@Beaverboy_ yes, that's true. I was specifically addressing people converting. More converts are joining, but that hasn't offset the loss of numbers by 2nd and 3rd generation individuals leaving. We'd be lucky if we are growing overall given how many people have left over the last few decades. But converts are joining in surprising numbers.
Hello from Edinburgh Scotland, with a lot pre schism orthodox saints. Beautiful talk thank you very much. We are having turbulent times which affects our Orthodox Church too. May the Lord bless us to stay strong and most importantly in unity with Him and each other
I was baptized this Holy Saturday and took St. Alexander Hotovitsky as my patron saint (nice to hear him mentioned), this book seems very relevant to me. It's going on the to-read list.
Greetings from Germany, I am a long time Amon Sul listener. My wife and I have recently converted to Orthodoxy. She is originally from Iran and my family is from Poland. In our parish we pray the Lord's Prayer in several different languages. Always an awesome experience.☦
I am a new convert. I can’t put my finger on what it is I am about to say, but something is there in my mind that is needing words to articulate it. Maybe someone here can help. I have the orthodox calendar in mind, the eternality of the Divine Liturgy, how the space of the liturgy actually transcends time and space, Pentecost, and how it seems like since Pentecost that the Church has always kept the past in today. Not losing track of its history. It’s almost like history itself is imbedded in the Church. In the body. Maybe all of history. Not just in a way like you take a history class, and “oh I know those events, so history is sort of tethered with my reality.” But in another way, that I can’t seem to say.
My priest always makes sure to clarify for us that the Church is “out of time” and doesn’t operate on “chronos time”. I think you’re right and that all of history is held within the church simultaneously, eternally.
With God there is no such thing as "time" as we think of it. For God everything is in the present moment, so, consequently God's Church is also always in the present time. I hope this gives you some more understanding. But, as with all of God's mysteries, we aren't able to fully comprehend them. : ))
At a conference for the life of Saint John, Archbishop Peter mentioned that sometimes Saint John would serve without his sandals on, or rather would have his altar boys relax the ties on his shoes or sandals, because of his asceticism of never laying down, his feet were swollen, so he would get some relief by having his shoes loosened in the altar.
Fr. Matthew Francis has done a lot of historical work in Alberta and British Columbia. Definitely a knowledgeable person. Maybe I should ask him to write a Canadian version.
It took me some difficulty to find out which Orthodox jurisdiction St. Constantine college is associated with. "SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Fr. Mark Makarios, Associate Pastor of Saint George Orthodox Church, serves as the Saint Constantine Chaplain". OK, looking up St. George's in Houston; found its website. Nowhere I can find information about their current bishop. Only using external sites, I finally found they are Antiochian.
I couldn’t find a website for the Orthodox Studies Institute. Found the one in the UK and the one at Fordham but not the one referenced here. Could you post a link? Thank you!
Are you kidding me. ????This is so American. I'm an American military chaplain. This is so cool. This old religion is the new religion. Just get into the American military chaplaincy, I find this such a cool story . Thank you for all of this. Christ is Risen!!!!
I am mid-book listening with great delight to these bio-histories. Having converted to Orthodoxy in Alaska, I knew some early history, but I'd known nothing from the lower 48. Without surprise, some of the early US Orthodox were very human, some saints, and one was even -- no spoilers here. I love this book. I'm passing it along to all my family. The writing is strong, the history is presented very fairly. Every story is interesting. Yes, I hope there'll be more.
So interesting. I was really taken by The Bulgarian Monk story. Idaho and Montana have so many ghost towns and this rings true, that someone would end up out here and live isolated like he must have done. It was sad that he did live so isolated and just disappeared. It's interesting that an aura of his presence still lives on in a ghost story of this place. Wow. Thank you.
My wife and I attend an OCA parish, and we just traveled to sponsor my sister and her family joining a Greek church where they live, and my mom is a catechumen in an Antiochian parish. My Family is very pan-Orthodox
And another thing . . . I love hearing the stories of human saints - hearing the humanity of the person who exemplified Christ. It's good to know Jesus loved his friends, and that he laughed. Human, right?! So hearing the whimsical quirks of people we now know have become saints is a gift. Because, Praise God, Orthodox Saints were absolutely human humans with interests and foibles and wackiness. Let's extol them, highlight them, but also take comfort that we can share their humanity hoping to develop our soul in the ways their developed. Yeah. Good stuff.
Russian Orthodox here. Good to see people converting to my faith in the USA too.
There are new converts every month. It is growing rapidly.
@@jgurrea Unfortunately not when you look at the whole picture, a lot of cradle 2nd and 3rd generation folks are leaving.
@Beaverboy_ yes, that's true. I was specifically addressing people converting. More converts are joining, but that hasn't offset the loss of numbers by 2nd and 3rd generation individuals leaving. We'd be lucky if we are growing overall given how many people have left over the last few decades.
But converts are joining in surprising numbers.
@@donhaddix3770 thousands were baptized in the U.S. Holy Saturday + Lazarus Saturday. What are your thoughts?
Five people, including myself were christmated into our parish last month. Both of my priests were converts. Glory to God!
