Orthodox Resources

The resources available to you here are intended to support your spiritual growth & knowledge of the holy Orthodox faith & traditions.  

In addition to pastoral & missionary work through the St. John Orthodox Church, the brotherhood of the St. Nicholas Skete is actively involved in theological-academic work.

The Institute for Studies in Eastern Christianity (ISEC) - The Institute for Studies of Eastern Christianity (ISEC) at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York was established in 2017. In continuance with the goals of the former Sophia Institute, ISEC provides a scholarly forum to explore the theology and tradition of the Orthodox Church with emphasis on the application of this rich lineage, both patristic and modern, to contemporary social issues.


"Orthodox Christian Booklets" - compiled by Bishop Alexander of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.  Materials in English & Russian on faith and life, Holy Scriptures, prayer and sacraments, the lives of saints, theology, as well as selected writings from the holy fathers.


Archaeographic Laboratory at Institute for Studies in Eastern Christianity - The Archeographic Laboratory was created as an open scientific international platform, which develops methods and studies the problems of archeography, studies Cyrillic handwritten book monuments, studies the problems of the history of the Orthodox Church related to the evolution of handwritten Cyrillic books, and carries out the study and scientific description of book manuscript Cyrillic monuments.


The Orthodox Faith - an excellent web-based resource written by Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko, intended to provide basic, yet comprehensive information on the faith and life of the Orthodox Church.


Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church - Homepage of the ROCOR Synod of Bishops.  


Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, D.C. - Parish homepage.


Commemoration of our Father Among the Saints Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia - Service for December 6th (new style December 19th).  


St. Nicholas the Wonderworker by Rev. Gerardo Choffari - Book published in 2024.  (In Russian)


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