December 8, 2021 504 0 The Most Precious Vessel in Church This article is concerned with an Artophorion, a vessel designed to reserve the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ. In the Orthodox Church,…
December 4, 2021 659 0 Formation and Manner of Reciting Liturgical Prayers in Ancient Church The Anaphora (or the Eucharistic canon) is the main set of prayers offered by the priest during Liturgy. Its purpose is asking God to…
December 1, 2021 1122 0 History, Symbolism and Modern Use of Orarion Origin Jesus Christ, girding Himself with a towel, washed the feet of his disciples (John 13: 4-5) and commanded them to do the same…
November 28, 2021 1021 4 Are Buddhist Spiritual Practices Really Similar to Hesychasm? A number of articles (including academic ones) that can be easily found on the internet, compare Buddhist spiritual and physical practices with the tradition…
November 24, 2021 480 0 About Expensive Church Decorations “Instead of spending money on expensive decorations, churches should give it to charity”. Likely, you have heard a similar reproach before. It would seem…
November 20, 2021 1178 0 The Oldest Images of the Apocalypse: A Cycle of Mural Paintings from the Dionysiou Monastery According to the ancient legend, the ship carrying the Most Holy Theotokos and St John the Apostle encountered a storm and was washed ashore…
November 17, 2021 577 0 Incense: Theology, History and Modernity Theological Symbolism of Using Incense God is unknowable in essence, but cognizable by His actions (energies) to the extent that He Himself sets for…
November 16, 2021 292 0 Understanding Hellfire (and Ways to Avoid It) by Christian Thinkers The Gospel is widely available these days, but even if it wasn’t, the two possible images of afterlife that it describes are known even…
November 9, 2021 269 0 Rare Icon Painting Techniques: Stone Icons Sometimes, for various reasons, traditional encaustic or tempera paints are not available to icon painters, prompting them to look for other suitable materials. Stone…
November 5, 2021 364 0 Children Saints The Lord said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the…