By Dr. John Devanny Fundamentalism is often viewed as the most Southern of religions. Yet this is not so. It was an alien seed planted in ground razed by war and harrowed by Reconstruction. The harrowing, or Reconstruction if one prefers, was not merely an updating of the constitutional and political order in the South, but […]
Orthodoxy, the Anglican Patrimony, & the Western Rite: A Personal Reflection
By Jeff Condra Thirty-five years ago, I served for a short spell on the vestry of the main Anglo-Catholic parish in a large Mid-South city. The local bishop was on the rightward end of the mainstream in the Episcopal Church (‘ECUSA’). However, he still would not make visitations to our parish, which he left up to its […]
Your Parish is Your Nation
By Olga Sibert The only way forward is small. Those words might seem an odd contradiction in a world that seems to be growing ever larger. The Internet sprawls across the globe connecting tiny villages in rural India to mighty skyscrapers in New York City and everywhere in between. Populations are bursting at the seams. […]
Arlyn Kantz on “Barrel Aged Faith”
Fellowship friend Arlyn Kantz was a guest on Cassian King’s popular podcast Barrel Aged Faith. The two discuss Kantz’s book “A Walk Through Acts: An Overview of the Acts of the Apostles in 26 Lessons,” which can be used for Sunday school, as a homeschool curriculum for children ages 5 to 12, or even as […]
Sitting Up with the Dead
By Olga Sibert One of the many things that separates Orthodox Christians from other denominations and from the secular world is our burial and funeral services. Readers of this blog will not be surprised to learn that Appalachian customs for burial are incredibly similar to Orthodox ones and have maintained through the generations some of the practices […]
The Jacobite Imagination & the Orthodox Christian Mission to America
By Rev. Dr. Paul Siewers3rd Annual Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship ConferenceSeptember 6, 2025Stafford, Virginia I have been asked in discussions with Russian Orthodox Christians how an American like myself ended up becoming a clergyman in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. The better question remains how I an unworthy sinner did, by God’s grace. But as to […]
“The Protectress of the Southland” is Now Available
The 2nd edition of “The Protectress of the Southland” icon is now available, both mounted on wood and in laminate print. Buy one today from our friends at Uncut Mountain Supply! The new version includes the following sites: The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington; St. Symeon Orthodox Church (OCA) in Birmingham, […]
Building Upon a Southern Ethnos Through True Faith
By Rebecca DillinghamSeptember 6, 2025Stafford, Virginia The theme of our gathering today seems a hefty one, so I’m gonna take a stab at connecting the dots between some of those points and my particular focus, while always keeping in mind the Fellowship’s guiding mission as described by co-founder Clark Carlton: “to facilitate the evangelization of […]
You Can’t Pour It in from the Top
By Walt Garlington Southerners who love Dixie are distressed by the steady erosion of her culture. Much has been lost due to overt attacks from enemies without and within as well as to our own carelessness and inattention over the years. Like our honorable ancestors before us, many want to rise up and take action, […]
The Elvis Connection to the Orthodox Church
By Walt Garlington We assume that even in these times of vanishing historical memory that Elvis Presley still needs no lengthy introduction. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1935 and later migrating to Memphis, Tennessee, his mixture of various strands of Southern music (blues, Gospel, country, and so forth) produced the rock-and-roll genre that he overshadowed for […]
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