Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Madison, IL

09/08/2026

Starting this Sunday, the Hours and Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:30.

09/04/2026

Iconography for the altar is progressing!

08/22/2026

Thank you,Lori Billy and Margeaux Crane for the huge success tonight’s music bingo turned out to be. Thanks to everyone who came out and purchased tickets and played bingo!

08/17/2026

Great deals on patristics writings.

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08/13/2026

A good reminder about Church etiquette

Christ the Savior Orthodox Church of the OCA Diocese of the Midwest located in Chicago, Illinois

08/13/2026

The Orthodox Christian Teaching about "The Rapture" By Fr. Anthony M. ConiarisAs I was driving one day I encountered a bumper sticker admonishing me:“WARNING! In the event of Rapture, this car will be driverless.”The strange belief in the Rapture teaches that some day (sooner rather than later),...

08/03/2026

08/03/2026

So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift. Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison. I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!
(Matthew 5:23-26 NET)

ANONYMOUS: Do not counter with “He offended me; I didn’t offend him. He ought to square up with me, and not I with him.” If for the sake of your salvation the Lord orders you to make friends, though you are the one who has been more offended, you must apologize, that you may have double credit: first, because you have been offended and, second, because you were the first to apologize.

07/30/2026

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İZNİK, TURKEY — Archaeologists excavating beneath the ruins of a lakeside basilica in İznik say they have uncovered the strongest evidence yet identifying the site of the Church of St. Neophytos, the building believed to have hosted the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325.

LINK: https://uoj.news/news/archaeologists-identify-probable-site-of-first-council-of-nicaea/