The New Martyr Nikolai Varzhansky: “I Am Departing for Eternity, without a Do...
39 hours ago
Natalia Vashchina

Very often, those who opposed sectarianism in the Russian Empire stood up to defend the Mother Church against the encroachments of the so-called Living Church followers (Renovationists) after the collapse of the great country.

82 men attended first Antiochian conference for prospective priests
64 hours ago
The retreat combined lectures, panel discussions, and smaller group conversations, with many participants staying up late talking with presenters after sessions ended.

Georgian church in PA seeks to add giant steeple
64 hours ago
The steeple is part of the congregation’s long-running plan to build a new roughly 4,900-square-foot cathedral on its 4.7-acre property on Philmont Avenue.

Inaugural Northwest Orthodox Choir Directors Conference held in Spokane, Wash...
64 hours ago
The conference emphasized how a beautiful choir helps to facilitate and elevate prayer within the Divine Services, and the importance of pursuing a higher standard of musicality.

Georgian street named after Patriarch Ilia
64 hours ago
Ilia II Street is one of Mtskheta’s main and busiest thoroughfares, following a section of the historical military road that runs through the city.

Piercing the Noise: African Agency, Historical Continuity, and the Dawn of a ...
64 hours ago
Fr. Vasilios Waicha

To understand today’s transformation, one must look directly at the sweat, prayers, and blood of African pioneers.

Every Style of Georgian Chant Explained with Dr. John Graham
215 hours ago
Why does the same ancient chant melody sound completely different depending on which corner of Georgia you’re standing in? Musicologist John A. Graham returns for Part 2 of our exploration of Georgian Orthodox chant, this time going deep into th...

Light from the East: Masterpieces from the Ikonen-Museum Recklinghausen
602 hours ago
Icon Museum and Study Center, Clinton, MA October 16, 2026- March 21, 2027 Opening to the public, October 16, 2026, the Icon Museum and Study Center in Clinton, Massachusetts presents rare icons from Novgorod, Moscow, Crete, and Constantinople. ...

Reflections of a Coptic Iconographer
869 hours ago
“I rush towards my dry brushes, and like Christ, am nailed to my easel.” Marc Chagall, 1938 As I begin writing this article, an organ player downstairs strikes a melody on the church organ. My studio is situated in the mezzanine of the church, b...

Review of“The Wedding Party: An Epic Poem” by Philip Rosenbaum
1757 hours ago
The Wedding Party: An Epic Poem comes as a breath of fresh air, and a testament that the riches of the Christian tradition are not disappearing. It is like discovering that there are women who still make lace by hand, or men who still sing shant...

Lord, it is Good to be Here: Building Orthodox Culture in America
3911 hours ago
A video of my keynote address, given at the Paideia Conference in June 2025, is now available. My talk is titled “Lord, it is Good to be Here: Building Orthodox Culture in America”. In it, I discuss the full history of Orthodox church building i...

New Liturgical Handbook Illuminates the Heart of Orthodox Worship
4319 hours ago
A groundbreaking new resource for Eastern Orthodox Christians has been published, offering clergy, laity, and inquirers an in-depth yet accessible guide to the Orthodox Church’s divine services. Titled The Divine Services of the Orthodox Church ...

Group Baptism in DR Congo—125+ united to Christ
2982 hours ago
Photo: Romfea     Another mass Baptism was celebrated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week, with more than 125 people being received into the Church. OrthoChristian reported on the reception of 210 catechumens into the Church in the D...

Wave of Baptisms and Chrismations across America on Lazarus and Holy Saturdays
3339 hours ago
114 people were received into the Church at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, CA. Photo: Patristic Nectar     Hundreds or even thousands of people were received into the Orthodox Church throughout Lent, and particularly on Lazarus and Holy ...

Mass Conversions Around the World
3339 hours ago
At the Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Buenos Aires. Photo: spc.rs     The number of converts to the Orthodox Church has risen dramatically in recent years. Social media was flooded during Holy and Bright Weeks with posts from churches across Americ...

Six young Colombians baptized in mountain parish
5426 hours ago
MedellĂ­n, Antioquia, Colombia, January 23, 2026 Over the weekend of January 17-18, the small but vibrant Serbian Orthodox parish of the Holy Trinity in MedellĂ­n, Colombia witnessed a series of celebrations culminating in the Baptism of six young p...

“To My Protestant Friends”
5668 hours ago
by Vicki Marshall After over 25 years of walking out my faith within Protestant Christianity, my family and I have recently—and prayerfully—entered the Eastern Orthodox Church. I know this may come as a surprise and raise questions about how this ...

New Orthodox chapel established in Omaha
7010 hours ago
The Orthodox Church in America opened a new chapel in Omaha earlier this month. Approximately 35 worshippers attended the first Divine Liturgy at the St. Tikhon Chapel in Omaha on Saturday, November 8, the feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Mic...

Scotland’s first Orthodox Christian School has Opened in Edinburgh
7539 hours ago
Scotland’s first Orthodox Christian primary school has opened in Edinburgh, offering pupils a traditional, faith-based education rooted in classical learning. St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church School, based at Craigmillar Park Church in Newington, welc...

Patriarch of Alexandria baptizes 100 catechumens in Southern Madagascar
8499 hours ago
Toliara, Madagascar, September 17, 2025 Photo: ?nyxthimeron.com     Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa celebrated the holy Sacrament of Baptism for 100 catechumens from the Patriarchate of Alexandria’s Diocese of Toliara and Southern...

How to Be Nothing: Humility, Self-Confidence, and Restoring Love and Joy to t...
45930 hours ago

“Not as the world gives, do I give unto you” (John 14:27). But does this promise of our Lord apply not only to His peace, but to other blessings as well. Could it be, for example, that the self-confidence of a Christian needs to be very different ...

On Pascha We Receive An Invitation To Eternal Life
46896 hours ago

Many readers will recognize Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) as the author of the buoyant, inspiring, and irresistible book “Everyday Saints and Other Stories,” which sold record numbers of copies in Russia and has been translated into 17 languages...

Return to Paradise: The How and Why of Fasting
47528 hours ago

We are now well into the Holy and Great Fast of Lent, but for many of us it may have already begun to seem tedious: a routine and perhaps even empty exercise. This article by Fr Steven Ritter addresses this state of mind, offering fresh, thought-p...

A Reference to Alyosha Karamazov
47939 hours ago

"Ayosha, the "angelic brother" of Dostoevsky’s novel. Aloysha the monastic novice. Alyosha the compassionate. Alyosha, who has chosen to live only for God. Yes. But Alyosha the depraved? Alyosha the corrupt. . .Alyosha the insect? Christos Yannara...

Is That All There Is? Mystery In The World
48345 hours ago

The insights of Dan Buxhoeveden (J.D from Loyola University, PhD from the University of Chicago) into the relation between natural sciences and the mystery of nature are no mere armchair speculation. He is an Orthodox Christian who teaches at the ...

Book Review: The Ethics of Beauty
49086 hours ago

In this short review, Dr. David Ford writes that The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas "...has already brought for many people life-changing healing and personal reconciliation with God and with others." Patitsis covers a wide range of topi...