Orthodox 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.

New

Not necessarily new blogs, but new(er) additions to the page

• Ad Orientem
• I Hate Movies and TV
• Sure as the Wind Blows
• Out of Egypt St. Raphael Orthodox Mission Church - FR. JAMES GUIRGUIS

• Canamorthodox Freedom in Christianity
• Everyday Asceticism Living in the world. Longing for the desert.
• Fr. Justin's Blog Notes From Sinai
• Orthodox Christian Quotes and Catechism Orthodox Quotes, Catechism, History and Homilettes - Fr. Photios Cooper
• Observations from an Empty Well Thoughts about Life and "the meaning of it all" from an Orthodox Perspective, Fr. John McCuen
• God Has Promised Elizabeth is derived from the Hebrew name "Elisheva," meaning "My God is an oath"
• Turtle Rock Basking on a Rock in the Pond of Life
• Susan Cushman Author
• Orthodox Thoughts on UnOrthodox Subjects
• Rumblings of an Ol’ Curmudgeon - Harumph!
• Turtlemom's Space
• Orthodox Motherhood Living the Ancient Faith in the Modern World
• The Enduring Home Finding Balance, Living on Less
• Musings of a Wandering Thinker
• The Swan of Endless Tales
• Musical, Coffee, and Theological Musings

• Hands Outstretched Sharing the Love of Christ Through Veterinary Medicine and More... (Orthodox Missionaries to Ethiopia)
• Gladsome Lights Things that I like, or Make, or Think About, With Thanks to God
• The Coffin Maker's Wife
• We Wilsons
• Carried on the Wind Stories from a Sojourning Family
• Servant of Prayer Following the Heart into Orthodoxy
• Orthodox Help Connecting Orthodox Christians to other Orthodox Christians in need. (Orthodox Christian crowdfunding appeals)
• Orthodox Life Rev. Amphlochios Vasiltsotelis
• A Reader's Guide to Orthodox Icons
• Anamnesis Professor James S. Cutsinger
• Bouncing into Graceland Fr. Esteban Vázquez
• Lux Christi
• Hogwarts Professor John Granger, author of a number of Harry Potter-related books
• Rod Dreher
• Second Terrace

Orthodoxy Groups and Aggregators

• Greek Orthodox HQ at Greek-Orthodox
• Orthodox Collective
• Orthodox Christianity Reddit
• Orthodoxy Community at LiveJournal
• Orthodox Christianity at Minds.com
• The Orthodox Standard - Eastern Orthodox Conservative News Service

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 Life Wisconsin Wisconsin news and events for Orthodox Christians
• Orthodox Montana Celebrating Life in the Orthodox Christian Community of Montana
• Pittsburgh Orthodox
• Orthodox Michigan - A site about the history and presence of Orthodoxy in Michigan also posting news and information on upcoming events.
• Mayan Orthodoxy Missionary blog from Guatemala (also including some information about southern Mexico as well)

Individual Church parish blogs

• St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church, Langley, British Columbia (Canada)
• Orthodox Kokomo The blog for St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Christian Church in Kokomo, Indiana, USA. "Come and see!"
• Nativity of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church (OCA) Madison, Illinois, USA
• Redeeming the Time St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Dallas, Texas, USA (ROCOR parish, in Russian)
• Holy Nativity Orthodox Church Langley, British Columbia, Canada (Antiochian)
• St. Aidan Orthodox Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
• Greek Orthodox Community and Parish of Prophet Elias Norwood and Eastern Suburbs Inc. The blog for Greek Orthodox Community and Parish of Prophet Elias Norwood. (South Australia)
• Protection of the Holy Virgin Church Cabramatta, New South Wales, Australia
• Notes from Holy Apostles Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, Lansing, New York, USA

Saints

• Saints You Missed in Sunday School From the OCA Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry
• Woman, Thou Art Awesome A blog devoted to the lives of Women Saints in the Orthodox Church
• Panagia, Quick to Hear Dedicated to our Lady, the Birth-giver of God
• Full of Grace and Truth Saints & Wisdom
• Sayings of the Orthodox Fathers

Cooking & Recipes

• Oh She Cooks Intuitive Cooking
• Oxen and Elephants
• Orthodox Fasting Recipes
• St. Aidan's Cookbook "Cookbook" blog from St. Aidan's parish in Cranbook, BC.
• Soy-Free Recipes for Orthodox Fast Days (Vegan)
• St. Juliana Sisterhood
• Come and Dine From St. Sophia Orthodox Church, Victoria, BC
• Seasonally Vegan
• The musings and culinary diary of one middle aged diva and her daughter

