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*[https://orthodoxnorthwest.wordpress.com/ Orthodox Northwest] Bulletin Board for events/happenings of interest to Orthodox Christians in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, & Montana in the US & British Columbia in Canada)
 
*[https://orthodoxnorthwest.wordpress.com/ Orthodox Northwest] Bulletin Board for events/happenings of interest to Orthodox Christians in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, & Montana in the US & British Columbia in Canada)
 
*[http://www.orthodoxportland.org/ Orthodox Portland] Events and Info for Orthodox Christian Churches in the Portland, Oregon Area
 
*[http://www.orthodoxportland.org/ Orthodox Portland] Events and Info for Orthodox Christian Churches in the Portland, Oregon Area
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*[http://www.orthodoxcalifornia.com/ Orthodox California] Events and occasions of interest for the Orthodox Christian Community of California
 
* [http://orthodoxmichigan.blogspot.com/ Orthodox Michigan] - A site about the history and presence of Orthodoxy in Michigan also posting news and information on upcoming events.
 
* [http://orthodoxmichigan.blogspot.com/ Orthodox Michigan] - A site about the history and presence of Orthodoxy in Michigan also posting news and information on upcoming events.
  

Revision as of 17:39, June 25, 2014

Blogs

Below is an incomplete list of sites that offer individual opinions and thoughts on Orthodoxy. Many of the following individuals have formed something of an intertextual community, and you are likely to find them linking to many other Orthodox sites or blogs, and many interesting non-Orthodox ones as well. However, keep in mind that the authors do not speak for the Church, and may have opinions different from the opinions of other Orthodox Christians.

Aggregators

New

  • Wonder Official blog of the Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries of the Orthodox Church in America. This blog is particularly geared for young adults and college students, and those who minister to them.
  • Orthodoxy A place to discuss the history and faith of Orthodoxy around the world

Regional

  • Orthodox Northwest Bulletin Board for events/happenings of interest to Orthodox Christians in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, & Montana in the US & British Columbia in Canada)
  • Orthodox Portland Events and Info for Orthodox Christian Churches in the Portland, Oregon Area
  • Orthodox California Events and occasions of interest for the Orthodox Christian Community of California
  • Orthodox Michigan - A site about the history and presence of Orthodoxy in Michigan also posting news and information on upcoming events.

Individual Church parish blogs

Cooking & Recipes

Children & Education

Icons

  • Russian Orthodox Icons' Gallery - "This Blog is devoted to describing of hand-written Russian Orthodox icons from a Gallery, which is located in the heart of Old Riga, Latvia"
  • WindowIntoHeaven Byzantine Iconography by the hand of Anna Edelman

Western Rite

Clergy Blogs (Blogs written or compiled by members of the Orthodox clergy)

  • Bishop Seraphim (Sigrist) - Seraphim's LiveJournal
  • Devshirme by Fr. Gregory Christakos
  • Gladsome Light Dialogues A blog administered by Fr. Vasile Tudora featuring Orthodox theology applied to everyday life. "A journey through our faith as we live it every day"
  • Ancient Church - The blog formerly known as Minor Clergy
  • Orthodixie - "Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc." Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
  • OrthodoxyToday Blog - News & commentary, compiled by Fr. Hans Jacobse
  • Orthodox Way of Life Articles and information about how to live an Orthodox Christian life. The blog of the Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Greenville, SC.
  • Paradosis - "A handing over, which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i.e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc." Fr. Dcn. James Ferrenberg
  • Red River Orthodox "Eastern Christianities Engaging 'the West'." Primary author, Fr. Oliver Herbel
  • Fr. Peter Preble Erstwhile and occasional writings
  • Antioch Abouna An Antiochian Orthodox priest writes from the UK

Individual blogs

  • Adventures of an Orthodox Mom Blog & website of Sylvia Leontaritis, Orthodox mom and childrens' book author. Besides observations from her own life, blog includes recipes, products and brands, DIY projects, and craft ideas for kids.
  • Adventures with my Kids An Orthodox Christian mom blogging about adventures with her family and teaching her kids about their faith
  • Musings from the Fourth Rome A site dedicated to collecting and posting news from the Orthodox Christian world and other relevant areas.
  • Journey East - A Young Couple's Journey to Orthodoxy through a year of exploration
  • Prudence True Prudence True - Orthodoxy: "The Art of Wisdom through Ancient Words." A cradle Orthodox Christian's perspective on the Orthodox faith. Features audio collection from Homilies of Fr. Jon Braun.
  • Be As A Light- An Orthodox Blog focusing on mothering, women saints, green-living and being frugal
  • All of Creation Rejoices - The musings of a ROCOR reader from Great Britain
  • The Aurel Jivi Society - An Orthodox Blog for Theology Students Learning English for Academic Purposes
  • Bigger than a Breadbox
  • Byzantine, TX - An Eastern Christian blog
  • A Catechumen's Walk - "My thoughts and meditations as I delve into the ancient paths of the Church"
  • Dust and Ashes - "..but I have chosen you out of the world."
  • Everyday Blessings - Orthodox Christian Blog on maintaining and strengthening faith in a secular world, raising a family in the faith, Bible Study Reflections, Lives of the Saints, and more!
  • Flakedoves Or things sent floating at farmyard scares
  • Hellenic Reporter - Fighting the good fight for all freedoms, including freedom of religion.
  • Glen Rose Farm - "Notes from a Hillside Farm; being Musings and Observations on Life, Letters, and our Most Holy Faith, by a Lawyer, Sheep-farmer, and Communicant of the Orthodox Church"
  • I am hope
  • Jen Schroedel, Orthodox Author
  • Kevin Basil - "Decimation and Reconstruction"
  • Milk & Honey Spiritual Food for Thought
  • Molly Sabourin, photographer
  • Morning Coffee
  • Nothing Hypothetical Orthodox Christian Poetry by David Dickens
  • Orthodox Okie - a personal blog maintained by Oklahoma native ROCOR layman Aristibule Adams.
  • Running The Race The musings of a recent evangelical convert to the Eastern Orthodox Church who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008.
  • Salt of the Earth "In Him We Live And Move and Have Our Being"
  • Phil (SILOUAN) - "Why would a nice Protestant guy join the Orthodox Church?."
  • Stephanos of Nikopolis - "Aphorisms and essays on moral philosophy, theology, Orthodox spiritual life, and New Testament commentary."
  • Sophia Says
  • Woman, Thou Art Awesome A blog devoted to the lives of Women Saints in the Orthodox Church
  • Orthodox Christian Bible Studies Blog Discusses the development of online, interactive multimedia Bible study resources.

