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Ancient faith spreads word in new ways
Post-Gazette.com ^ | April 19, 2009 | Ann Rodgers

Posted on 04/21/2009 5:36:25 AM PDT by Ravnagora

Two Internet radio stations are making Orthodox programming readily available

The Rev. Tom Soroka, pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks, reaches the Orthodox throughout the country and the world through an Internet radio station called Ancient Faith Radio.

While most Americans slept, Orthodox Christians gathered outside their churches last night carrying icons and candles for a midnight procession in which they would restore light to the darkened interiors, celebrating Jesus' Resurrection from death.

Easter -- Pascha in Orthodox parlance -- is the joyous highlight of their liturgical year. But most of their neighbors are oblivious to it because different church calendars and calculations usually set Orthodox Easter at a later date than the Catholic and Protestant Easter.

Now, thanks to Internet radio, Orthodox Americans can surround themselves with music and teachings of their church 24/7 on Easter and every other day.

Ancient Faith Radio at www.ancientfaith.com and the Orthodox Christian Network at www.myocn.net bring support to isolated believers.

"In my personal opinion, it's been the hand of God working in all of this," said the Rev. Tom Soroka, pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks and a popular teacher on Ancient Faith Radio.

"It's unquestionable that it has brought a daily presence of Orthodoxy into the lives of Orthodox Christians, for whom it's often impossible to come to church every day."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christianradio; evangelism; gospel; orthodox; orthodoxchristians; pastor; radio; spreadtheword

1 posted on 04/21/2009 5:36:25 AM PDT by Ravnagora
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To: wardaddy; dixiechick2000

Orthodoxy...telling the truth since 33 AD.

IC XC ANESTI!!! ALITHOS ANESTI!!!


2 posted on 04/21/2009 5:59:19 AM PDT by Yudan (Living comes much easier once we admit we're dying.)
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To: Yudan
Christ is Risen!

Ancient Faith Radio is a blessing in our house.

Have a glorious Bright Week.

3 posted on 04/21/2009 6:11:02 AM PDT by Martin Tell (ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it)
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To: joan; Smartass; zagor-te-nej; Lion in Winter; Honorary Serb; jb6; Incorrigible; DTA; vooch; ...

4 posted on 04/21/2009 6:37:08 AM PDT by Ravnagora
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To: Yudan

Xpucmoc bockpec !!

UcmuHuu bockpec !!


5 posted on 04/21/2009 7:44:35 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: fishtank

Ukranian?


6 posted on 04/21/2009 8:29:24 AM PDT by Yudan (Living comes much easier once we admit we're dying.)
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To: Yudan

My attempt to use a Latin keyboard to write Russian.


7 posted on 04/21/2009 9:01:48 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Ravnagora

The Lord is risen—truly He is risen!

Hristos voskrese!

Vaistinu voskrese!


8 posted on 04/21/2009 9:42:32 AM PDT by eleni121 (The New Byzantium - resurrect it!)
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To: fishtank

Have you ever looked into setting up an alternate language for your keyboard? It’s very easy to switch back and forth in Windows.

I’m just bringing this up because you seem as if you might be interested in being able to post Cyrillic.


9 posted on 04/22/2009 4:09:31 PM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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