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Blogs about: Eastern Church

St. Nicholas movie update and involvement

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 2 weeks ago: …available here! … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, archbishops, bishops, Buffalo, NY, Christianity, Christmas, church, Church History, Culture

Online "Introduction to Orthodoxy" class

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 2 weeks ago: …begins this Monday, November 16, at 7pm Eastern Time (U.S.), from a Connecticut parish of the … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Christianity, Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox Church, church

Adopting an East Asian View of Liturgy

toshibaninja wrote 4 weeks ago: I have a friend at school who I often discuss what’s going on with the church in VN and it … more →

Tags: Ecclesiology, Christianity, Worship, Liturgy, Practical Theology, western church, East Asian Christianity

What's a Jurisdiction?

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 month ago: As commonly used in reference to Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism – broadly considered (I can … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, bishops, Christianity, church denominations, Church History, church jurisdictions, church patriarchates, church patriarchs, church provinces

Menus and history4 comments

Catriona Robertson wrote 1 month ago: Veal seems to be a regular on the menus here.  I”ve been trying to get the simplest possible B … more →

Tags: Bosnia, Veal, roman empire, Greek, Byzantium, western church, Slav, Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian Empire

Aboriginal Parish in Australia1 comment

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 4 months ago: The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) has recently launched an Aboriginal Australian … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Aboriginal Australians, aboriginal missions, Aboriginal peoples, aborigines, Australia, Christianity, Church History, County Waterford

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN THE DIFFUSION OF THE FAITH: Benedict XVI in the Middle East

The Roman Catholic World wrote 6 months ago: May 9, 2009 The Roman Catholic World By Marielena Montesino de Stuart   Today, amidst incense and ha … more →

Tags: OUR ROMAN CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE, BENEDICT XVI IN THE MIDDLE EAST, The Wanderer, Benedict XVI, Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral, Maronite chants, Laments, His Beatitude Gregorius III, Greek Melkite Patriarch

What is Good Friday?

Jamie Fleming wrote 7 months ago: Happy Good Friday, everyone! Since some of you may not know where Good Friday comes from and what it … more →

Tags: Culture, Jamie Fleming Mocha Writer, for colored gurls, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, Jesus's death and resurrection, Catholics, Crucifix, St. John

The most readily recognizably 'Jewish' day on the Orthodox Christian calendar1 comment

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 9 months ago: …may be December 17! … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Russian Orthodoxy, Christianity, Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox Church

The Hudson is Blessed

vhoagland wrote 10 months ago: I read yesterday an interesting homily on the Epiphany by  St. Proclus of Constantinople from the Ea … more →

Tags: Religion, Baptism, Epiphany, Jordan Rvier, Hudson River

Icons of Western Orthodox Saints

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 11 months ago: I just learned of the demise last year of the Milan Synod’s St. Hilarion Monastery in Texas, a … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Icons, icons of saints, medieval saints, Orthodox Christianity

prayer in the morning1 comment

Daniel Im wrote 1 year ago: Visit any traditional Korean church on a weekday morning between 6:00 – 7:00 am. You will most … more →

Tags: Reflections, Religion, Asian American, asian canadian, Korean, church, Prayer, Morning, Contemplation

Who says eggs aren't for Pascha?

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: Ta Criost aiseirithe! Red ones are!  (Link will break eventually.)  Here’s why. … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christianity, Christianity, Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, tradition, Pascha, Easter

The Accidental Schism?3 comments

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: (Opinion Alert: Just a few ruminations.)  Was it an accident that Rome and Constantinople’s br … more →

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, Constantinople, tradition, schism

Sister Alphonsa sainted - first Indian saint16 comments

majutsu wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a great article about the first Indian saint. She sounds like quite a woman. I also fin … more →

Tags: Christianity, Christians Worth Knowing, Mysticism, Catholicism, India, Catholic Church, saint, poor, Social Justice

Mystical theology

Chuck Warnock wrote 1 year ago: I just finished reading The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky.  This is not … more →

Tags: Missional life, Resources, Church as Abbey, Vladimir Lossky, mystical theology, Orthodox Church, Trinity, Mysticism

The Testimony of the Eastern Church.

JC wrote 1 year ago:   The first testimony is that of Pantaenus, the head of the celebrated school at Alexandria, about A … more →

Tags: Pauline, authorship, Hebrews, paul, ORIGEN, Testimony, pantaenus, a. d. 180, Clement

Living St. Louis Video - Greek Orthodox Tradition

elsnerk wrote 4 years ago: Originally broadcast 5/16/05: Patrick Murphy attends a mass at Assumption Church in Town and Country … more →

Tags: KETC, patrick murphy, St. Louis, Video, History, Community, Living St. Louis, church, Religion


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