Children & Education

• Orthodox Education Resources & Ideas for teaching children about the Orthodox Christian Faith
• The Liturgical Year for Little Ones A compilation of crafts and activities to carry one through the Orthodox Church year.
• The Orthodox Catechism Project Presented by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver, an aid to creating Sunday School curriculums (technically, not a blog, but it started out as its own wiki, and now has its own site & is still useful)
• Sunday School Information Geared as a resource for a particular church, but interesting to others as well. Written by Elissa Bjeletich.
• Good Books for Young Souls
• Festal Celebrations Redeeming the time, sanctifying the day… images and ideas incorporating the Life of the Church into the home and life of the family.
• Of Children and Church Teaching our Children the Faith and Learning it from them at the Same Time
• Seeking God Through Sunday School Creating Conversations, Curriculum, Crafts for my Orthodox Church Sunday School Program
• St. Herman of Alaska School Book reviews and other ideas from an Orthodox Christian family of busy boys.
• Lily - Gabe - John School is in session

Icons & Iconography

• 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
• Holy Icons- An Iconographer's Blog
• Christian Icon

Western Rite

• Oremus Roman Rite in the Orthodox Church
• Orthodox Christian West - News blog for the Orthodox Western Rite.
• Paruchia - blog of ROCOR Western Rite texts and related material.
• Western Orthodoxy - "An Unofficial Blog Dedicated to the Western Rite within the Orthodox Church."

Other Topics

• Journey To Orthodoxy - For those on the journey to the Orthodox Christian Faith
• Orthodoxy or Bust A disjointed account of a journey to Orthodoxy
• Preachers Institute - the World's Premier Orthodox Christian Homiletics Resource
• Good Guys Wear Black - For men discerning a vocation to Holy Orders in the Orthodox Church
• Lost Innocents Practical helps for miscarriage from an Orthodox Christian perspective
• Orthodox Church Quotes Simply quotes of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church fathers, saints, elders, hymns, prayers, and services.
• Orthodox Christian Medicine - Fr. Symeon Kees
• Orthodoxy and Recovery - A blog about the direct connection between the spirituality of Orthodox Christianity and recovery from alcoholism, drug abuse, and other addictions (Fr. George Aquaro)
• Facing Islam
• Athos Weblog
• The Orthodox Clergy Wife by Presbytera Anonyma The secret sisterhood of Orthodox clergy wives
• Arms Open Wide OCDR – Orthodox Christian Disability Resources
• Blood of Prokopius Musings on Religion & RPGs
• Orthodox Arts Journal
• Orthodox Places
• Notes on Arab Orthodoxy
• They Don't Cry Issues & Advocacy surrounding micropreemies - by Eric Ruthford
• Towards Orthodox-Catholic Reconciliation
• Transforming Eating Living a healthy life by eating well

Official Church sites

• A Catalog of Good Deeds Blog about ministry, workshops and the Orthodox faith in general from St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk, Belarus.
• Pemptousia Mount Athos · Wisdom · Holiness - from the Friends of Vatopaidi Monastery, the Institute of Research, Preservation and Advancement of Spiritual and Cultural Traditions “Saint Maximos the Greek” Includes radio and video programs.

Antiochian Archdiocese

• Orthodox Christian Parenting Encouragement and ideas for Orthodox Christians raising children in The Faith. From the Antiochian Orthodox Department of Christian Education.

Greek Orthodox

• Fanari Camp Blog A ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago
• St. Iakovos Retreat Center Construction progess blog, Kansasville, Wisconsin, USA

Orthodox Church in America

• 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.
• Synaxis A blog of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
• Midwest Diocese (OCA) Center for Family Life

