Ordinations of new clergy in Indonesia
Ordination of two new priests for the Orthodox Mission in northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Saint Mary Magdalene and the role of women in missionary ministry
Saint Mary came from Magdala in Syria, which is why she is called Magdalene. Her encounter with Jesus was accompanied by her miraculous healing, her deliverance from the seven demons that tormented her. She joined the circle of Christ’s disciples and served Him with zeal and self-denial throughout His saving work, even up to His…
Diamonds of love and sacrifice from the Leo Mountains
Before leaving for Sierra Leone I filled my overweight luggage with icons, crosses, books, toothpaste, school supplies, balloons and the bread my mother had brewed for the Mass…
A clinic in the heart of the jungle
The children came up to me, grabbed my hands, my beard, and ran to their mothers and cried: “They’re just like us!”
The weaknesses of missionary workers
Saint Peter was the brother of Saint Andrew the Proto-Cretan. He came from the poor, humble town of Bethsaida and his father was Jonah of the tribe of the patriarch Simeon, according to the synaxis of St. Nicodemus. He lived poorly, practicing the trade of a fisherman. He was, moreover, a devout man who loved…
Resurrection of faith in the Tonga Islands
Only a few months after the first visit of an Orthodox missionary to this isolated island country of the Pacific Ocean, the few Orthodox believers welcomed us again with much love and praise to the Lord for the new Church that His love has given them…
Event for the Mission of Kenya with Metropolitan Makarios
Sunday 14 June, at 10.30 in the morning
Patriarchal tour to the eighth continent
Highlights from the 10-day visit of the Patriarch of Alexandria to the Orthodox mission of Madagascar
June 2015 issue (#229)
The new summer issue of our magazine has been released online. Flip through it, read it, spread the word.
With faith and patience, miracles can happen
Our brothers and sisters in South Sudan after 38 years have found their Church alive and are moving forward on the road to a better future in the long-suffering South Sudan…
The history of the foundation of the Monastery in Kolwezi, Congo
History teaches us that all the missionaries sprang from the monasteries, and the missionaries, wherever they went, founded monasteries” (Archimandrite George Kapsanis)
Event for the blessed Patriarch Peter VII
His Eminence Metropolitan George of Guinea presents his book “Patriarch Peter VII, the Visionary Patriarch”, dedicated to the late Patriarch of Alexandria (1997-2004), who gave a new direction to the mission in the Black Continent
