Eastern Orthodoxy

The ancient Church, still here.

This is a guided tour of the Eastern Orthodox Church — her worship, her saints, her sacraments, her unbroken line to the Apostles — written for seekers, the curious, and our own family members still finding their way.

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Our journey

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How our family left Protestantism for the Orthodox Church.

Our Journey into the Orthodox Church How our family left Protestantism and was received into the Eastern Orthodox Church — the

Foundations

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What Orthodoxy is — the Trinity, Christ, the Church, Scripture, and Tradition.

Foundations of the Orthodox Faith A first orientation to what the Eastern Orthodox Church believes — the Holy Trinity, the I

The Mysteries

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Baptism, Chrismation, the Eucharist, Confession, Anointing, Marriage, Ordination.

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The liturgical year

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Pascha, the feasts, the fasts, the rhythm of the Church's calendar.

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The saints

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The cloud of witnesses — icons, lives, and intercessions.

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Life in the Church

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Prayer, fasting, almsgiving, confession, the parish.

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Doctrine

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Theosis, original sin, atonement, ecclesiology, eschatology — from the Fathers.

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The Church today

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Jurisdictions, the Antiochian Archdiocese, our parish at St. Andrew.

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Library & resources

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Books, podcasts, and teachers that helped us find our way.

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