April 1, 2016 250 0 The Holy Cross in Iconography: “In This Sign Conquer” The third installment of the talk on iconography with Father Sergious, the head of the icon-painting studio and icon painting school at St. Elisabeth…
March 29, 2016 351 0 Iconography of the Mother of God: All Creation Rejoices in Thee The second installment of the talk on iconography with Father Sergious, the head of the icon-painting studio and icon painting school at St….
March 25, 2016 39 0 Excerpts from Sermons: “God Is Talking with Us All the Time” Priest Alexander: Spiritual life begins with repentance. Absence of repentance paralyses spiritual life. We can approach God only through repentance. Sermon after the All-Night…
March 22, 2016 123 0 Forty Martyrs of Sebaste The holy, glorious and right-victorious Forty Martyrs of Sebaste are a group of Roman soldiers who became martyrs for their Christian faith in 320….
March 18, 2016 84 0 The Phenomenon of the Orthodox Icon: A Theological Perspective On the first Sunday of Great Lent the church commemorates the “Triumph of Orthodoxy” which is also known as the Week of Orthodoxy. This…
March 14, 2016 33 0 Excerpts from Sermons: “Holiness Is When God Acts Through a Sinner’ Archpriest Demetrius: New martyrs were the people who kept telling the truth in this abode of sorrows. They told the truth about Christ, about man…
February 18, 2016 197 0 A Brief History and Different The Seeker of the Lost Icons of the Mother of God Troparion: Seek us who are perishing, O Most Holy Virgin, chasten us not according to our sins, but as you are merciful in your…
February 12, 2016 80 0 43 Different Icons, Frescoes and Paintings: The Meeting of Our Lord Icons, Frescoes and Paintings of The Meeting of Our Lord 432-440. Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 7th Century. Santa Maria foris portas in…
January 13, 2016 48 2 Why should one come to the monastery, if not to become a saint? A fragment of the Sisterhood Meeting… Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok (reads aloud a note): “Good evening, dear Father Andrew, dear brothers and sisters! I suggest…
