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CCORDING TO Bishop Alan, it seems to run across the Tiber. Check out his One (Traditionalist) Road to Ruin. I noted in my comment my experience in Orthodoxy as a convert. Of course, we here in the former colonies also have our “Neo-Cath” problems. American Evangelicals in the Romam denomination wax fundamentalist about the Culture [...]

Mark reports that the Very Prot Deposed Bishop Bob Duncan, formerly of Pittsburgh, has been preaching at the Self-Ruled Antiochian Village and that the very Catholic Deposed Bishop Jack Iker, formerly of Fort Worth, has been seen with Mtr. Jonah of the OCA. Both friendships seem rather more geographic than ecclesiastic. But given the links [...]

ETALUTHERAN posted this awesome list of the Stages of Conversion. I know I’m in Phase 5 of my conversion to Orthodoxy, and I must confess my attraction to “Option 2″. Option 1 is *right out*. Option 3 would be Christian, I think. Phase 5, Option 2: Complete Disillusionment You have realized, perhaps after going through [...]

ATHER Peter shares a story (in the last paragraphs) of two congregations joining Western Rite Orthodoxy from the Charismatic Episcopal Church! I’m sure they’ve been on quite a journey!

I’ve just noticed that I’ve developed an inability to trust people in dealing with religion. This is not a problem I had before. When I moved to A’ville, the folks at St Nicholas parish reached out to me: the Deacon took me into his own house and fed me every weekend. His kids called me [...]