August 15, 2018 The Icon of Rest and Joy: Dormition of the Mother of God I really like this icon. As is to be expected, all the apostles are mourning her passing. And why not? Scripture lists her as…
August 1, 2018 May or May not God the Father Be Depicted in Orthodox Iconography? Read through any collection of Gary Larson’s The Far Side cartoons, and you will doubtless come across a cartoon image of God as an…
July 6, 2018 Mother of God of Vladimir: the Story of One of the Most Well Known Icons of the Theotokos The histories of Moscow and of the icon of Vladimir Mother of God are eternally inseparable. How many times did the Mother of God…
June 26, 2018 What Do We Know about “the Roman” Icon of the Mother of God? This week’s icon has a very special distinction compared to most of the icons we have previously spotlighted: this icon was not written (that…
June 19, 2018 Consecration of Icons: Does It Agree with the Orthodox Tradition? The Question Orthodox Christians routinely have their icons blessed by a priest or bishop. Bishops often anoint them with Holy Chrism. There…
May 29, 2018 Iconographic Analysis: Surety of Sinners The Surety of Sinners (Споручница грешных) Icon of the Theotokos is a Russian image which was revealed as wonder-working during the middle of the…
May 24, 2018 An In Depth Look at the Icon for the Feast of Pentecost The Icon for the feast of Pentecost is also called the Descent of the Holy Spirit, as it is a depiction of the event…
April 27, 2018 Personal Story of a Paralyzed Iconographer: Disability as an Invaluable Gift An accident … Sergei is totally paralyzed except for his head, neck and shoulders. By our hero’s own admission, nothing remained for him but…
April 25, 2018 A Resurrection Icon of Christ with Additional Scenes In the tomb with the body, in hell with the soul as God, in paradise with the thief and on the throne with the…
April 20, 2018 Iconography of the Myrrh-bearing Women The Gospel episode about the appearance of an angel to the women near the Lord’s Tomb, which shows the first evidence of the Lord’s…
April 11, 2018 Understanding Orthodox Icons: Descent into Hades Some key features: — Christ’s cape/robe is flowing upward, this symbolizes his radical descent into Hades to save those who have died in…
March 19, 2018 An Icon Based on a Book: The Ladder of Divine Ascent in Iconography “One can climb – at once – to the 30th step by practicing humility and love. Because, love and humility surpass any virtue”. (Metropolitan…
