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Betrayal of the Faith = Loss in Every Way: A Reflection on Orthodoxy and the Fall of Byzantium
Throughout history, the resilience and endurance of the Orthodox faithful have been tested by numerous challenges. Among the most profound of these tests is the tragic fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. This cataclysmic event did not occur in…
The Early Church Fathers: Foundations of Orthodox Christianity
In the vast mosaic of Christian history, the early Church Fathers stand as monumental figures whose lives and teachings have profoundly shaped Orthodox Christianity. Among these revered teachers, St. Ignatius the God-bearer of Antioch, St. Justin Martyr, and St. Irenaeus…
To Mark the Occasion of the Feast of St. Bede
Editor’s note: the article below was written and submitted to us on yesterday’s feast of the St. Bede by one of the members of our faithful in England. We have published it with some minor edits. It is an auspicious…
1925! Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) calls Meletios (Metaxakis) and his Gang Heretics. “It is Clear that a Heretical Gang, Headed by Meletios (Metaxakis)…”
A Special Thanks to the Orthodox Archive Org Please note that this letter was written in 1925 just a year after the calendar change. Please also read ALL the footnotes (and especially footnote #8!) which explain a lot of the…
3 Reasons as Cited by the Sacred Rudder that the Communion Spoon Was Introduced
We know that during the first years of Christianity, the Christians received the body of Christ in their hands. Why did the Church decide to introduce the use of a spoon for the distribution of Holy Communion? The answer to…
I shall sooner agree to die than to apostatize in any way from the true Faith and thereby suffer torments of conscience.
St. Maximos the Confessor “When all the people in Babylon were worshiping the golden idol, the Three Holy Children did not condemn anyone to perdition. They did not concern themselves with the doings of others, but took care only for…
SAINT HYBALD, ABBOT OF HYBALDSTOW
by Dr. Vladimir Moss Our Holy Father Hybald was born in the late 630s. In his youth, he was probably a monk in Lindisfarne, where he got to know St. Egbert, the future abbot of Iona. At some time he…
A Reader of our Church Gives Solemn Thoughts on the Persecution of our Times
I have a thought that the persecution we face now is of a different type, more subtle. We are, in a way, protected by the unbelief of the many – almost no one believes in the Church, if they did…