Hello from Edinburgh Scotland, with a lot pre schism orthodox saints. Beautiful talk thank you very much. We are having turbulent times which affects our Orthodox Church too. May the Lord bless us to stay strong and most importantly in unity with Him and each other
I was baptized this Holy Saturday and took St. Alexander Hotovitsky as my patron saint (nice to hear him mentioned), this book seems very relevant to me. It's going on the to-read list.
Greetings from Germany, I am a long time Amon Sul listener.
My wife and I have recently converted to Orthodoxy.
She is originally from Iran and my family is from Poland.
In our parish we pray the Lord's Prayer in several different languages. Always an awesome experience.☦
Seven children! Praise God! I wish for nothing more than to become a father.
Namee quietly flexing the ol' Jaroslav Pelikan series.
As a Bulgarian, I can totally buy the Bulgarian monk being Bulgarian 😂
The Bulgarian Monk Story is a good story about taking things unto yourself.
Another great video, Father. I'm excited to get Matthew's new book. It sounds great!
I am a new convert. I can’t put my finger on what it is I am about to say, but something is there in my mind that is needing words to articulate it. Maybe someone here can help.
I have the orthodox calendar in mind, the eternality of the Divine Liturgy, how the space of the liturgy actually transcends time and space, Pentecost, and how it seems like since Pentecost that the Church has always kept the past in today. Not losing track of its history.
It’s almost like history itself is imbedded in the Church. In the body. Maybe all of history. Not just in a way like you take a history class, and “oh I know those events, so history is sort of tethered with my reality.”
But in another way, that I can’t seem to say.
My priest always makes sure to clarify for us that the Church is “out of time” and doesn’t operate on “chronos time”. I think you’re right and that all of history is held within the church simultaneously, eternally.
With God there is no such thing as "time" as we think of it. For God everything is in the present moment, so, consequently God's Church is also always in the present time. I hope this gives you some more understanding. But, as with all of God's mysteries, we aren't able to fully comprehend them. : ))
Very happy to hear about the institute and that it will be traditional NOT progressive!
At a conference for the life of Saint John, Archbishop Peter mentioned that sometimes Saint John would serve without his sandals on, or rather would have his altar boys relax the ties on his shoes or sandals, because of his asceticism of never laying down, his feet were swollen, so he would get some relief by having his shoes loosened in the altar.
Beautiful history of Church. God bless.
Great discussion! Thank you both!
The American version of
"Everyday Saints"
Hi Matthew! Happy to see you! I enjoyed this interview and I just bought your book.
Fr. Matthew Francis has done a lot of historical work in Alberta and British Columbia. Definitely a knowledgeable person. Maybe I should ask him to write a Canadian version.
It took me some difficulty to find out which Orthodox jurisdiction St. Constantine college is associated with. "SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Fr. Mark Makarios, Associate Pastor of Saint George Orthodox Church, serves as the Saint Constantine Chaplain". OK, looking up St. George's in Houston; found its website. Nowhere I can find information about their current bishop. Only using external sites, I finally found they are Antiochian.
SCS/SCC does not belong to a particular bishop. It's a pan-Orthodox effort.
I couldn’t find a website for the Orthodox Studies Institute. Found the one in the UK and the one at Fordham but not the one referenced here. Could you post a link? Thank you!
www.orthodoxstudies.org/
The link is also in the video description.
Thank you, Father! Great show.
Are you kidding me. ????This is so American. I'm an American military chaplain. This is so cool. This old religion is the new religion. Just get into the American military chaplaincy, I find this such a cool story . Thank you for all of this. Christ is Risen!!!!
I am mid-book listening with great delight to these bio-histories. Having converted to Orthodoxy in Alaska, I knew some early history, but I'd known nothing from the lower 48. Without surprise, some of the early US Orthodox were very human, some saints, and one was even -- no spoilers here. I love this book. I'm passing it along to all my family. The writing is strong, the history is presented very fairly. Every story is interesting. Yes, I hope there'll be more.
OK - the Bulgarian monk in the Wild West needs to be played by …. Mel Gibson.
So interesting. I was really taken by The Bulgarian Monk story. Idaho and Montana have so many ghost towns and this rings true, that someone would end up out here and live isolated like he must have done. It was sad that he did live so isolated and just disappeared. It's interesting that an aura of his presence still lives on in a ghost story of this place. Wow. Thank you.
I go to the St. Michael’s in Beaumont where St. Raphael got us our lights! Our priest has told us that story
“Rescue the memory of some people”, that is very noble
My wife and I attend an OCA parish, and we just traveled to sponsor my sister and her family joining a Greek church where they live, and my mom is a catechumen in an Antiochian parish. My Family is very pan-Orthodox
Ghostbusters!!!!!! With The Orthodox flavor!!!!!!
And another thing . . . I love hearing the stories of human saints - hearing the humanity of the person who exemplified Christ. It's good to know Jesus loved his friends, and that he laughed. Human, right?! So hearing the whimsical quirks of people we now know have become saints is a gift. Because, Praise God, Orthodox Saints were absolutely human humans with interests and foibles and wackiness. Let's extol them, highlight them, but also take comfort that we can share their humanity hoping to develop our soul in the ways their developed. Yeah. Good stuff.
This was super interesting. Looking forward to reading Matthew's book. 😊