“Orthodoxy in Bayou Land: The Ancient Faith in Northeast Louisiana”By Walt Garlington It is not unusual to run across ancient things in Northeast Louisiana – Native American arrowheads and burial mounds, old French and Spanish names and settlements, and petrified wood here and there. But, strange as it will sound, the most ancient of them […]

Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship co-founder Fr. John Whiteford and his matushka visited Moldova in the summer of 2022. We’re highlighting his travel series at our Southern Orthodox site because Moldova is a highly agricultural and intensely hospitable society – two cultural norms Dixie knows a thing or two about … or at least used to. As […]

By Olga Sibert For 95 years, the Grand Ole Opry has showcased the best in country music talent, both rising stars and old favorites. Playing at The Grand Ole Opry House is typically the height of any country or bluegrass singer’s career. Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Reba McIntyre, Vince Gill, and June Carter Cash are just […]

By Fr. Joseph Huneycutt For the audio version, click here. The question is often asked: “How do we bring Americans to Orthodoxy?” America is a big and complex country made up mostly of people who came from somewhere else. And this query is compounded if you mix in the cultural peculiarities of The South. Now, when […]

By Arlyn Kantz At least seven municipalities in the South bear the name Berea: Berea, Texas; Berea, Tennessee; Berea, South Carolina; Berea, North Carolina; Berea, Kentucky; Berea, Virginia; and Berea, West Virginia. Alongside these, at least one college and two denominations have adopted the name, and dozens of churches. Google “Berea Baptist Church” for a […]

By Paul Kingsnorth Through the mouth of the cave I watched the storm front move in from the east. I could already hear the approaching thunder; the low bank of cloud was gray with it. I was perched on a low ledge inside the cave, which was just long enough to accommodate a human body […]

By Arlyn Kantz In my military upbringing in the seventies, it was not a question of if we were attending church, but where. Due to multiple moves across a landscape of splintering creeds, our family formed no deep denominational loyalties. Active participation in a local congregation remained high priority, and every time we moved, house […]