Members of All Saints of North America Orthodox Church participated in this year's Arizona Walk for Life in downtown Phoenix on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Parish members from several local Orthodox parishes took part in this annual event. A gallery of pictures from the Walk for Life is below. God is glorified in his saints! … [Read more...]

by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon When we speak of excruciating pain, we do well to look at the etymology of that adjective: ex cruce, “out of the cross.” It is nearly impossible to exaggerate what the Savior suffered on the cross. Whether the cause of Jesus’ death was asphyxiation, or hypercarbia, or hypovolemic shock, or heart failure, or exsanguination, or total physical exhaustion brought on by tetanic contractions throughout his entire body—or any combination of these, or any other plausible suggestion—the astounding fact is that Jesus, at the very end, “cried out again with a loud voice.” From a medical perspective, this is surprising. Surely, it was the last thing anyone on … [Read more...]

With the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Kyrill, a “Liturgical Practicum” was convened from 13-17 February 2025 (President’s Day Weekend) in Phoenix, AZ.  Sponsored by the Western American Diocese Liturgical Committe, GreatMartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy, and All Saints of North America Orthodox Church, the practicum went for 5 solid days. The first day was a day dedicated to subdiaconal service and training, especially for hierarchical liturgy celebration. In addition to liturgical praxis, and many informative Q&A sessions following each liturgical service (all of which were livestreamed along with the practicum), there were Academic sessions which covered at a … [Read more...]