A Selection of Saints of the British Isles & Western Europe & Africa By Walt Garlington ♱ Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt, 1/14 April One of the greatest saints of the Church and an icon of the extraordinary fruits true repentance can produce. Our venerable mother Mary of Egypt was a desert ascetic who repented […]
The Southern Attitude of Orthodoxy
By Olga Sibert I was delighted to have come across this video from the Abbeville Institute’s 2019 summer school in which John Devanny quotes Professor Richard Weaver’s views on the cultural and religious orthodoxy of the South. A theme common to my writing is the natural fit between Orthodoxy of the people of American South. […]
How To Bring Orthodoxy to the Southern Culture
“The Orthodox Christian Should be the Funniest Man in the Room: Fr. Job Watts on pastoral guidance and the spreading of Orthodoxy in the Southern U.S.” Originally published October 2018 at ROCOR Studies This fall I got to visit the American South for the second time in my life. Last year I was in the […]
VIDEO: Southern Orthodox Outreach
Fellowship friend Michael Sisco interviews two Philip Ludwell III Orthodox Fellowship founders: Dr. Clark Carlton and Fr. John Whiteford. Originally recorded October 25, 2021 (some three weeks prior to the launch of the SouthernOrthodox.org site), Fr. John and Dr. Carlton explain the mission and purpose of the fellowship, its appeal to Southerners, the predictable pushback, […]
A Prayer “For One’s Earthly and Temporal Homeland”
“O Lord Jesus Christ, eternal God, who within time hast become perfect man from the womb of the Virgin: from thy heavenly throne hearken to our prayer for this land. Prepare it for us as a temporal homeland such that we may easily and safely travel therefrom to our true homeland with thee. Give strength […]
Of Traditional Music
One of the primary purposes of the Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship is to start conversations about how Orthodoxy can best be enculturated into our contemporary society. It is our belief that there are elements within our traditional culture which are capable of being “baptized” and therefore of becoming vehicles of Orthodox faith and piety for us […]
VIDEO: “Magnify, O My Soul!”
For those who celebrated the Feast of the Nativity on the New Calendar and for those preparing to celebrate it according to the Julian Calendar, here is a beautiful rendition of “Ode 9 of the Nativity Canon” from our friends at St. Symeon in Birmingham. Christ is born! Glorify Him!
VIDEO: The Beauty & Tradition of Orthodox Christianity
Buck Johnson, host of the Counterflow Podcast and an inquirer into Orthodoxy, recently interviewed Fr. Ignatius Lozano, archpriest of St. Andrew Orthodox Christian Church in Lockhart, Texas. Johnson’s podcast is typically a political show, but this episode is a riveting primer to the deep well of the ancient faith. We at the Fellowship are thrilled […]
The Curious Case for Cajun Orthodoxy
By Barry “Phil” Philliber Cajun people represent a curious culture nestled and nurtured within our broader Southern civilization. Most observers – when reflecting on Roman Catholicism in the United States at large – tend to focus on immigrants from Italy, Ireland, Poland, and Central and South America. The Cajun story is often overlooked in this […]
The Appalachian Tradition of “Old Christmas”
From our earliest of days, the people who settled the mountains of Appalachia have sought diligently to preserve their heritage, culture, and language. Our much derided accent, ancient customs and mountain knowledge is a source of pride to millions of Americans. Even today, there is a comfort and longing from folks all around to return […]
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