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What Language is This?
In this excerpt from his memoir, Unlearning God, R. Leo Olson describes his conversion to Orthodoxy from a Protestant fundamentalism as a process of healing from his “spiritual head injuries”...
View ArticleLeaving the Orthodox Church
If we are to talk about a ‘journey of faith’ (and not to do so would be difficult), we need to consciously recall that the destination—the fullness of Christ—is a given, as is the way to get to that...
View ArticleRebirth of Faith
Until the middle of my teens I was an unbeliever – an aggressive one at that, as many are. I found God at a moment when I was not looking for him but when I need him desperately. For years life had...
View ArticleCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa: “Do Not Fight, But Do Not Give Up!”
Not Soldiers, But Warriors There is a connection with Russia in my family’s history. My father learned Russian while he was in the United States of America. My uncle, who was a famous singer in the...
View ArticleCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa: I’m Not Afraid to Die, I’m Just Afraid I’m Not Worthy...
–Mister Tagawa, congratulations on converting to the Orthodox faith! Can you please tell me, do you remember that moment — that day — when you decided to convert? – In actuality it was not too long...
View ArticleOur Ascent is Unending
“‘I seek for truth.’ Happy is he who places the accent on the last word: ‘Truth.’ It is far worse with those who proudly emphasize the word ‘seek,’ and are full of vanity because of their position...
View ArticleMonk Kyprian: Being in Battle Is Easier Than Being a Monk
How a Hero of the Soviet Union Became a Monk
View ArticleThe Irish Soldier Who Bacame the Orthodox Priest
Father Thomas Carroll is a 70-year-old priest in Dublin, Ireland. He grew up rural county Tipperary, in a family with strong military ties. His father fought in Gallipoli, while his great uncle was at...
View ArticleA Gamble of Love
The French-born Father Vasilii Pasquier has been a Russian and Chuvash for already twenty-two years
View Article“Salvation Requires More Than Mass Once a Week”
Cheap Grace is the message of my “cradle” church, the one I grew up in, the Evangelical Christian Church. Back then it only took one prayer. One little “sinner’s” prayer and I was assured I was going...
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