January 30, 2020 The Marks of the Church: the Church as Holy Every Sunday we confess in the Creed that the Church is “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic”. But what do we mean when we say…
January 29, 2020 What Is a Measure Icon and What Is It for? Search engines fetch a wide array of links to icon painting workshops specializing in measure icons, as well as links to articles popularizing these…
January 29, 2020 A New Documentary about Elder Joseph the Hesychast A documentary on one of the greatest saints of the 20th century will soon be released. In the video interview below, five-time Emmy award…
January 28, 2020 Icon of The Baptism of The Lord: Details Unknown to Many The four canonical Gospels report that Jesus Christ was baptized in the waters of the Jordan by John the Baptist. On the basis of…
January 28, 2020 Crusade of the Iberian Enlightener Today we talk a lot about the necessity of the Orthodox mission, and often complain about the lack of appropriate traditions and experience. We…
January 27, 2020 Our Ministry Is Both Dangerous and Difficult I was the rector of the Epiphany Church in the village of Khatanga in 1999. It is the northernmost part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory,…
January 26, 2020 History of Blessing of Water The rite of the blessing of water is directly derived from the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The Church…
January 26, 2020 The Marks of the Church: the Church as One Every Sunday we confess in the Creed that the Church is “one”—i.e. we confess the unity of the Church of God. But what does…
January 25, 2020 St. Honoratus of Arles The Church celebrates the memory of St. Honoratus of Arles (†429) on January 16/29. This saint made a huge contribution to the development of…
January 25, 2020 St. Nikolai Velimirovich on the World Economic Crisis You are asking me, man of God, about the reason and meaning of the present crisis. Who am I that you ask me about…
January 24, 2020 How and Why Did the Entrance Prayers Come into Being? Everyone who comes to the church early enough to attend the Divine Liturgy may see the clergy doing the so-called entrance prayers. What are…
January 24, 2020 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: Who Is My Neighbor? You may have noticed that when you’re tired, you don’t want to get involved in someone else’s life. You meet somebody and you ask,…
