November 9, 2017 Five Guiding Principles on Reading the Old Testament The Old Testament can be confusing. It’s very long, and unfamiliar to most Christians. Many reading it cannot see how it points to the…
November 9, 2017 A Miracle That Happened During the French Invasion in Russia in 1812 Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon’s stepson and the Viceroy of Italy, was a general in the French troops during the French invasion of Russia…
November 9, 2017 The Miracle of St. Marina in Surgery A few years ago, a family from Lemessos, Cyprus, named Vassiliou received the following miracle. In Greece they are well known from the…
November 8, 2017 Why Do We not See Christ or Saints Smile in Iconography? I’ve heard it from others and wondered it myself when first exploring Orthodoxy: why do we not see Jesus or the saints smile in…
November 8, 2017 Deciding to Enter into Marriage: the Spiritual Foundation of a Family Why is it necessary to get crowned in the Church? What is the symbolism of the rings and crowns? Why do the bride and…
November 8, 2017 Leif Eriksson: the First Orthodox Christian in America Most people are aware that the Norse explorer Leif Eriksson was the first European to reach America, some 500 years before Christopher Columbus,…
November 8, 2017 The Miracles of the Holy Myrrh of St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki Testimony from a Prior Service of the Holy Myrrh of Saint Demetrios By George Giannikes, a Theologian of Thessaloniki The Saint was…
November 8, 2017 Conservation and Restoration of Icons: a Question of Ancestor Kisses Conserve: To protect from loss or harm; to keep quantity and quality constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes. Restore: To…
November 6, 2017 Who Were the “Brethren of the Lord”? Q: Who were the “brethren of the Lord” (Matthew 12:46-47), and if He had brothers, why do we call the Theotokos “Ever-Virgin”? A:…
November 6, 2017 Iconographic Analysis of the Hetoimasia, the Throne of Preparation The Hetoimasia (Gr. ἑτοιμασία, “preparation”), or Throne of Preparation, is one of the most widespread images in iconography, particularly in Orthodox Christianity. It very…
November 6, 2017 The Icon of the All-Holy Theotokos “The Joy of All Who Sorrow” The miraculous image of the all-holy Theotokos, “The Joy of All Who Sorrow”, which is enshrined in the Chapel of Saint Sergius of Radonezh,…
November 3, 2017 10 Facts about St. James the Just, the Brother of the Lord and the First Bishop of Jerusalem 1. St James, called the “Brother of the Lord”, was one of 4 sons of Joseph from a previous marriage, all of which are…
