All Orthodox Christians are now in a special expectation—Great Lent is coming. It will commence on February 27, and our preparation for it is no less important than the forty days of fasting themselves. We asked some priests to tell us how to prepare the body and the soul, what goals to set for Great Lent, what prayer […]

Marilyn Swezey When I heard about the repose of Queen Elizabeth II, my intuition as a journalist prompted me to call Marilyn Swezey, who was a long-time assistant to Bishop Basil (Rodzianko). To be honest, I did not expect to hear that Vladyka, who had lived in the UK for many years, had ever met with […]

Fr. Lawrence Farley The recent decision of Archbishop Elpidophoros to baptize the adopted child of an openly gay couple in Greece is only the latest addition to a series of actions which have raised Orthodox eyebrows, coming as it does hard on the heels of his decision to consecrate as bishop an archimandrite deposed by the Russian Orthodox Church […]

Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Monday, June 27, 2022 To the Hierarchs, Clergy, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America: Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!On June 24, the American people received the news that the Supreme Court of the United States, in its opinion concerning the […]