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…
June 30, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 61 Part 60 The evening prayer rule My heart is at peace. How wonderful the feeling! The end of September and early October are perfect…
June 23, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 60 Part 59 The ways we choose Vladimir Georgievich opened the conversation: “An acquaintance of mine, from Moscow, has been planning to visit your church….
June 14, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 59 Part 58 Our last night on Mount Athos We were trudging toward the hotel. Igor caught up with us in an upbeat mood. We…
June 7, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 58 Part 57 A touch of grace When the service was over, we went to the monastic refectory and were impressed by its sheer size…
June 2, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 57 Part 56 A sense of homecoming Newcomers to a church typically spend some time looking around before finding a secluded spot where they can…
May 27, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 56 Part 55 Back to Russia The ferry came, and the once deserted Dafni pier became lively again. Outside the local customs office, a small…
May 25, 2022 Christian Insights on Life in Times of War It is not in our power to stop a war. Yet we do have the power to remain human, and most importantly, Christians –…
May 18, 2022 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 55 Part 54 Shopping for souvenirs The bus departed, and the Daphne pier was empty again. Silouan, an elderly monk, returned with his face glowing….
