is the same thing as having a shaved head! As pointed…

OCL’s 30th Annual Conference

By Webmaster on June 30, 2017 OCL News, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Mark your calendar and plan to attend: ~ OCL’s 30th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ~ Celebrating 30 years of service to the Orthodox Christian Community On Saturday October 28, 2017, beginning at 8:30 am, our speakers include: Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos Fr. Hans Jacobse Dr. Frances Kostarelos His Grace Bishop Paul Advocating the restoration and strengthening of the historic role of the laity in the conciliar governance of the Orthodox Christian Church in the United States; supporting the spiritual renewal and regeneration of the Orthodox Christian Church in the United States in its Apostolic Mission; advocating and promoting transparency and…

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