Orthodoxy in the World
A Hidden Life: A Short Introduction to Chiune Sugihara
Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg are among the most commonly known people who have been recognized as taking extra-ordinary personal risks to help Jews and others targeted for extermination by Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist Worker’s Party in Germany , 1933-1945.
May 20, 2008, 10:16

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Athonite monasticism at the dawn of the third millennium
As it reached the end of its first millennium in 1963, the monastic republic of Mount Athos seemed to have completed its life cycle and to be breathing its last. It had been born, grown to maturity, produced a rich harvest of fruit, and grown old.
Sep 15, 2007, 09:19

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Gospel to all Nations
After evangelizing in thirty-nine nations, this will be my first time in Georgia . The closest I came was in Sevan , Armenia in 2003 where we hosted 7,000 people in the largest service in a city with only 10,000 people! Prostitutes were coming and repenting in the meetings, along with many nominal Christians. God did many miracles among the people as well, as various people reported physical healings in their bodies. Glory to Jesus Christ for His mercy on the people of Sevan , Armenia . May He do the same again in the Republic of Georgia .
Aug 16, 2007, 22:46

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Act of Canonical Communion signed in Moscow
The Act of Canonical Communion between the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia and abroad was signed at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral on Thursday morning.
May 18, 2007, 09:30

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A Tiny Medieval Town With a Rich Liturgical Life
As for the parish: it began when the decision was made by the parishioners of our Lady Joy of All the Sorrowful ( Paris ) to come down and celebrate Liturgy once a month. Gradually, we increased the regularity of services. Finally, in 1998 we decided to serve daily. In order to do this, we rented a small, historical, and run-down 12th century building. The first floor became the parish hall and the second floor became the church. Our parish is extremely diverse. At this time, we have twelve nationalities and thirty families at our church.
May 13, 2007, 23:17

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Churches Re-unite After Seventy Years of Schism....
We are close to witnessing an immense historical event. This will, for sure, be part of the history books and it has been long-awaited (for seventy years) by people who are not witnesses to it today. The upcoming re-unification of the Russian church and its branch, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia is something that has practically no historical precedent. The overwhelming majority of schisms and splits, if we look back to history, did not lead to unity. This split, on the other hand, will be mended by unity.


May 6, 2007, 15:08

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Christianity is popular in Japan today
Speaking about the number of Orthodox Japanese, the priest noted that, according to the annual Council of the Japanese Church which took place in July 2006, there are some ten thousand permanent parishioners who come to church on a regular basis and give donations.
Apr 17, 2007, 08:55

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Thousands Flock to Celebrate Easter Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City - The National Herald April 13, 2007
JERUSALEM 2007(AP) – Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world sang hymns and lit candles as curious onlookers posed for photos during Easter Sunday celebrations at the church built on the reputed site of Jesus Christ's Resurrection.
Apr 16, 2007, 11:41

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Interview with Fr Andrew Phillips (St John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church – Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia)
Fr Andrew Phillips was born in 1956 in a non practising family that has lived for centuries in the countryside of the Essex-Suffolk border. In childhood he became interested in the history of early England, especially in the local figure of Saint Edmund but also in King Alfred the Great.
Apr 10, 2007, 15:57

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Interview with fr. John Behr, St. Vladimir's Seminary, NY
And so the Russian tradition has become American - we are American, the 4th-5th generation in America. So in St. Vladimir's we do everything in English. But if the people we are teaching need Slavonic to serve in their Church, we have classes in Slavonic, but our main liturgical language is English. Like Orthodoxy in any country, American Orthodoxy has come to have its own particular feeling. Orthodoxy in Bulgaria, in Romania, in Greece, in Russia - all of them have their own flavor.
Apr 9, 2007, 13:18

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A priest and his 3 small kids died in a fire
In Tver region (Russia, 100 miles north of Moscow) a priest, his three small kids and wife died in a fire in their house in strange circumstances. Local people and priests from neighboring towns think that this was not an accident. Several months ago, a priest Andrey Nikolaev was pleading for help through mass-media.
Dec 3, 2006, 22:47

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Pilgrimage to West Virginia
The Monastery of the Holy Cross has around 15 monks who support themselves by selling incense, soap, and candles. The monks also keep goats for milk and cheese. The monastery has it’s own repertoire of different chants applied to English texts, and so has a unique style of singing.
Oct 20, 2006, 01:47

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His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus Answers Questions from Pravoslvie.ru
I was reared in a churchly atmosphere, in which the word "Russia" always had a great deal of meaning. On one hand, "Russia" is a concrete geographical expanse which is remembered in the daily divine services of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, wherein the children of the Church Abroad call Russia their Fatherland: "For our suffering Russian land and for her Orthodox people in the Fatherland and in the diaspora…"
May 5, 2006, 01:01

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We are Going to Live in Paradise: Orthodoxy in Congo
An Orthodox missionary comes as a person and creates a community. He shows people that, “You and I are going to live in Paradise.” This is a real environment, a real community. He doesn’t say, “Become like us.” This is why the Orthodox are gaining souls.
Oct 21, 2005, 00:11

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Toward a rebirth of the Orthodox Church in China
The Cultural Revolution destroyed most of the Church buildings and many believers were persecuted. Church life was practically eliminated and the believers have to resort to reader services in private homes to continue living their faith.
Aug 30, 2005, 23:30

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Orthodoxy in Indonesia
An interview with Archimandrite Daniel Bambang Byantoro. "We had not been together more than a few moments before I felt that a good friend had come to visit after a long journey".
Apr 15, 2005, 21:42

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Optina: the holy little corner
The narrative of lay priest Fr. Basil Tigrov [published in Russian as "Svyatoi Ugolok," or Holy Little Corner, Petrograd, 1915] which follows, shows what Optina Monastery was for ordinary people in its day. It also shows how, despite the century of godlessness that lies between his visit and our times, the spiritual and emotional link to it remains unbroken. May this text, published here for the first time in English, serve to touch the new generation of Americans of the 21st century.
Mar 20, 2005, 20:14