Coptic

  • anchorite.org Christianity, Orthodoxy, & Technology
  • www.frbishoy.com The official blog of Fr. Bishoy Andrawes, Priest of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington, DC

Non-English


Fora

Internet fora are a place for discussion. They allow users to make a "post" about a topic and others to respond.

New

Active:

Less-active:

Inactive:

  • Hesychasm forum forum in Russian is moderately active, forum in English is inactive

Electronic mailing lists

An electronic mailing lists allows list members to dialog via email. Sometimes the contents of these emails are archived for public view and other times they are not. List members generally have the option to receive the messages one-at-a-time or in a "daily digest" that includes all of the messages for a given time period.


  • The Indiana list is one of the oldest and is known for its conservative leanings and feisty discussion.
  • OCNet - The Orthodox Christian Network. Orthodox discussion forums available as mailing lists, BBS conferences, newsgroups etc.


Yahoo! Groups

In order to join many of these groups they require approval from a Yahoo! member who is the moderator of the group. Yahoo! membership, however, is not a requirement.

  • Orthodox China - For discussion about issues related to Orthodoxy in China, translations of Orthodox texts into Chinese, and missionary work among Chinese people abroad.
  • Orthodox Converts - For discussion between people who have converted to Orthodox Christianity or are interested in Orthodoxy. Cradle Orthodox and Clergy are invited to join to offer advice to those members who are young in the faith.
  • Orthodox Forum
  • Orthodox Jurisdictions
  • Orthodox Readers - A list for tonsured readers, as well as for any one interested in Reader Services.
  • Orthodox Re-Forum
  • Orthodox Tradition
  • Orthodox Without My Spouse - A support group for Orthodox Christians married to someone who isn't.
  • Normal Orthodox
  • Byzantine Chant - A group founded by the European musician Fr. Ivan Moody, primarily targeted at chanters practicing in churches using the Byzantine musical tradition. Discussion focuses on the technical aspects of the tones.
  • Greek Orthodox Church Music - Discussion of musical issues as practiced in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. This lists embraces four-part choral music as well as Byzantine chant.
  • Typikon - A discussion list intended for all kinds of discussion and enquiries regarding the Typikon (its liturgical practice and music, and ramifications thereof) of the canonical Orthodox Church.
  • Ustav - "Ustav" facilitates email discussion, questions, commentary and teaching concerning the traditional Orthodox Christian typicon and music. The Russian word "ustav" means typicon, and indicates that discussion will be slanted towards the Russian Orthodox typicon and music, as practiced in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, but all other traditional usages may also be discussed.
  • Western Rite Orthodoxy - "The congregations of the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America proclaim the fullness of the Orthodox Faith while worshipping according to the historic Western Catholic Rites of Rome and England."
  • Orthodox ROCOR - A group for members and friends of ROCOR.
  • The Holy Bible Web Site Channel - This is a Coptic Orthodox discussion list with ecumenical vision and outreach (Main languages: English and Arabic).
  • Celtic & Old English Saints - "Daily Lives of the first millennium Saints of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, England, Cornwall, Isle of Man."


Clergy-only:

  • Orthodox-Clergy - The Orthodox-Clergy email list is open to bishops, priests and deacons of all SCOBA jurisdictions, parishes of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
  • OCA-Clergy - This list is only open to priests and deacons of the Orthodox Church in America
  • ROCOR Clergy - This list is open only to deacons, priests, and bishops of ROCOR.

Newsgroups

Newsgroups are usually found within the Usenet system and generally require newsreader software to interact with them. However, Google Groups provides a web interface.

Social networks

There are sites for developing friendships with Orthodox Christians.

  • GreekOrthodox.com - "GreekOrthodox.com is the web's premiere Greek website. It includes a community designed specifically for those who are Greek Orthodox. Join a group, send a Saint, or even keep your friends up to date with the integrated Twitter app."
  • Orthodoxbiz.com - "Orthodox Biz is a business directory, business promotion, and business networking site for Orthodox business professionals. It offers an Orthodox business directory, classified ads, mini-sites, discussion forums, networking groups, Orthodox business blogging, Orthodox press releases from private businesses and Orthodox ministries, and Orthodox event listing."
  • OrthodoxCircle.org - "OrthodoxCircle is a free online community portal designed for Orthodox Christians! It provides fun and easy to use tools for friends and family to stay connected with each other and their parishes, ministries and organizations. It's also a great way to make new friends with other Orthodox Christians around the world and to stay informed about events and news."
  • OrthodoxFriends.com - This site has gone offline. Let me know if someone wants to revive this!

There are also some for just singles, but none for an Orthodox dating service, similar to eHarmony.com.

Instant messaging

There are several forms of instant messaging available to communicate with others online.


Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

Portals/directories

Fora


Electronic Mailing Lists

See also