Other Orthodox Church Organizations

• IOCC Blog
• Orthodox Missionary Fraternity blog

Clergy Blogs

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

• Bishop Seraphim (Sigrist) - Seraphim's LiveJournal
• The Morning Offering Abbot Tryphon
• The American Orthodox Institute - Fr. Hans Jacobse
• Byzantine Frontier - Fr. John Guy Winfrey
• 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. John A. Peck - The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
• ORTHOAnalytika Fr. Anthony Perkins
• Fr. Justin Hewlett
• Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy and Roads From Emmaus Fr. Andrew Damick
• Pillar and Ground of the Truth Fr. Gregory Hogg
• Orthodoxy Moron Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou
• Padre Richard Fr. Richard Reed
• Antioch Abouna An Antiochian Orthodox priest writes from the UK
• Ancient Christian Wisdom Fr. Alexis (Trader)
• OrthoCuban Fr. Ernesto Obregon - The blog of a Cuban who became an Orthodox Priest
• The Arena Fr. Josiah Trenham
• Rebel With a Cause Fr. Gabriel Weller
• Ramblings of a Redneck Priest Fr. John Moses
• Virgil Petrisor Fr. Peter Andronache
• Opuscula Theologica Fr. Andreas Blom
• Shine With Our Hearts Fr. David Eynon
• Straight from the Heart Orthodox Reflections by Father Lawrence Farley
• The Beautiful Path Fr. John Chagnon
• Fr. Sergei Sveshnikov
• Fr. Ted's Blog Meditations of an Orthodox Priest - Fr. Ted Bobosh
• Glory To God for All Things Fr. Stephen Freeman (older posts can be found here)
• Fr. Kevin Gregory Long Rustbelt Orthodoxy (formerly known as "Max's Progeny - A Blog of the Fellowship of St. Maximos"
• Rumblings from a Desert Cave Sermons as they were meant to be delivered by a Priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Fr. John McCuen
• Scholé Fr. James Coles
• Oh Taste and See Life as Eucharist and Icon - Fr. David Wooten
• Fr. Symeon's Journal Fr. Symeon Sean Kees
• Edwards in Greece Fr. Gregory Edwards
• Priest Matthew Jackson

Author 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.
• Angela Doll Carlson Author of the book Nearly Orthodox, "jumping off" page of her blogs
• Katherine Bolger Hyde Author
• Melinda Johnson Author
• Melissa Naasko Author & Homeschooling mom to 11
• Helping Clergy Equip Laity Adam Lowell Roberts

Multiple-author blogs

• Orthodox Outpost The Crossroads of Culture and Orthodox Christian Opinion
• Public Orthodoxy Bridging the Ecclesial, the Academic, and the Political. A publication of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University.

Individual blogs

A

• Adventures with my Kids An Orthodox Christian mom blogging about adventures with her family and teaching her kids about their faith
• Anastasia's Corner Kyrie, Elesion!
• Ancient Christian Witness
• Ancient Reptile Living with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid disease
• Anchored and Holding Fast
• Apseed blog From Lithuania, many crafts and recipes
• The Aurel Jivi Society - An Orthodox Blog for Theology Students Learning English for Academic Purposes

B

• Boetheus - Defender of the Orthodox
• Be As A Light- An Orthodox Blog focusing on mothering, women saints, green-living and being frugal
• Ben Cabe Eastern Orthodox Christian, writer, and animator struggling to live a life in Christ.
• Beyond the Garden Window
• biblicalia
• Bigger than a Breadbox
• Bloggings Better Words | Life
• Blue Canopy
• The Bluecanopy Photo Journal A Place for my Snapshot Life
• The Branches of Life
• Breaking Babylon
• Byzantine, TX - An Eastern Christian blog

C

• Cassian's Corner
• 예비신자 Catechumen English & Korean blog about Orthodoxy in Korea
• A Catechumen's Walk - "My thoughts and meditations as I delve into the ancient paths of the Church"
• Charming the Birds from the Trees
• A Chime of Hearts
• Cill Dara
• Circling Through This Life
• CJS Hayward
• Classical Christianity
• Clement of Rome …spelunking the most ancient of Christian caves…
• Codex Justinianus A collection of thoughts, prayers, and meditations on the intersection of the Ancient Christian Faith and a flawed, failing man living in a post-modern world.
• Conciliar Post Started in June 2014, Conciliar Post aims to be "a collection of theological conversations, journeys of faith, reflections on Christianity, and commentary on current events from a Christian perspective".
• Confessions of an Orthodox Homeschooler
• Connect the Knots
• Conversi ad Dominum The ancient call to prayer, Conversi ad Dominum (Turn to the Lord)
• Cost of Discipleship

D

• A Day in the Life of the Youth Director
• A Day's Journey - Reflections on Daily Life from a Mother, Wife, & Christian
• Death to the World - The Last True Rebellion
• Deb on the Run
• Deep In the Stacks
• Desert Calling
• Discerning Thoughts
• Dust and Ashes - "..but I have chosen you out of the world."

