What is Important and What is Not

When controversies are ignited and flare up in the Church, which happens and has happened often, alas, we inevitably hear appeals from Church circles to cease these controversies in the name of peace and... 

Calendar

Does it Make Any Difference What We Believe?

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today, on this Sunday, the Holy Fathers have established the commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council. The Gospel we heard... 

• The Heresy of Arius: A Homily on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers
• Through the Pages of the Theological Works of Archimandrite Justin (Popović)

Family

The Shadow of a Priest

Introduction from the editors of Orthodox America: Some years ago one of our readers sent us the following article. Since then it has sat in our files, suffering the characteristic neglect of... 

• Meeting Our Neighbors

• Pastoral Epistle Regarding “Same-Sex Unions”

Library

Living in Communion: An Interview with Father Thomas Hopko

Father Thomas, many people recognize there is a value in forgiving and being forgiven, but see it only on the human level, without a theological dimension. Would you say forgiveness is a divine... 

• The Heresy of Arius: A Homily on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers
• The Way of Spiritual Transformation

Multimedia

Russian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday (photo report)

April 29, 2013 On April 28, Russian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. © RIA Novosti. Yevgeny Yepanchintsev Palm Sunday, when, according to the Gospels, Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem... 

• Russian paratrooper chaplains: Heavenly forces uncover domes
• Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia: Rare Photographs

Our Faith

What is Important and What is Not

When controversies are ignited and flare up in the Church, which happens and has happened often, alas, we inevitably hear appeals from Church circles to cease these controversies in the name... 

• Does it Make Any Difference What We Believe?
• The Personal Tragedy of Emperor Constantine

Personal Experience

What Language is This?

In this excerpt from his memoir, Unlearning God, R. Leo Olson describes his conversion to Orthodoxy from a Protestant fundamentalism as a process of healing from his “spiritual head injuries”... 

• Journey to Orthodoxy: Discovering its Spiritual Integrity
• Did Yuri Gagarin Say He Didn’t See God in Space?

New Russian Martyrs

The New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia: An Example of Great Faith and Love

Today the Holy Church celebrates the Synod of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, who suffered during the godless persecution of 20th century. On this day we should listen to their appeal,... 

• The Inner Cell: From Orthodoxy’s Forgotten Precepts
• The 75th Anniversary of Fr. Pavel Florensky’s Martyric Death

Orthodoxy around the World

The Patriarchal Visit to China: An Interview with Fr. Dionisy Pozdnyaev

His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, conducted an official visit to China from May 10 to 15, 2013. On March 14, Pravmir spoke with Archpriest Dionisy Pozdnyaev, Rector of... 

• Three Smiles: On the Twentieth Anniversary of the Optina Slayings
• Introducing Patriarch-Elect John X of Antioch