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I remember fondly a dear elderly man in my congregation growing up who often lamented the fact that the Orthodox Christian Church is, in his words, “The best kept secret in America.”  Although the 1995 Encyclopedia Britannica listed the Orthodox Church as “the fastest growing Christian church in Am

When I was young, there was nothing worse for a church than to be “traditional”. We stripped back the liturgy, swapped the organ for a drum-kit, and replaced the hymnals with Hillsong. We unceremoniously dumped the icons, architecture and rituals that had fed the church for hundreds of years. We we

http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/questions.html Why haven't I heard of the Orthodox Church before? Beats me! It's been around since the day of Pentecost. You probably haven't heard about it because we are a conservative Church that sounds no trumpets in our social programs but rather attempt

From: http://www.stvladimiraami.org/faqs.shtml#w-servicesWith some additions and edits by Fr. Michael Shanbour Q:  Is it necessary to attend weekday services, or is Sunday morning sufficient? A:  This is a difficult subject. Our society and media often present Christianity as a Sunday morning only

Many people believe that in order to be Christian, you must be a member of a Roman Catholic, Protestant or more recently, a non-denominational church. As Orthodox Christians, we are catholic, but not Roman Catholic. Catholic is a Greek word that means “wholeness, fullness, integrity” and, secondari

Below are excepts on this question from various Orthodox Christian sources on this question. I would only like to add that the information below should not be taken as minimizing or excusing the seriousness of doctrinal error and heresy on the human soul, on corporate Christian bodies, an