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Let us Complete our Morning Prayer unto the Lord By: Fr. Edward Henderson of St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church in Berkeley, CA | June 17th, 2021 According to The Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, our local church ...
The News of a Century! By: Fr. Andrew Smith of Nativity of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church in Menlo Park, CA | May 15th, 2021 Nativity of the Holy Virgin parishioner Eroeda Luck turned 100 on Friday, February 5th. On Sunday the 7th, ...
To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West, [su_spacer size="15"] Christ is Risen! It has been well over a year since we first became aware of the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative impact it was beginning to have on society ...
Mother’s Day – A Holy Day By: Dn. George Shumaik of St. John of Damascus in Poway, CA | May 8th, 2021 It is common belief that greeting card vendors and florists invented the American holiday, Mother’s Day, purely as an opportun...
To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Diocese of the West: ..if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith also is empty. Yes, ...
Are you looking for something to read during Holy Week? Fr. David Thatcher of Holy Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Cathedral in Denver, CO has a review of an excellent book by Fr. Evan Armatas. Review: Toolkit for Spiritual Growth...
To the Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the West, The Lord bless! It is with much gratitude to God that we write you concerning the lifting of some of the prior restrictions we have laid down across the diocese pertaining to the cor...
To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Diocese of the West: Beloved in Christ: The Lord bless. Recently, I have been noticing a tremor and other symptoms that may indicate Parkinson's Disease. After a battery of tests, I...
In Honor Preferring One Another By: Mother Nina of St. Barbara Orthodox Monastery | April 5th, 2021 “The saving rule that the Apostle Paul recommends to all the faithful: ‘in honour preferring one another’ (Romans 12:10), is reali...
Last summer a group of clergy wives across the US was commissioned to work on bringing us together on a large scale, igniting a flame that perhaps had gotten a little small. We are called the OCA Advisory Group to Clergy Wives. Maybe you've read ...
