Hierarch responds to threats against Orthodox Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
https://orthochristian.com/173045.html

His Eminence Metropolitan Fotije of Zvorničko and Tuzla of the Serbian Orthodox Church has issued a statement expressing deep concern over recent threats directed at Orthodox Serbs in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Estonian Orthodox bishop calls for dialogue over confrontation amid legislative standoff
https://orthochristian.com/173024.html

Last month, the Riigikogu (Parliament) passed the controversial legislation unchanged for the third time, sending it to President Alar Karis for signature after he had twice returned it to Parliament citing constitutional concerns.

Building Up the Church Among College Faithful
https://orthochristian.com/173040.html

OCF's Campus Missionary Initiative
Christina Andresen

We believe that now is the time to send missionaries from among our communities, specifically called to build up the Church where it already is present in the hearts and lives of Orthodox college students, and by doing so, extend the reach of the Church from the parish to the campus.

Pride as the Primary Cause of Spiritual Filth
https://orthochristian.com/173039.html

On Umberto Eco’s Novel Foucault’s Pendulum
Alexander Popov

After Foucault’s Pendulum, it became clear to me why Christianity forbids reading occult literature: It is too great a temptation for the proud mind.

New book: Contraception and the Orthodox Church
https://orthochristian.com/173044.html

New book offers a clear and thorough exploration of artificial contraception through the lens of Orthodox Christian teaching.

Ukrainian Orthodox priest undergoes brain surgery after drone strike
https://orthochristian.com/173046.html

Fr. Igor Kozlov, a priest of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church serving in Konstantinovka, Donetsk Province, is in critical condition following a drone attack on Saturday as he was returning from church services.

Our Whole Life is a Long Cross Procession
https://orthochristian.com/173047.html

Homily on the Universal Exaltation of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

In order to get people to destroy others, you simply need to make them forget about the Cross.

On the Influence of the Savior on the People
https://orthochristian.com/173048.html

18th Sunday after Pentecost. On the Miraculous Catch of Fish and the Calling of the Apostles (Luke 5:1–11)
Archpriest Alexander Vetelev

With the fire of the Holy Spirit dwelling in Christ, He acted upon human souls and hearts in a way that was indescribable and irresistible.

Building a Desert in the Heart
https://orthochristian.com/173055.html

On Unceasing Prayer, Part 1
St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

Unceasing prayer is the highest wisdom, which consists not in words, in reading aloud, in prostrations, in standing before icons, but requires only that we remember God everywhere and always, undertake everything with our thoughts on Him, and do everything to the glory of God.

Estonian President petitions Supreme Court to declare anti-Orthodox law unconstitutional
https://orthochristian.com/173077.html

According to the President’s assessment, the law continues to contradict the Estonian Constitution and disproportionately restricts freedom of association and religion.

OCA, ROCOR, and Moscow Patriarchate concelebrate 100th anniversary pilgrimage to Fort Ross
https://orthochristian.com/173075.html

Fort Ross was the site of the first Orthodox Baptisms, Weddings, and catechumens in the contiguous United States.

Persecuted Metropolitan Arseny urgently needs heart surgery
https://orthochristian.com/173043.html

The Metropolitan was long denied the right to medical care while in custody. Only last month did a court order that he receive his necessary care.

Former Metropolitan of Kition Chrysostomos reposes in the Lord
https://orthochristian.com/173081.html

Metropolitan Chrysostomos, former bishop of Kition, reposed yesterday, October 5, at the age of 87.

Two Christians killed in armed attack in Syrian village
https://orthochristian.com/173080.html

Masked gunmen opened fire on a group of young people gathered near the local village head’s office, killing two Orthodox men, Wissam George and Shafiq Rafiq Mansour, who were cousins, and seriously wounding a third man, Pierre Hariqis.

The Grandeur of Holy Simplicity. Part 1
https://orthochristian.com/173078.html

On the Life of St. Innocent of Moscow, Enlightener of Alaska
Galina Gulichkina

The saint’s life path was one of ceaseless and arduous labor—of his nearly eighty-two years of life, forty-five were spent on the road, preaching the Word of God to the peoples of the Far North of Russia, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands.

Romanian Church celebrates canonization of Sts. Dumitru Stăniloae and Ilarion Felea (+VIDEOS)
https://orthochristian.com/173074.html

The Romanian Orthodox Church held local proclamations this weekend for the canonization of two 20th-century saints: St. Dumitru Stăniloae on Saturday and St. Ilarion Felea on Sunday.