My Way to Orthodoxy

The Conversion & Martyrdom of Ahmed the Muslim

The Conversion & Martyrdom of Ahmed the Muslim

28 July 2011

As he blessed, rays of light came from his finger tips, but though the rays fell on the heads of all the Orthodox, they did not fall on Ahmed’s head. This happened two or three times and each time ...

By Her Prayers…

By Her Prayers…

18 July 2011

Elisabeth Hawkins

After my surgery, Fr. Theophylact came and anointed me with oil from Saint Nectarlos. He left and suddenly, inexplicably, I was overcome by a profound feeling of repentance. I wept and wept. Then I ...

Regardless of Circumstances and Common Sense…

Regardless of Circumstances and Common Sense…

29 June 2011

Kostantin Dyachkov

My first confession lasted very long; it took place during liturgy. I just remember I was so sorry for many things I did, and the priest was very surprised that I have not confessed or taken ...

Three Muslims are Baptized

Three Muslims are Baptized

10 June 2011

Elena Verbenina

A Muslim is Baptized

A Muslim is Baptized

08 June 2011

They drifted for a long time, unable even to send out an SOS. There was nothing to eat or drink and the crew began to get alarmed. Everything they tried ended in failure. Despair set in. There were ...

Within the Cradle

Within the Cradle

15 September 2010

While the external qualities of my Orthodox Faith are most visible to others, my true Orthodox faith resides quietly within me. At Baptism I arrived at the door of Orthodoxy, but the journey ...

Becoming Orthodox

05 May 2010

After my realisation that the Christology of the Church Fathers is the cornerstone of Christian Theology, I began to immerse myself in the creeds and minutes of the Ecumenical Councils. I was ...

Becoming Orthodox

22 April 2010

While most Copts rejected the council of Chalcedon's definition and established their own patriarchate with the excommunicated patriarch Dioscorus, I could not. I started reading the orthodox ...

The Quiet Cradle

20 January 2010

When I left my small town for college, I needed to provide others with a clear, concise explanation of my faith, a log line for Orthodox Christianity. I developed my log line after realizing I had ...

My journey to Orthodoxy

11 November 2009

Harriet (Xenia) Mastrangelo

I had made no actual steps towards becoming Orthodox while on my MA and when my friend returned to Romania he told me if I was interested in doing so I should visit the Monastery of St John and ...

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26 September

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