Church and Society

A blog for the purpose of informing Orthodox Christians in the Northwest of activities that may be of interest to them. This includes retreats, concerts, festivals, feast days, visits of important dignitaries and icons, charitable activities and other events.

Protection of Christian values and believers’ rights in the UN, OSCE, European Parliament, etc. Church and justice, legal regulation of restitution of confiscated church property, legal protection of sect victims, legal regulation of status of church units, legal advice to Orthodox Christians.

The creation of “Mode of Life” was borne out of a desire amongst English-speaking Orthodox faithful within Australia (across all canonical jurisdictions) to access an online site with reliable, in-depth and qualitative resources.

Efforts of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Orthodox perspective on ecology, goals, and participation.

Resource designed to address social and moral concerns in our society from an Orthodox perspective.

Preaching, teaching, practical missiology and their place in the American Orthodox Mission.

Orthodox news – main events of Orthodoxy in Ukraine and the world. All Christian news of the day.

Audio & video, book presentations, catechisms & articles, contemporary issues, liturgical life, Orthodoxy around the world, lives of saints and elders, everyday spiritual life.

IconsPainter is a Byzantine hagiography workshop with tradition and experience. Having legacy asset, the work of the great icon painter Fotis Kontoglou, the teacher Elder Meletios learned the art of criticism school Foti Kontoglou. Afterwards the hagiographers studied for a long time from the monks of the Archangel Michael Monastery of Pella. Handmade hagiography. The materials used are traditional colors of powder and egg tempera.

Missionary books available on an online store.

Dedicated to education regarding the historical deaconess and her role. A repository of historical documents, sacred texts, articles, and contemporary scholarship that explores the purpose of the deaconess. Advisory board, news, events, and contacts.

Features articles on applied Orthodox Faith and contemporary moral issues such as psychology, relationships, parenting and child development, biomedical ethics, non-Christian spiritual practices, the media, and various aspects of pop culture.

The journal explores the vital interconnections between knowledge, ethics and faith. Includes topics like: Christian political economy; unity of the arts and sciences; religious resurgence in the postmodern world; the family and the world; problems of philosophy, ethics and faith; civil society and religion; reinventing liberal arts education; the path towards culture of life; science and religion: convergence to an open society; globalization; Christianity & democracy etc.

This site is a urban rustic, peasant’s observations of the world events from an Orthodox Christian Perspective. In other words a poor man’s view of global issues and counter-issues. Informs folks of relevant peaceful actions they can take to make voice heard, personal prayer being the first action.

An Orthodox priest’s thoughts on social and economic topics. The Rev. Gregory Jensen is a social scientist specializing in religion and personality theory, the interim pastor of St. Ignatius Church in Madison, WI and Orthodox Chaplain at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The Orthodox Missionary Brotherhood “The Light of Christ” is registered in Greece as a non-governmental organization with a non-profit character. The headquarters of the organization are in the island of Rhodes in Greece. Its aim is both the protection of the orphan and poor children of Africa and the spread of God’s Word in all over the world.

The St. Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund assists over 240 orphans and vulnerable children with education, nutrition, and health care. Also provides extended support to child-headed households and families headed by a single HIV-positive parent.

Provides opportunities for junior high and high school students to participate in formative weekends of service, with the ultimate purpose being to raise up a generation of Orthodox Christians who lead others in living out the true mission of the Church - to love and serve our most needy neighbors.

St. Ephrem of Syria’s Centre for Spiritual Support of the Orthodox Communities in Confinement.

A pan-Orthodox nonprofit organization whose mission is to minister to Americans the gift of Orthodoxy. Presents an annual conference that targets those who have little exposure to Orthodoxy as well as the African roots of Orthodoxy. Administration, about Orthodoxy, contact information, life of St. Moses and other African Saints, gallery, outreach.