A Selection of Saints of the British Isles & Western Europe & Africa By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Remigius of Rheims, the Apostle of the Franks, 1/14 October A Gallo-Roman by birth, in 459 he was chosen to be Bishop of Rheims in France when he was still a layman. During the seventy-four years he was […]
The South’s Salvation
By Olga Sibert You know the story: Grandma had a truckload of kids, mom had two and those two have maybe one, if you’re lucky. So the story of most modern Western communities goes and the Southern Appalachias are no different. When I was growing up, every year we had a huge gathering at a […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: September
A Selection of Saints of the British Isles & Western Europe & Africa By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Bega (Begh, Bee), 6/19 September She was an Irish princess, the most beautiful in her kingdom, who fled from her native land to avoid marriage with a pagan Viking—a Norwegian prince. Guided by an angel, Bega refused a […]
New Orleans: Home to the US’s First Orthodox Parish
New Orleans is a delicious blend of the Old and New Worlds. It is hardly surprising that an enterprising, complex people like the Greeks would be attracted to such a place. Situated near the mouth of the Mississippi River, which drains a vast portion of the North American continent, geography cast a central role for the […]
LOF VIDEO: “Understanding the Creed,” Episode III
In Episode III of “Understanding the Creed,” Dr. Clark Carlton concludes his talk on the “Function of the Creed in the Life of the Church Today” by looking at the recitation of the Creed during the Divine Liturgy. In spite of the fact that this was a relatively late development (late 5th century), the exact […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: August
A Selection of Saints of the British Isles & Western Europe & Africa By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Ethelwold of Winchester, 1/14 August Born in Winchester in England and already a monk and priest, in 955 he became Abbot of Abingdon and in 963 Bishop of Winchester. Together with St. Dunstan and St. Oswald of […]
LOF VIDEO: “Understanding the Creed,” Episode II
In Episode II of “Understanding the Creed,” Dr. Clark Carlton explores the role of the Creed in the life of the Church today, specifically in the process of Catechesis and in our contemporary rite of Baptism. Coming up in Episode III, we will look at the place of the Creed in the Divine Liturgy.
Texas Christians Practice the Orthodox Faith
By Angela Ward Ask most East Texans about the major divisions of Christianity and their response will probably mention only two of the three: Roman Catholics and Protestants. The third branch of Christianity, Eastern Orthodox, is relatively unknown in most of the southern United States, but that’s beginning to change. The Rev. John Mikita, pastor […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: July
A Selection of Saints of the British Isles & Western Europe & Africa By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Swithin of Winchester (+862), 2/15 July St. Swithin (the original form: Swithun, meaning a strong bear-cup) is one of the greatest wonderworkers of England and most beloved and popular saints, who has always been venerated by pious English […]
LOF VIDEO: “Understanding the Creed,” Episode I
In Episode I of our new series “Understanding the Creed,” Dr. Clark Carlton looks at the nature of the Creed, specifically as a formal definition of the Church, as a rule of faith, as the Symbol of Faith, and finally as a “hypothesis,” which gives the basic outline or plot of our Orthodox Faith.
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