The Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas will host a special online conference on Saturday, February 21, as part of its Spiritual Saturday Evening lecture series. The event, titled Guided by Faith: Celebrating Holy Women of Orthodox America , will feature Archpriest Peter Heers as guest speaker. The conference is dedicated to the theme of holy women in the Orthodox calendar—including myrrh-bearers, martyrs, nuns, wives, and mothers—in connection with the Romanian Chur

Holy Father Arsenios Boca is one of the most famous spiritual fathers of Romania in recent years. His holy life made him undesirable for the communist regime which expelled him from the monastery. Although he was under constant surveillance, thousands of people were looking for him. At some point out of curiosity, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu became interested in a meeting with the great intellectual, according to the newspaper Jurnalul Naţional. In the early 1980's h

Read Part 1 here . Editor's Note: In a newly translated book from Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos, he takes two sections to praise and summarize the main arguments from Fr. Peter's celebrated book: The Ecclesiological Renovation of Vatican II: An Orthodox Examination of Rome’s Ecumenical Theology Regarding Baptism and the Church . We present the second of these two sections in this post. In this section, Met. Hierotheos gives commentary on three specific points

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Read the two-part introduction to the "Pearls from the Pedalion" series here . From The Orthodox Ethos: We have seen in our day a renewed interest in the historical role of the deaconess, a role which largely became obsolete throughout the Orthodox Church several centuries ago. The Pedalion includes many canons from Ecumenical and Regional councils and Holy Fathers concerning deaconesses, along with extensive commentary by St. Nikodemos under the relevant canons and in the fo

Editor's Note: In a newly translated book from Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos, he takes two sections to praise and summarize the main arguments from Fr. Peter's celebrated book: The Ecclesiological Renovation of Vatican II: An Orthodox Examination of Rome’s Ecumenical Theology Regarding Baptism and the Church . We present the first of these two sections in this post. In this section, Met. Hierotheos summarizes Fr. Peter's presentation on the comparison between

From the Editor: The Orthodox Ethos encourages you to check out and support this exciting, new offering from our friends at Three Hierarchs Academy in Florence, AZ. January 30, 2026 Feast of the Three Hierarchs Dear Friends, On this special feast of the Three Hierarchs, we are pleased to announce the official launch of 3HA Press. As part of our mission, we are offering a free newsletter featuring Orthodox catechetical lesson plans designed to edify both young and old alike. Y

From the Great Synaxaristes On the 30th of January, the holy Church commemorates our œcumenical teachers and holy Fathers BASIL the Great, GREGORY the Theologian, and JOHN Chrysostom. ORIGIN The three holy hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John of the Golden-mouth are commemorated today by reason of the following event. In 1081, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos of Constantinople (1057-1118) came to the throne with the support of the military aristocracy

Excerpts from "Bethlehem and Golgotha" in the new book from Uncut Mountain Press -- Bible, Church, History: A Theological Examination . Now Available! Editor's Note: Today we share a few excerpts from St. Hilarion (Troitsky) concerning atonement and redemption. He gives a very clear picture concerning this teaching, not only in Russia, but all over Europe, and not only in his day, but in the centuries leading up to his day. Like a skilled doctor, he examines the teaching from