November 22, 2019 269 0 We Must Read God’s Word, Even If We Can’t Understand Much Many of today’s Christians are almost completely unfamiliar with the word of God. They have read and studied all the worldly things a thousand…
November 22, 2019 1021 0 The Problem of the Third Hour Troparion Interpolation The Orthodox have celebrated the Liturgy for more than two thousand years. The Liturgy has gone through a great deal of development, evolution and…
November 21, 2019 1957 0 The Archangel Michael Inscriptions and the Angels of the Church Let’s take a look at a 14th century icon in the Byzantine Museum, Athens. It represents the Archangel Michael, leader of the heavenly armies….
November 21, 2019 1787 1 The Angelic World is Real We depict the Holy Archangel on icons as a warrior, bearing a sword and clad in armor. We always introduce human images into our…
November 21, 2019 140 0 Our Mosaicists’ Impressions of Staying in the Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos While making mosaics at the Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos, the artisans of our workshop really took a glimpse into the monastery life. They…
November 20, 2019 223 1 “God Has Come!” I think that each of us, regardless of age and spiritual experience, needs words of strengthening. Because a person is struggling during his life;…
November 20, 2019 150 1 From Hearsay to Social Media – a Tale of Rumor Spreading “Strong minds discuss ideas‚ average minds discuss events‚ weak minds discuss people.” – Socrates There is a story that circulates in Christian and Jewish circles about…
November 20, 2019 169 0 Our Mosaic Artists Worked in the Docheiariou The ancient Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos differs from others in that simple physical work, which helps to fight passions and in no way…
November 19, 2019 977 0 About Elder Joseph the Hesychast Every person grows. From the point of view of Orthodox theology, even the bliss of those saved in paradise is not static, but, as…
November 19, 2019 532 0 How to Be Rescued from Envy “What a gnawing worm of the soul it is – to envy someone for his virtue or for his happiness; to make others’ good…