What is Orthodoxy?

The Orthodox Church is the Church founded by Jesus Christ and the Apostles as chronicled in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The Bishops of the Orthodox Church can be traced back in an unbroken succession to the Apostles themselves. This is the faith taught by Christ and preached by the Apostles without adding or subtracting teachings. 

In the West the Orthodox Church is often referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church (not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Church). The word Orthodox means “straight teaching” ; it is derived from two Greek words: orthos or “straight”, and doxia or “teaching”.

To learn more about Orthodoxy please visit our church and see the links below. 

Fr. John Peck – Journey to Orthodoxy (for seekers)

Patristic Nectar Website

Orthodox Study Bible 

Great Schism (1054) by Ryan Reeves 

There Is Only One Church ~ Why Orthodoxy? Fr. Spyridon 

What Do Orthodox Christians Believe? By the Ten Minute Bible Hour (Protestant interviewing Orthodox Priest)

An Orthodox Perspective on Roman Catholicism – Patristic Nectar (Fr. Trenham)

Rock and Sand - Part 1 – Patristic Nectar Films

Two Paths: Orthodoxy and Catholicism – Protecting the Veil 

Diferencias entre la Iglesia Ortodoxa y la Romana ¿Porque soy Ortodoxo? - Fr. Angel

Orthodox Christian Information Center

Websites for written Orthodox prayer books, icons and more

https://bookstore.jordanville.org/ 

https://iconstudio.jordanville.org/

https://www.holycross.org/collections/all

https://stanthonysmonastery.org/collections/all-books

https://legacyicons.com/