Clockwise from top left: St. Alfred the Great, Eternal King of England & Chief Patron Saint of the South; St. Ammon of Egypt; St. Kenneth of Aghaboe; Holy Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, & Celsus of Milan; and St. Frideswide of Oxford. By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Remigius of Rheims, the Apostle of the Franks, 1/14 October […]
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
Clockwise from top left: St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury; St. Lioba, Beloved Abbess and Enlightener of Germany; St. Deiniol of Bangor; Martyrs Sophia and her three daughters Faith, Hope, and Love, at Rome; and Great Martyr Eustathios Placidas and His Wife Theopiste and Children Agapios and Theopistos, also Martyred with Him. By Walt Garlington […]
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 […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: August
Clockwise from top left: Saints Moses the Black; Ninian, Apostle of the Southern Picts of Scotland; Eulalia of Barcelona; Oswald, King of Northumbria and Martyr; and Aidan of Lindisfarne. 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 […]
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
Clockwise from top left: Saints Samson of Dol; Julian, First Bishop of Le Mans; Germanus of Auxerre; Swithin of Winchester; Sisoes the Great; and Mildred of Thanet. 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 […]
It’s Good To Be Slow
By Olga Sibert When you first attend an Orthodox service it may stand out to you as … well … kinda slow. We tend to take our time and Divine Liturgy lasts anywhere from two to three hours every Sunday. This seems overwhelming to a lot of folks who are used to one-hour church services, […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: June
Clockwise from top left: Saints Kevin of Glendalough; Moluag of Lismore; Columba of Iona; Alban, Protomartyr of Britain; Onuphrius the Great; and Audrey of Ely. By Walt Garlington ♱ St. Kevin of Glendalough, 3/16 June Our venerable father Kevin of Glendalough, Wonderworker of Ireland, was the founding Abbot of Glendalough and is one of the patron saints of […]
Orthodox Saints for Dixie: May
Top row (from left to right): Saints Comgall of Bangor and Pachomius the Great of Egypt.Bottom row (from left to right): Saints Augustine of Canterbury, Apostle of the English; Brendan the Voyager; Timothy and Maura of Egypt; and Germanus of Paris. By Walt Garlington ♱ Sts. Timothy and Maura of Egypt, 3/16 May These holy […]
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