on the temple doorstep

I've been reading a lot of Serbian writings lately. (Not in Serbian--that's one language I don't happen to know, although it...

Last night, I learned what is probably always a painful lesson--the importance of having a human confessor. This is something that I haven...

It's good to be fasting again. I've felt overstuffed and lazy most of the time since Pascha, and especially during this past week wi...

So there you have it. That's where I left off, apparently about a year ago now. A lot has happened since then. I attended Pentecost Divi...

I suggested that it was probably time to consult with our pastor, both so he would know what was on my mind and could determine what he thou...

So on the belief front, I moved pretty rapidly to a point of complete acceptance. I can say now that I know of nothing in the dogmatic teach...

What I discovered about Orthodoxy genuinely surprised me. I went looking for a traditional community that took seriously its interpretive ro...

This desire for real tradition, however, was not what pushed me over the edge. Oddly enough, it was a film review written by a Sephardic Jew...

This focus on the community came together with some other things going on in my life at the time. I have always struggled on and off with my...

My own wandering started toward the end of seminary. Oh, there had been other minor ventures before that. I always liked to be different. I ...

It’s always difficult to know where to start. Pick a point in time—some event or first thought—and inevitably something that precedes it wil...

I started writing this story of my journey to Orthodoxy a while back. I say "started," because my journey is far from over, so I n...

If you're hunkered down for the day until it's no longer 06-06-06, the following points just might be encouraging enough to get you ...

Something I've struggled with on and off throughout this journey is finding a patron saint. I guess at this point my strongest inclinati...

I finally got to my first Orthodox service since Pascha. Yikes! It's been a long time, especially after going so frequently during Lent ...

Interfax has published the speeches and papers presented in English at the international conference, "Give a Soul to Europe: The Missi...

I ended up going on vacation and having only limited online access after the results of the ROCOR synod came out. I must say, I'm happy ...

This piece appeared originally in the National Herald, but since you have to subscribe to view their archives, I'm linking to a reprodu...

So far, the only news I've seen on the outcome of today's ROCOR vote on reconciliation with Moscow: Delegates from the exiled Russi...

In an interview with Pravoslavie.ru, his eminence Met. Laurus (ROCOR) listed recommended spiritual readings. I thought it might be useful t...