Relics of Patron Saint at St. Vladimir’s Seminary
Relics of Patron Saint Bring Peace andUnity 1214 November 2010SVOTS… [more]
Akathist of Thanksgiving, Tues, Nov. 23
Re-Christianizing the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will pray the Akathist of Thanksgiving on… [more]
St. Theodore the Studite
St Theodore the Studite, the Confessor for the true faith (commemorated Nov. 11), livedduring the middle… [more]
Why Orthodox Men Love Church
Many men may not love church, but Orthodox men do. Photo by MPDA.ru In a time when… [more]
The Holy Angels
by Fr. Stephen Freeman. This 8th of November is the Feast of St. Michael and All the Bodiless Powers… [more]
St Theodore the Studite, the Confessor for the true faith (commemorated Nov. 11), livedduring the middle of what historians call the medieval … more
Many men may not love church, but Orthodox men do. Photo by MPDA.ru In a time when churches of every description are faced with … more
by Fr. Stephen Freeman. This 8th of November is the Feast of St. Michael and All the Bodiless Powers of Heaven. The feast marks its own special … more
St. Raphael of Brooklyn
Our holy Father Raphael was born in Syria in 1860 with the name Rafia. The exact date of Raphael's birth is not known, but he estimated it to be on or … more
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: How to Forgive Others and Receive Forgiveness
Interview with Hieromonk Jonah Q: What is forgiveness? Fr. Jonah: To forgive means to restore a bond of love and communion when there has been a … more
Entering God’s Kingdom
by Fr. Peter Gillquist Most people, at one time or another, wonder if there is real meaning to life-an underlying pattern or purpose to it all. … more
What About the Non-Orthodox?
by Fr. David Tillman One of the most difficult things for people to accept about Christianity is the exclusive claim made by Jesus to be God and … more
Re-Christianizing the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will pray the Akathist of Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 6:30pm. The text of this akathist was found among the effects of the Russain priest-martyr Gregory Petroff (+1942 ?) who died in a Soviet prison camp. It was long believed to have been written by [...]
Pre-Nativity Fast Begins Nov. 15
The pre-Nativity fast is often called “Phillip’s Fast” because it begins on Nov. 15, the day after the feast of St. Phillip. The fast was introduced to prepare the Church for a worthy celebration of the great and holy day of the Birth of Christ. This fast is more lenient than the Great Lenten Fast [...]
Feast Day of St. Raphael of Brooklyn
We will celebrate the feast day of St. Raphael of Brooklyn on first Saturday of November (6th) with Divine Liturgy at 9:00am. The life of St. Raphael can be read here.
Kursk Root Icon coming to DeQueen, AR
The Wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of Our Lady of the Sign will visit All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in DeQueen, Arkansas on Saturday, October 30. Akathist Service at 10:00 am. Fr. Joseph will lead a group from Holy Trinity. About the Kursk Root Icon In the 13th century, during the Tartar invasion of [...]
Bp. ANTOUN Visiting
His Grace, Bishop ANTOUN of the Diocese of Miami and the Southeast will be visiting Holy Trinity the weekend of October 9-10. We look forward to visiting with our bishop and worshiping with him in Divine Services. Please see the Calendar page for event details.
Relics of Patron Saint Bring Peace andUnity 1214 November 2010SVOTS campus Peace, unity, togetherness. This past weekend these recurrent themes permeated the extraordinary visit of the relics of our seminarys patron saint, the Holy Great Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, to our campus chapel. Orthodox Christians from near and far, and from various ecclesial and ethnic [...]
On the Failures of the Clergy
An introductory note from Fr. Joseph: On occasion the Church of Christ is wracked by trouble within. We all sin, and those called upon to render the service of authority are not immune-sometimes acting unlawfully (canonically or civily), sometimes engaging inwhat the article below refers to as wickedness, and sometimes just making poor judgments or [...]
Reaching for the Light in Hamburg
The Orthodox parish of St John of Kronshtadt in Hamburg is one of the newest and fastest-growing Russian Orthodox communities in Germany. In decorating its church-building, which combines several styles of Christian architecture, the parish is trying to find a happy medium between the Eastern and Western traditions of painting and dcor, using both the [...]
Serbian Church to Honor Gary(Indiana)-born St. Varnava
by Chas Rielly for “The Times of Northwest Indiana.” From his childhood in Gary to his death in Yugoslavia, St. Varnava always protected his faith and was dedicated to a Christian life. St. Varnava is the first American-born Serbian to be proclaimed an Orthodox saint, said the Rev. Thomas Kazich, who also is a Gary [...]
Orthodox Leader Predicts Christian Springtime
Urges Knowledge of Church Fathers BARCELONA, Spain, OCT. 5, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev of Volokolamsk is expressing the conviction that the 21st century will see a flowering of Christianity, without divisions between the followers of Jesus. The chairman of the Department of External Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate made these comments today in [...]