Additionally, see our Iconography Page for articles on iconography and our Worship Page for articles related to worship, our  Ethics and Moral Issues Page and Wisdom of the Saints articles written by selected Saints of the Church. 

INTRODUCTIONS TO ORTHODOXY:

FAQ's - Frequently Asked Questions About the Orthodox Church

"First Visit to An Orthodox Church - Twelve Things I Wish I'd Known" by Frederica Mathewes Green

"The Kissing Part" by Frederica Mathewes Green

Meeting the Orthodox: Questions and Answers by Father Thomas Hopko

Understanding Orthodox Christianity by Jim Forest

The Attractions of Orthodoxy by Jim Forest

"Why are Priests called 'Father' in your Church?" by Father Steven Tsichlis

A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology by Fotios K. Litsas, Ph.D.

Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994 by Mark Stokoe in collaboration with Leonid Kishkovsky

Resources for Great Lent in the Orthodox Church

FATHER ALEXANDER SCHMEMANN:

"The Canonical Problem" by Father Alexander Schmemann

"The Liturgical Problem" by Father Alexander Schmemann

"The Spiritual Problem" by Father Alexander Schmemann

FATHER THOMAS FITZGERALD:

"The History of the Church" by Father Thomas Fitzgerald

"The Church" by Father Thomas Fitzgerald

"Spirituality" by Father Thomas Fitzgerald

FATHER THOMAS HOPKO:

"Finding One's Calling in Life" by Father Thomas Hopko - Article from OED Book October 5, 1997

"In the Spiritual Arena" by Father  Thomas Hopko

"The Narrow Way of Orthodoxy" by Father Thomas Hopko

"Orthodoxy in Post-Modern Pluralistic Societies" by Father  Thomas Hopko

"The Mission of the Orthodox Church in North America" by Father  Thomas Hopko

VLADIMIR LOSSKY:

Theology and Mysticism in the Tradition of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky 

METROPOLITAN ANTHONY (BLOOM) OF SOUROZH:

I Believe in God by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom 

Meeting a Non-Orthodox Society by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom 

The Whole Human Person: Body, Spirit and Soul by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom 

The Mother of God by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom 

On Death by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom 

The Suffering and Death of Children by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom 

METROPOLITAN MAXIMOS (AGHIORGOUSSIS) OF PITTSBURGH:

"The Dogmatic Tradition of the Orthodox Church" by Metropolitan Maximos 

"Monasticism in the Orthodox Church" by Metropolitan Maximos

BISHOP KALLISTOS (WARE) OF DIOKLEIA:

"Pentcost:  the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit"   an excerpt from the book "The Orthodox Way" by Bishop Kallistos Ware

  The Great Schism - The Estrangement of Eastern and Western Christendom - from "The Orthodox Church" by Bishop Kallistos Ware

  Personal Experience of the Holy Spirit According to the Greek Fathers  - paper presented at European Pentecostal /Charismatic Research Conference in Prague, 1997 by Bishop Kallistos Ware

  The Consequences of the Fall by Bishop Kallistos Ware

  On Unity by Bishop Kallistos Ware

  An Interview with Bishop Kallistos Ware by Teva Regule

  Man, Woman, and the Priesthood of Christ by Bishop Kallistos Ware

  Excerts from The Orthodox Church by Bishop Kallistos Ware

 "The Victory of Suffering Love" by Bishop Kallistos Ware

FATHER THEODORE STYLIANOPOULOS:

Orthodoxy:  Standing in the Flames of the Spirit by Father Theodore Stylianopoulos

LEWIS PATSAVOS, PH.D.:

"The Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church" by Lewis Patsavos, Ph.D.

FATHER STEVEN TSICHLIS:

The Priesthood Belongs to Christ by Father Steven Tsichlis

Dogma and Experience in Christian Life  by Father Steven Tsichlis

Children with Special Needs and the Orthodox Christian Family by Father Steven Tsichlis