E

• Eastern Orthodox Blog
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity 2.0 Information about Eastern Orthodox Christianity posted by Leo Peter O’Filon, Disabled Neophyte
• Eclectic Orthodoxy
• Energetic Procession Energies of the Trinity (theology blog)
• 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!
• An Experiment in Orthodoxy Two Friends. Forty Days in Prayer

F

• Ferrenberg Photos
• A Field Guide to the Orthodox Church
• Fields of Basil
• Fire and Light Studio
• Four Handmaids Orthodox Christian Academy Homeschooling in Texas
• Fruits of the Holy Spirit
• Flakedoves Or things sent floating at farmyard scares
• From This Minute "From this day, from this hour, from this minute, let us strive to love God above all and to fulfill His holy will". ~ St. Herman of Alaska

G

• 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"
• God Is Reason
• Good Guys Wear Black - Discerning vocations in the Orthodox Church
• Gwenyfur Saints, Prayers, and Othere Information of the Orthodox Christian Faith

H

• The Heavy Anglo Orthodox
• Holy Protection Hummus and Pizza Parlor
• Home in Orthodoxy

I

• I am hope
• I Make All Things New
• Ice City Life: A Harbin Travel Blog
• I'm Just Jamey
• in the process of weeding out
• incendiary If you will, you can become all flame
• Introvert's Soapbox
• Irini Pasi - Pax Vobiscum
• It's a DRY Heat!

J

• Jen Schroedel, Orthodox Author
• John Meese Turning Complex into Simple (Technology, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, etc.)
• Journey East - A Young Couple's Journey to Orthodoxy through a year of exploration

K

• Katsmom
• Kevin Basil - "Decimation and Reconstruction"
• Khanya
• The Khouriyeh Said What?!
• Kyrie Eleison On food and daily life as an Orthodox Christian.
• Krasiva

L

• The Least of These Raising Autism in the Church, with dignity
• Leitourgeia kai Qurbana: Contra den Zeitgeist The adventures of a developing academic who got a late start
• Lessons from a Monastery
• A Life Attuned
• The Life of the World Dedicated to those of us who are struggling to connect to the Incarnate God in THIS world
• Lighting Candles to Pray for Light Kyriaki's ramblings and musings
• Logismoi

M

• Magdalini
• Making Room Making Room in my Heart for God, Family, Friends and Life, and Children
• Many Mercies
• Mark Bradshaw Orthodox Christian, Writer and Podcaster.
• MarkHu Baby - Random musings, mostly on family life.
• Memoirs of a Neophyte
• Milk & Honey Spiritual Food for Thought
• Molly Sabourin, photographer
• Monomakhos - One Who Fights Alone
• Morning Coffee
• Morningside Drive
• The Morningside Project Potpourri with an Orthodox Christian slant
• My Orthodox Life An Average American Family meets Orthodox Christianity
• Mostly Martha, Barely Mary
• Musings from the Fourth Rome A site dedicated to collecting and posting news from the Orthodox Christian world and other relevant areas.
• My Life in Poetry and Song

N

• New Life
• Notes from a Commonplace Book
• Nothing Hypothetical Orthodox Christian Poetry by David Dickens

O

• Old Believing's Blog
• One Lately Come Reflections of one lately come to Holy Orthodoxy
• One Thing Needful
• Orthodox Chick
• OrthodoxDude24
• Orthodox in the District Living the Ancient Faith in the Nation's Capital
• Orthodox Kiddos
• Orthodox Martyria
• An Orthodox Nest
• Orthodox Okie - a personal blog maintained by Oklahoma native ROCOR layman Aristibule Adams.
• The Orthodox Pathway Exploring the Eastern Orthodox faith from the outside
• Orthodox Thought for the Day
• Orthodox Women - Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised
• Orthodoxy A place to discuss the history and faith of Orthodoxy around the world
• Orthodoxy is Orthdoxy
• OrthoPractical in Mississippi

P

• Paideia
• Paradosis Remove not the Ancient Landmark Which your Fathers Have Set
• Paradox Alpha
• Parochianus, Reflections of an Orthodox Parishioner with a focus on allegory and typology
• Petronia
• Photios
• Pithless Thoughts
• A Place of Verdure
• politically unclassifiable
• Praying with My Feet
• 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.

