March 3, 2017 667 0 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 1475 2 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 1496 0 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 7838 4 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 875 3 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…