Articles and sermons The Russians on Tubabao October 26, 2026 / October 26, 2026 by Иером. Алексий Russians in the Jungles of Tubabao (Based on material by S. Fitzpatrick, with additions) 1. Introduction: Fleeing a New “Red Menace” In late 1948 and early 1949, a mortal danger loomed over the vast community of “White émigrés” in China. Shanghai, Tianjin, and Harbin—which had become home to hundreds of thousands of Russians who had […] Read more »
Articles and sermons Article from history October 23, 2026 / October 23, 2026 by Иером. Алексий The text of the article from Sunday Tribune Magazine (between 1934 and 1937) restored by AI: THE FIRST RUSSIAN-GREEK CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES This church is CATHOLIC but not ROMAN, which brings us to a consideration of a religious organization, little known here, which came into being as a result of a schism with Rome… […] Read more »
Articles and sermons Interview from the seminarian September 4, 2023 / September 4, 2023 by Антоний Stefan, a Filipino student of the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary, gave an interview to our correspondent. – Tell us, how did you get acquainted with Orthodoxy? – We are from the Aglipay Church (Independent Filipino Church. – Auth.). One of our priests converted to Orthodoxy. We, as parishioners, followed him, being baptized with the whole […] Read more »
Articles and sermons From seminarian’s life May 17, 2023 / May 17, 2023 by Антоний My name is Stefan Bingkal, I come from the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, from the city of Kinabalan in Sarangani province. I have a brother and a sister, we are all Orthodox. In my city there is a parish in honor of the Apostle Thomas. Our parents were baptized there, and then we […] Read more »
Articles and sermons “I felt: God is looking at me” August 10, 2022 / June 12, 2024 by Антоний How a Filipino decided to be an atheist and became an Orthodox monk. Once upon a time, this Filipino student decided that he was an atheist and broke with religion. And a few years later he found himself in Russia and… became a monk! How is this possible? Yes, it’s just that one day he […] Read more »
Articles and sermons Baptism in the Pacific Ocean October 6, 2021 / October 6, 2021 by Антоний Features of the Orthodox mission in the Philippines. In 2015, TV channels showed more than 200 Filipinos being baptized in the waters of the Pacific Ocean and taking communion just on the shore during the Divine Liturgy for the first time. It was not the first mass baptism of the inhabitants of the island state. […] Read more »
Articles and sermons Orthodoxy as a destiny September 7, 2021 / September 7, 2021 by Антоний An Indonesian student about his spiritual path and impressions of Russia The tradition of education of foreign students in Russian theological schools has ancient roots. In the XIX century, Russia turned out to be not only the stronghold of Orthodoxy in the world, but also the center of church education. Since 1850, Greeks, Bulgarians, Serbs, […] Read more »
Articles and sermons Entry of the Lord to Jerusalem April 25, 2021 / May 25, 2021 by Антоний The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem is the triumph of the Savior’s earthly life. They want to make him King, because He can Make Israel Great Again. So that they would not obey to the Romans but they would be paid tribute by the barbarians, as in the times a thousand years before. And […] Read more »
Articles and sermons St Paisios of Mt Athos about reverence July 12, 2020 / July 12, 2020 by Антоний Today, on the feast of St. Apostles Peter and Paul, we also commemorate St. Paisios of Mt Athos. A great Saint and miracle worker of our days (he rested in God on mount Athos in 1994), he left us many useful books. St Paisios of Mt Athos about reverence. It is a deep respect for […] Read more »
Articles and sermons Saint John of Shanghai – the greatest Saint of the XX century July 2, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Антоний Saint John of Shanghai (1896-1966) is our contemporary. He did not have the majestic appearance of a white-haired old man: small, ugly, with a speech defect, often in a crumpled cassock and bare feet. Some of the people around him were even embarrassed for “such a Bishop”, because he served in major cities: Shanghai, Paris, […] Read more »