Q

• The Quiet Revolution Living a life in Christ is possible in this world, what a concept!
• Quotidian Details All the Excitement of Being a Stay at Mom Without any of the Goopy Mess

R

• Raising Pure Praise
• Recovering Pessimist
• The reluctant hermit
• Running The Race The musings of a recent evangelical convert to the Eastern Orthodox Church who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008.

S

• St. James' Kids Missionary blog
• St. Theophan Academy Homeschooling mom of 5
• Salt of the Earth "In Him We Live And Move and Have Our Being"
• The Scrumptious Life Sometimes moments in life can be scrumptious
• Phil (SILOUAN) - "Why would a nice Protestant guy join the Orthodox Church?."
• The Smell of Rain and Cookies
• Smoke Rings An Incense Maker Talks to Herself While She Works
• Staying Home... and Loving It Just a little blog about housewifery, homeschooling, being Orthodox, and family life in general.
• Stephanos of Nikopolis - "Aphorisms and essays on moral philosophy, theology, Orthodox spiritual life, and New Testament commentary."
• Sojourner and Pilgrim
• Songs in the Rose Garden
• Sophia Says
• still weeding things out
• Stuck in a Moment
• Susie's Meanderings

T

• That Which Is Bread
• Things I Think About
• This One Life
• This Side of Glory
• Through the Mind to the Heart
• Tipsy Teetotaler "Intellectualoid." Because "Dilettante" Was Already Taken.
• To Thee, o Lord!
• TRANSPOSZING Learning to Sing in a Different Key

U

• Under the Theodosian Walls A pilgrim is an exile for God, journeying to his true homeland
• uuuhhhmmm:
• Urban Simple Life

V

• Verdant Bents
• The Voice Crying in the Wilderness
• A Vow of Conversation

W

• the way of a pilgrim
• Welcome to the struggle/Converting to Eastern Orthodoxy The thoughts and struggles of a Russian Orthodox Christian who converted from protestantism in 2002.
• Whirlygig Life Seeking God's will, loving my husband, raising 9 free-range kids, making a home, managing a mini-homestead, and basically trying to create the life I want to live.
• A Wider Sunrise
• The Woman and the Wheat An experiment in giving…

X

• Xenia Kathryn

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
• Fr. Anthony Messeh Finding God in Everyday Life

Non-English

Bulgarian

• Plamen Sivov - Personal blog with Orthodox articles, poetry and translations

Finnish

• Bishop Arseni of Joensuu (Church of Finland)- [1] Orthodox blog in Finnish
• Fr. Rauno Pietarinen's blog (Church of Finland) in Finnish
• Mother Kristoduli's blog (The Convent of Lintula, Church of Finland) in Finnish

French

• moinillon au quotidien Daily readings, lives of saints, interesting stories of interest to Orthodox (French, with a bit of Russian)
• Greek Orthodox Church of Bordeaux, France Official Blog of the Greek Orthodox Church and Hellenic Community of Bordeaux (in French). The Church is dedicated to "The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple" and belongs to the Ecumenical Patriarcate of Constantinople.
• Journal d'un Orthodoxe Ordinaire (French)
• Saint-Materne Musing on the roots of Orthodox Belgium, 19 centuries Christian. (in French)

German

• Wüstenlicht Light of the Desert (German, with occasional posts in English)
• Edelweiss Meines Herzens
• Edition Hagia Sophia Verlag Blog site of the publisher "Edition Hagia Sophia" which publishes Orthodox books in German

Greek

• Arxontarikion Selected eastern orthodox christian material (Greek)
• Orthodoxos Logos - A Greek Orthodox blog with many Orthodox Christian radio recordings and other material. (Greek)
• Agapi en Xristo

Romanian

• Liturgy, Theology, and other topics by hieromonk professor PhD Petru Pruteanu, dean of the Pastoral Theological Faculty from Edinet Moldavia (Romanian)
• Triadikon.ro - A new Orthodox blog in Romanian with articles, translations, interviews, etc.
• casa parinteasca

Spanish

• Catálogo de Buenas Obras - An Orthodox blog in Spanish with articles and news from the Catalogue of St. Elisabeth Convent

See also

• List of Orthodox Internet communities
• Orthodox Media
• Orthodox Newsfeeds