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“If an earthly king, our emperor,” wrote Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (1724-83), “wrote you a letter, would you not read it with joy? Certainly, with great rejoicing and careful attention.” But what, he asks, is our attitude toward the letter that has been…
Hello. My name is Vera Faith Lord. I am the Director of Alpha Omega Life, Orthodox Christian Pro-Life Outreach. I have with me today the Chairman of my Board of Directors, Father George Livanos, Fr. Theodore Petrides, Fr. Jerry Hall, Fr. Frank Milanese, Fr. John Touloumes, Fr. Kosta Petrogeorge, and Mother Abbess Christophora.
Today as I speak to…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This reflection on Holy Week was written in 1998 by Dr. Constance Tarasar, who chaired the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Christian Education and served as Executive Secretary of the Orthodox Christian Education Commission for many years before her repose in 2014. The text also is available in PDF format for reproduction…