March 3, 2017 6 Stunning Facts about the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete The Great Canon is quite a surprising work. Did you know that earlier it was read on other days of the Lent? What is…
February 22, 2017 Is an Icon Painted or “Written”? Is an icon painted, or “written”? That may seem an odd question, because as any sensible person can see, icons are painted; they are…
February 7, 2017 Hymns and Poems of St. Gregory the Theologian A Hymn of Glory to the Trinity Glory to God the Father And to the Son who reigns over all. Glory to the Spirit,…
February 6, 2017 Orthodox Statues? The innumerable beautiful ancient icons that have flooded the west since the first World War, and the increasing interest in them by artists, scholars…
October 10, 2016 13 musical instruments from the Bible Shofar “My bowels, my bowels, I writhe in pain! The chambers of my heart are throbbing! My heart moans within me! I cannot keep…
