After several years of being out of print, “The Faith: An Orthodox Catechism” is back in print! First published in 1997, “The Faith” quickly established itself as the premier Orthodox catechism in the English language. With forewords by Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas, Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver, Bishop Basil of Wichita, and Archbishop Peter of Chicago, […]
Eat your black-eyed peas “with gratitude & thanksgiving”
By Rebecca Dillingham Those of you from the South have most likely grown up eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Typically, they’re served with a “mess” of greens, such as collards, mustard or turnip greens, or even cabbage. Each region has its own tasty ritual. “Cook your beans low and slow, ideally in a slow […]
A Monastery in the Middle of Oklahoma
PIEDMONT, Okla. — Prayers of the faithful, the words of Scripture and the fragrance of incense once again fill the sanctuary at the former St. Joseph monastery west of Edmond, now reopened as an Eastern Orthodox monastery. The former Roman Catholic monastery, which was built for the Discalced Carmelite nuns in 1985, had been closed and […]
Tradition Is How We Contend
Trad ForumBy Rebecca DillinghamSeptember 17, 2022Romney, West Virginia Tradition is the opposite of permanent revolution. But in modern times, it’s the most revolutionary act we can do. G.K. Chesteron said that tradition means: “giving a vote to that most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead … [because it] […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: November
A Selection of Saints of the British Isles & Western Europe & Africa By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Gwyddfarch, Hermit of Moel yr Ancr (+6th century), 3/16 November One of the many monks and nuns of the West who sanctified their lands by their holy acts and unceasing prayers. A number of ascetics chose the tops […]
The Kinsman-Redeemer of the South
By Walt Garlington “And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family: After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: October
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 […]
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