March 9, 2021 1126 2 Music Stars Who Left the Stage to Seek the Glory of God These two rock musicians were rising stars in the eyes of their fans, and prodigal sons in the eyes of our Lord. Through His…
November 30, 2020 106 0 Officer’s Conversion I once knew a family with a very pious mother and a young son who was an officer. While in service, the young man…
November 21, 2020 234 0 Australian Scientist Discovers Greek Orthodoxy “My daughter was the first child who I christened as a Greek Orthodox priest,” says Father Jeremy. South Australian scientist Jeremy Krieg was born…
November 5, 2020 4255 11 Edith Piaf: Miraculous Healing and Conversion to Orthodoxy In December this year, the world will celebrate the 105th anniversary since the birth of the world-famous French singer and film actress Edith Piaf….
September 6, 2020 1128 1 French Actor Gerard Depardieu Converted to Orthodoxy Gerard Depardieu was baptized in the Russian St. Prince Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris. On September 4, 2020, Gerard Depardieu, the French actor, a…
August 30, 2020 125 0 Fr. Edward’s Path from Episcopalian to Orthodoxy It was easy to get from San Francisco to Berkeley, CA., by high-speed train. It took me half an hour to reach Ashby Station,…
July 27, 2020 336 0 “I Was Afraid to Tell My Jewish Father that We Were Baptized.” I was born in a Jewish family. My father was an Assistant Rabbi. We didn’t go to synagogue often, but celebrated the feast days…
January 22, 2020 153 0 Two Episodes of Nonviolent Religiosity When God reveals Himself to us and when we meet Him, we are very eager to share this discovery with our loved ones. Sometimes…
January 9, 2020 141 0 “In the First Months of Rehab, I Didn’t Believe I’d Ever Get Over It”: The Story of a Drug Addict Who Made It Through Nikita Sychev is 35 years old. He was born and raised in Moscow. Up until 18, he was an ordinary guy with no taste…
July 23, 2019 1684 1 The Story of Mary Alexopoulou: Why Did the Singer Decide to Become a Nun? The story of Mary Alexopoulou, a successful musician of the 1960’s and who today is an abbess named Theonymphi (tr. Bride of God), can…
