Monthly Archives: May 2009

QUESTION: Can I get sick — say, Swine Flu — from receiving Communion in the Orthodox Church? ANSWER: No. STILL DOUBTING? Go here.

CONFESSION: I started to “steal” the first image, below, to post here the other day — just to beautify the blog. Then, with the posting of the second image, below, I could no longer refrain. Evlogia is a beautiful site … Continue reading →

Greek Festival in Winston-Salem — my pal Millard Constantine Shepherd is on it! Check it out. (Now that’s what I call a blending of culture!) Parish webpage.

CRESTWOOD, NY [SVS/May 13, 2009] — Recent exchanges of views about Orthodoxy in America, the role of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, and the forthcoming pan-Orthodox sessions that will deliberate on the “diaspora,” emphasize how vital it is to reflect upon … Continue reading →

I believe that the uniqueness of the OCA consists in the fact that it is the first Orthodox Church on the American continent that has declared itself American. It is meant to be not one of the ethnic churches of … Continue reading →