On Monday, May 16, 2022, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, reposed in the Lord. Upon hearing the news, His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin, who is at St. Tikhon’s Monastery t...
The Nature of our Witness of Christ’s Resurrection By: Archpriest Lawrence Russell; Annunciation Orthodox Church in Santa Maria, California | April 21st, 2022 What does it mean when we who are not eyewitnesses of Christ’s Resurre...
To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Diocese of the West: "Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father...
(Watch the Recorded Livestream Here) By: Fr. Andrew Smith; Photos by Artem Zinin | March 1st, 2022 Archbishop BENJAMIN and the clergy of the Pacific Central Deanery gathered at the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church in Menlo Park, CA at...
“And Cain said to Abel his brother, “Let us go out to the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do n...
February 28th, 2022 | SYOSSET, NY [OCA] Donate Here Dear beloved children in the Lord, It is with profound pain and sorrow that we see the situation unfolding in Ukraine. The invasion of Russian troops has already caused death and de...
Republished from oca.org Dearly beloved in the Lord: In light of the distressing developments in Ukraine affecting millions of innocent people in the region, I wholeheartedly urge you to pray for peace and the well-being of our ...
2022 Lenten Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin February 28th, 2022 To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West, The purpose of Lent is not to force on us a few formal obligations, but to "soften" ...
Wroclaw2022 Orthodox Youth Festival Scholarship Opportunities February 10th, 2022 With the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin, the sisters of Holy Assumption Monastery are offering two sponsorships for Wroclaw2022, an inter...
2020 Nativity Message from His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin December 22nd, 2021 To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West, Dearly beloved: Christ is Born! Glorify Him! O Lord, who has believed ou...