By Fr. Konstantinos Sarantidis (Originally given as Pascha message in 2006 at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Portland, Maine) One of the most hallowed and beloved...
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4th of July Reflection: Holy Kingship and Ecology
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] By Alfred Kentigern Siewers At Camp Karoondinha (a Delaware term for “Land of Shining Waters”) on the wooded banks of Penns Creek, at...
The Agape Vespers Gospel and the “Language” of Creation
By Dr. Alfred Kentigern Siewers On Pascha Sunday, Orthodox Christians around the world hear the gospel of the empty tomb (John 20:19-25) read in many...
The Icon for Orthodoxy’s major “green” feast
By Alfred Kentigern Siewers, OFT web editor Often the Feast of Theophany is rightly celebrated as a Feast of the Church with special significance for...
“We do not have to live as if we are alone.”
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] Monday night, the Protestant Christian writer, conservation activist, and farmer Wendell Berry delivered the prestigious 43rd Jefferson Lecture on the Humanities in Washington...
Considering Spiritual and Ecological Diversity on Earth Day
A Food-Variety Tree (see the diagram at the end) prepared by National Geographic Magazine illustrates how the varieties of seeds used for food in...
The Agape Vespers Gospel and the “Language” of Creation
On Pascha Sunday, Orthodox Christians around the world hear the gospel of the empty tomb (John 20:19-25) read in many languages. This points us in...
Compost as an Icon of the Resurrection
By Heather Zydek If we look carefully enough, we can see God all around us. Of course, it’s easy to see God in the beautiful:...
Pascha Time on Earth
A Reflection by Alfred Kentigern Siewers* “Christ is Risen!” Orthodox Christians around the Earth look forward to chanting those ancient words in many languages at...
Bees, Pesticides, and Orthodox Iconography
The decimation of honeybee populations in North America is in the news again in recent days, with further evidence of a likely link between their...