SYOSSET, NY [OCA] Today—March 18, 2019—marks the fourth anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, NY, and noted Orthodox Christian priest, theologian, preacher, and speaker. Father Thomas was the beloved husband of Matushka Anne [Schmemann] Hopko, whom he married on June 9, 1963. They are the […]

Frederica Mathewes-Green [Eighth Day Institute, Feb 2019] Back in my college days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I was a hippie and a spiritual seeker. The range of spiritual options on campus was broad, and I sampled a bit of everything: Ananda Marga Hinduism, Zen Buddhism, Hare Krishna, Transcendental Meditation. I say I was a […]

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 […]

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] On Monday, January 28, 2019, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon and the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America issued an Archpastoral Letter concerning the situation of the Church in Ukraine and related matters, as decided during the Fall Session of the Holy Synod held October 23-25, 2018. The complete text […]

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 […]

Rendering courtesy of The James Bryant Group This rendering of a monastery of a Russian Orthodox Church on Vashon Island in Washington’s Puget Sound resembles a Russian Orthodox skete, a smaller version of a monastery, that is planned off Highway 53 west of Rathdrum. The property owner is seeking a conditional-use permit through Kootenai County […]

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 […]