The Most Reverend Benjamin Archbishop of San Francisco and the West Archbishop Benjamin was born in 1954 and was baptized and chrismated at Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA on April 27, 1972.  In 1982, he was awarded a Master of Divinity degree and Certificate in Liturgical Music from Saint Vladimir Seminary. A prolific […]

put together by Fr. Paul Jaroslaw from Prophet Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Mission in Ellensburg, WA If we do commit some sin again, we should without delay ask forgiveness once again, and the Lord will forgive us, for He came not to save the righteous but the sinners, i.e., those who acknowledge their sins. Abbot Nikon […]

source: Basilica News Agency January 14, 2019 ‘Repentance is an effort for inner change, not a simple regret,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said in his Sunday homily at St Gregory the Enlightener Chapel of his Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude noted that repentance does not simply imply saying ‘I’m sorry’ and moving on, ‘it is an effort […]

Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon January 20, 2019 To the honorable Clergy, venerable Monastics, and pious Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, For forty-six years, we have lamented the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States of America. And for forty-six years, those who consider life to be […]

For years, Elene Schumacher has wanted to donate land for a quiet place of worship for the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Rathdrum-area property owner believes the right scenario has surfaced to make that happen. Schumacher is seeking a conditional-use permit from Kootenai County for a skete and a private cemetery for Russian Orthodox monks on […]

November 29, 2018 Priest Athanasius Shaw, Priest Athanasius Shaw, who was attached to the Church of the Annunciation, Milwaukie, OR, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord during the night of November 28/29, 2018. Father Athanasius is survived by his wife, Matushka Molly, and two daughters, Hannah and Nina. The Funeral for a Priest will be celebrated […]

Final words Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, the late Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the last time on Thanksgiving Day 1983.  Two weeks later, on December 13, he fell asleep in the Lord.  As is well known, Father Alexander had devoted his entire life to teaching, writing and preaching about the Eucharist—the Greek […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA [OCA] In a statement dated November 9, 2018, His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West appealed for prayers in the wake of the fire currently threatening California’s Butte County and the tragic shooting in Thousand Oaks, CA two days earlier. “It seems like it was only yesterday that fire […]