On Saturday, August 1, 2026, with high winds (more than 40 mph), hot temperatures, and dry conditions, the Old Trails fire began in northern Spokane and jumped the Spokane River into one of the most populous regions of Spokane County, WA.
Read MoreThe Dormition Fast is once again upon us, and with it the richest two weeks of our summer spiritual life. Beginning on August 1 and lasting until the great Feast of August 15, the Koimoissis, the Falling Asleep of the Most-Holy Theotokos, the Church invites us to slow down, to fast, to pray, and to turn our hearts toward heaven.
Read MoreFor Orthodox Christians throughout the world, Hagia Sophia is far more than an architectural treasure or an historical landmark. For nearly a thousand years it stood as the Great Church of Christ, the Cathedral of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the spiritual heart of Orthodox Christianity.
Read MoreThis Fourth of July, our nation celebrates a milestone that comes only once in a very long time: the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.
Read MoreJuly is a time of honoring the bonds of friends and family with gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy in this nation. In the Church, the July calendar invites us to appreciate a different kind of freedom, one that’s not merely the absence of external restraints from worldly authorities.
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