Each day of Holy Week has its own particular theme. The theme of Monday is that of the sterile fig tree which yields no fruit and is condemned. Tuesday the accent is on the vigilance of the wise virgins who,... Read More

The first Sunday of Great Lent is called the Sunday of Orthodoxy because it commemorates the restoration of the Holy Icons and the triumph of the Orthodox Faith against the heresy of the Iconoclasts, those heretics who refused to honor... Read More

The Ecumenical Patriarch has designated July 24th as a day of mourning for Orthodox Christians across the world as the former Christian Basilica, Hagia Sofia in Istanbul (Constantinople), is reverted to a mosque by the order of Turkey’s President Recep... Read More

St John Chapel celebrates the First Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy on March 8, 2020... Read More

St Paul Orthodox Church in Mulundu, Kenya has begun building renovation and new construction with help from our parent church, St. Luke the Evangelist Orthodox Church, Palos Hills, Illinois. Message received from Fr. Johannes: “We were blessed to celebrate the... Read More

Father Andrew, as a retired priest observer, attended the 19th all American Council held July 23-28 in St. Louis. He was one of four retired priests who attended. As detailed in the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, “the... Read More