New York Times (free registration required) Sergei Kivrin March 21, 2007 At the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, Hierodeacon Roman, a bell ringer, may be able ring the tower’s original bells by next year. MOSCOW, March 20 — The bells of Lowell House at Harvard — so much a part of the university’s tradition that they … Read more
The Times February 11, 2007 Nigel Calder, former editor of New Scientist, says the orthodoxy must be challenged When politicians and journalists declare that the science of global warming is settled, they show a regrettable ignorance about how science works. We were treated to another dose of it recently when the experts of the Intergovernmental … Read more
Christopher Hitchens Slate Magazine Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 What the founder really thought about Islam. It was quite witty of Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., to short-circuit the hostility of those who criticized him for taking his oath on the Quran and to ask the Library of Congress for the loan of Thomas Jefferson’s copy of … Read more
In 2006, Orthodoxy Today had 892,124 visits. I was hoping to break a million, but no such luck. Maybe next year. Still, not too shabby.
Religious News Service October 13, 2006 Lead to Call for American Protection of Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch Meeting in Turkey Yesterday’s reported beheading of an Orthodox Priest and a recent White House omission during a meeting between President George W. Bush and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan increased concerns about protecting the spiritual heads of … Read more
Beliefnet Rod Dreher October 12, 2006 Orthodoxy and me I apologize for this very long post, but it’s time to clear something up: yes, I am now a communicant of the Orthodox Church, and have been (along with my family) for a couple of months.
Discussion of the post On 9/11, an inter-faith reality check continues here.
Ed. This is the reason why we have to keep the euthansia crowd away from the infirm. They would argue that Terry Wallis should be dead. Note too how quickly the reporter points out the same cannot be hoped for someone like Terri Schaivo; clearly an implicit defense of her killing given how early it … Read more
The Grand Rapids Press Juanita Westaby July 01, 2006 GRAND RAPIDS — When The Rev. Moses Berry was a child, his mother told him: “We are all flowers in God’s garden.” But he remembers thinking: “Where were the flowers in God’s garden that looked like me?”
Gannett News Service June 24, 2006 After a lifetime in traditional black churches, Robert Aaron Mitchell discovered the sights, smells, sounds and ancient traditions of the Orthodox church. “I discovered Orthodoxy while I was on the Internet one day back in 2001, and I was so drawn to it that I had to go attend … Read more