“Two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus...
and while they communed together and reasoned,
Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.”

LUKE 24: 13-15

Road to Emmaus' first issue was published in the Spring of 2000, in response to a letter from a new American Orthodox convert from Wisconsin to Richard Betts and Mother Nectaria McLees, who, for a decade, had been living in and visiting countries with a heritage of traditional Orthodoxy:

"I feel as if I am living on a huge desert island. I am hungry to learn from traditional pious Orthodox Christians in countries where Orthodoxy is a part of their heritage – how they pray, how they raise their families, how they face ethical problems, how their thinking differs from mine, and how they live out Orthodoxy in their own homes and native countries. I cannot go on pilgrimage because I have small children, but my soul is hungry for contact. I've read dozens of books on Orthodox spirituality and history, but I'm looking for something more personal and contemporary – I want to KNOW Orthodox people around the world..."

That letter spurred us into thought, and a few months later, as we believe, by the grace of God, Christ the Saviour Brotherhood offered us the chance to edit a new Orthodox journal, the focus and content of which we ourselves could shape. We were delighted at this chance to share our rich experience with Orthodox Christians in many lands, and thus, Road to Emmaus was born!!
 
We welcome you to join us. And like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, may we meet in the midst of the journey, our Lord Himself.

– Richard Betts and Mother Nectaria McLees

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