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  1. E

    We made an Orthodox Calendar mobile app. Since Great Fast and Pascha are coming, we wanted to share it with you (available for Android, iOS is WIP)

    Hello, everyone. I'm very excited to post here again with a follow up to the post I made some time ago where I mentioned that my friend and I were working together on developing Orthodox Calendar mobile app. Well, we released it on Android and I wanted to share some updates here in case some of...
  2. E

    Question about resources to read works of Orthodox saints online

    Hello, guys I've been looking up internet to find some materials from Orthodox saints (specifically, commentaries on Psalms) but couldn't find much via search, so I'm here for some help and recommendations. Long story short, I'm trying to find some online resource(s) where I could read works of...
  3. Jessica Kolettis

    In Geneva Press Club, a number of hierarchs of Local Orthodox Churches announced the establishment of International Human Rights Alliance

    On December 19, 2023, a number of hierarchs and clergy of local Orthodox churches together with non-governmental organizations with consultative status at the Economic and Social Council, such as Public Advocacy, VSI Zmogaus Teisiu Apsauga, European Institute for Religion and Law, signed an...
  4. E

    I couldn't find an Orthodox Calendar mobile app to my liking, so decided to make one

    I wanted to download an Orthodox calendar but couldn’t find anything with a design to my liking. Most of them look pretty old and unintuitive. My friend and I decided to implement the calendar ourselves. And as we got to a point when we can show something, we decided to share it for those who...
  5. pen_and_poetry

    Advice for long-distance relationship

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  6. Juco

    From Careless to Zealous - My Journey to Truth

    Hi everyone! First time posting here. I'm not sure what to start with about myself, so I guess I'll talk briefly about my story, as someone who was not raised in the church. I first called on the the name of Christ in 2015 (at the age of 26) after a lifetime of being relatively indifferent to...
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    • apologetics church history conversion orthodox orthodox christianity orthodox church testimomy truth & righteousness
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  7. The Liturgist

    Names of people to pray for

    I have a list of the baptismal names of various people, including Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans and traditional Protestants, some of whom are deceased, which is categorically organized so that people can be prayed for liturgically in the right way. For example, the...
    • The Liturgist
    • Thread
    • anglicanism eastern orthodoxy liturgical churches orthodox christianity prayer lists prayer requests prayers roman catholicism traditional churches
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Traditional Theology
  8. dzheremi

    Dr. Michael Wingert (Agora U., Fuller Seminary) talk on "Icons in the Syriac Tradition" @ St. Thomas SOC, Austin TX 10/15/22

    A fascinating talk on the place of icons in the Syriac tradition by Dr. Michael Wingert of Fuller Theological Seminary. The good doctor goes into several points that I have long wondered about the concerning the Syrians (and often the Armenians), such as their seeming preference for illustrated...
  9. dzheremi

    Ecumenism: False Theology is False Spirituality (H.E. Metropolitan Serapion of S. California and Hawaii)

    "Some people say 'We just speak about spiritual subjects'. But actually there is no difference between spiritual subjects and theological subjects... We ought not to be deceived by all the calls for unity. All of us would like to be one, but on which basis?" - H.E. Metropolitan Serapion of...
  10. dzheremi

    Coptic Orthodox bishop greeting to new Malankara Orthodox Patriarch on his first U.S. visit

    HG Bishop Youssef of the Southern U.S. diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church greets HH Moran Mor Baselios Marthoma Matthews III, patriarch of the Malankara Orthodox Church, on HH's first visit to the United States at St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Cathedral in Houston, TX., September 20, 2022:
  11. Keeping Work In Its Proper Place: Spiritual Counsel For Today's Orthodox Christians

    Keeping Work In Its Proper Place: Spiritual Counsel For Today's Orthodox Christians

    Fr. Daniel Sysoev, the New Martyr, with his wife, Matushka Julia Today I happened to find a website dedicated to making available the life and written works (in eBook formats) of Orthodox Christian missionary priest Fr. Daniel Sysoev, who was executed in his Church by a masked gunman in 2009...
    • truefiction1
    • Blog entry
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    • anti theist ebook holy spirit martyr martyred orthodox christianity psalms russia society work
    • Category: Christian Forums
  12. The Liturgist

    Some more beautiful liturgies, music and churches

    To start out with, I really liked this Church of England said Eucharist on Holy Wednesday of this year, from St. Marylebone in the City of Westminster (which is the largest and most populous Borough of London, home to Wesminster Abbey*, Westminster Cathedral**, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of...
    • The Liturgist
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    • anglican architecture church music congregationalist divine office liturgics liturgy methodism orthodox christianity united reformed church
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Traditional Theology
  13. The Liturgist

    Fr. Seraphim Rose On Debating Sectarians

    There is a great deal of wisdom in the writings of the legendary Russian Orthodox hierarch, who was miraculously delivered from a life of homosexual perversion in the notorious decadence of San Francisco’s North Beach in the 1950s, to a life of holy celibacy, founding the austere St. Herman of...
    • The Liturgist
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • cults debating eastern orthodoxy orthodox christianity sectarianism sects seraphim rose
    • Category: Christian Forums
  14. JustSomeBloke

    Vladimir Putin’s spiritual destiny

    There is an interesting piece out today by an author called Giles Fraser. I was already familiar with Giles, because I sometimes enjoyed reading his pieces on Unherd, and before that, at The Guardian. He has written a piece on Vladimir Putin, and for me, at least, it made for a fascinating...
  15. D

    Exorcism Question

    I am a possible Convert to Orthodoxy, and my spouse left me less than 2 years ago. We were only married for less than 2 years prior to her leaving, and there are no children involved. She is from another continent, and it is a situation where I am permitted to divorce her based on 1 Cor 7 as...
  16. D

    Question from possible convert to Orthodoxy

    I am a possible convert to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and have noticed that although Paul indicates in 1 Corinthians 11:4 that men should not pray or prophesy with their head covered, there seem to be some (although not all) Eastern Orthodox Christian priests who have their head covered when...
  17. Irminhart

    Introduction

    Hello, my name is Hunter (Irminhart). I am a Christian from the New England region of the US. I asked for Christ to come into my life in May of 2020. Giving praise, thankfulness and repentance to the Lord. My spiritual journey to Christianity has been a battle since childhood. For some time of...
  18. dzheremi

    Explore the chapel at the monastery of St. Anthony in Egypt (virtually!)

    I just found this really cool link via the FB page of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society in Los Angeles. Courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt, it is now possible to virtually 'tour' the chapel of St. Anthony's monastery in Egypt. Check it out for yourself via this link...
  19. Elocm

    Eastern Orthodox Discussion on Epistemic Certainty

    I'm curious what the Orthodox Christian view of epistemology is. I've been struggling with the idea of epistemic certainty (i.e. is it possible? if so, how can we know for sure? if not, then can we really know God?) would love to hear y'alls thoughts on this! (Btw, if you are not Eastern...
    • Elocm
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    • eastern christianity eastern orthodox eastern orthodox church orthodox christianity
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  20. dzheremi

    Talk on the active Syriac Orthodox monasteries in the Middle East by Dr. Gewargis Acis

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