Monthly Archives: April 2005

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, sent a congratulatory letter to Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, upon learning of his election as the 265th head of the … Continue reading →

CHICAGO — A steady stream of the faithful and the curious, many carrying flowers and candles, have flocked to an expressway underpass for a view of a yellow and white stain on a concrete wall that some believe is an … Continue reading →

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Patriarch Alexiy II, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, congratulated newly elected Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday and called for his help in uniting the two Christian Churches which have been split for a millennium. “Our Churches, … Continue reading →

My New Testament Professor, no traditionalist by any stretch, when asked what should be done if a new, authentic, Gospel account were suddenly discovered, said, to the amazement of us all, that it should not be included in the Canon … Continue reading →

I’d just told our catechumen, a former Roman Catholic, that it would not be Ratzinger. Don’t get me wrong, (as if it matters) I approve the selection! Having studied Cardinal Ratzinger’s work in seminary, I’m a fan. Yet with the … Continue reading →