January 20, 2023 Setting an Orthodox Church Afloat in the Twentieth Century. Why Was It Necessary and How Was It Possible? We have already devoted one of our earlier articles to unusual shapes of Orthodox churches. This time we would like to tell you about…
November 3, 2022 Is Following God’s Will The Same As Drifting Along The Current? To be honest, I was somewhat confused by the way the question was put. At the same time, its logic is generally understood. God…
September 3, 2022 The Teachings and Practices of the Coptic Orthodox Church “Coptic” means “Egyptian” The Coptic (or “Egyptian”) Orthodox Church of Alexandria was once a part of the Ecumenical Church. Despite the word “Orthodox” in…
August 11, 2022 A Visit to Saint Elisabeth’s Hometown Darmstadt (PART 2) A Visit to Saint Elisabeth’s Hometown Darmstadt (PART 1) Ernest Louis, like his sister Elisabeth, was very interested in painting and architecture. He participated…
July 29, 2022 What Was Life Like at the First Christian Monastery Founded by Saint Pachomius the Great? St. Anthony the Great is honoured as the father of coenobitic monasticism. Yet the Venerable Pachmius the Great takes the credit for establishing the…
July 27, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 65 Part 64 Docheiariou (continued) Over time, the image of the Theotokos “Quick to Hear” began to fall into disrepair. The image on the wall…
July 21, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 64 Part 63 Docheiariou In the meantime, we were already approaching the gates of the Docheiariou monastery. We were planning to conclude our visit to…
July 13, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 63 Part 62 Parting with the St. Panteleimon Monastery On the way to our cell, we dropped in the local icon shop. Nothing special, except…
July 5, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 62 Part 61 Lights out, time to bed Igor was already in the room. He looked at us from under his sheet, his eyes glowing…
July 5, 2022 Orthodox Architecture. What Unusual Shapes Can Orthodox Churches Have? What is our idea of an Orthodox church? Today, we might visualise it as a building or rock and mortar, painted in white or…
