Author: Matthew Namee
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St. Raphael’s tombstone
Last week, I introduced Fr. Moses Abihider, a little-known Antiochian priest from the early 20th century. One thing we did know was that Fr. Moses was buried at the Antiochian Village along with St. Raphael,…
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Peter the Aleut: the original martyrdom account
Editor’s note: Raymond A Bucko, S.J. is a Jesuit Catholic priest, professor of anthropology, chair of the social work, sociology and anthropology department at Creighton University, Omaha Nebraska. He completed his doctoral work in…
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In Search Of… Fr. Moses Abihider
I know I owe you a recap of our recent Princeton symposium, but before I do that, I’m going to launch a new feature here at OH.org. I’m calling it “In Search Of…” The…
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SOCHA adds Aram Sarkisian as fourth director
We’ll have more on our recent Princeton symposium soon, but before that, a special announcement: Immediately following the symposium, SOCHA added a fourth director to its executive board — Aram Sarkisian, whose work has…
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SOCHA interview on Ancient Faith Radio
A quick note to our readers: Last week, Bobby Maddex of Ancient Faith Radio interviewed me about SOCHA’s latest developments, especially the journal and the upcoming symposium. Click here to listen to the interview.…
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Newly-discovered documents on Fr. Raphael Morgan
We’ve devoted a fair amount of attention here at OrthodoxHistory.org to Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first black Orthodox priest in America. Very briefly: Morgan was born in Jamaica, traveled widely, and eventually became an…
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Atlas Excerpt #4: The Aborted Multiethnic Parish of Chicago
Recently, Holy Cross Orthodox Press published the Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Churches, edited by Alexei D. Krindatch. I contributed several pieces to the Atlas, including the article “Ten Interesting Facts About the History…