The Nativity Fast

As we are in the beginning days of the Nativity fast, we share this podcast from Ancient Faith Radio.  Listen as Fr. Thomas Hopko takes us on a journey from the Presentation of Mary in the Temple to the Feast of Theophany.

Three Videos from Theoria

This week we present three videos from Theoria which explain some common misconceptions about the Orthodox Church and also how the Orthodox Church differs from Catholicism and Evangelicalism.

In the first video, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick explains five misconceptions that some may have about the Orthodox Church and what the truth is in each case.

Five Differences between the Orthodox Church and Catholicism

In this next video, Fr. Andrew explains fives difference between the Orthodox Church and Catholicism including the involvement of children, liturgical revision, and asceticism.

Five Differences between the Orthodox Church and Evangelicalism

Finally, Fr. Andrew explains five differences between the Orthodox Church and Evangelicalism including the way each interprets the Bible and the view of salvation.

For Further Study

The videos above are short and cover only some of the ways that the Orthodox Church differs from Catholicism and Evangelicalism.  For a further, more in-depth study of this we recommend Fr. Andrew’s book Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy and the podcast on Ancient Faith Radio of the same name.