Why Mary Is the Most Important Human Figure in Christianity
Transitioning from Protestantism to the Orthodox Church a bit over a decade ago was for me a fairly seamless one. I was already well versed in the different theological positions and met the cultural surprises
A Great Miracle of St. Nektarios - The Healing of Elder Nektarios Vitalis
Photograph of St. Nektarios the Wonderworker of Aegina, Archbishop of Pentapolis (taken from: http://www.rel.gr/photo/displayimage.php?album=18&pos=8; see: http://www.rel.gr/photo/thumbnails.php?album=18 for more pictures of the Saint) A Great Miracle of St. Nektarios - The Healing of Elder Nektarios Vitalis (Amateur translation of text from: http://www.imga.gr/enories/ag_nektarios_thaumata.html) Fr. Nektarios Vitalis, well-known in Lavrio [Attika, Greece] for his deeds and his sympathy to…