When I started this series on female Orthodox Saints, I did so with the desire to demonstrate that many women whom the patriocentrists would consider “non-normative” and therefore easily dismissed, are actually venerated as Saints by 250 million Christians worldwide. I did not set out to defend Orthodoxy or convert anyone. Some people have expressed an interest in Orthodoxy to me personally and I’d like to provide some resources for people who really want to learn about what the Church teaches instead of what they may perceive is the teaching of the church.
This great quote by Fulton Sheen comes to mind:
“There are not over a 100 people in the U.S. that hate the Catholic Church, there are millions however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church which is, of course, quite a different thing.” Fulton Sheen
The same principle applies here- and maybe even more so because the Church is not nearly as well known as the Roman Catholic Church. The Orthodox Christian Church does not need me to defend it. Its not because I can’t or because I am unsure in my belief in Its veracity, but because I don’t think I need to. The Church has 2,000 years of life and history and teaching behind it. Please, don’t take my word for it. Come and See:
The Orthodox Church: An Introduction
At the Intersection of East and West
The Orthodox Church by Father Thomas Hopko
Find an Orthodox Church in your area
