March 25, 2017 A Discourse in Iconography by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco Iconography began on the day our Lord Jesus Christ pressed a cloth to His face and imprinted His divine-human image thereon. According to tradition,…
March 24, 2017 Holy Scripture In The Orthodox Church The Bible is the book of the Church. We therefore read Holy Scripture, not as isolated individuals, but as members of the Church. In…
March 23, 2017 A Forgiveness Sermon on Forgiveness Sunday The Great Lent begins. It is the most important period of the church life, as well as the spiritual life of a faithful person….
March 23, 2017 The Proper Understanding and Use of Antidoron Question: Please help me to understand the significance of antidoron. How should one receive it and handle it? If one takes it home during…
March 21, 2017 “Seek the Lord”: an Interview with Nun Juliania, the Precentor of the Festive Choir of St.Elisabeth Convent The Festive Choir of St Elisabeth Convent celebrates its 20th anniversary. It is a noteworthy date – a date to remember. There will be…
March 21, 2017 What Are Zhavoronki and How to Make Them? These lark buns are traditionally baked in Russia each year to celebrate the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. There are forty buns to celebrate…
March 21, 2017 Recent Miracles of the Kursk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in the 20th Century Since its miraculous appearance in the forest of Kursk in the 13th century, the wonderworking icon of the Mother of God, known as the…
March 21, 2017 The Surety of Sinners Icon of the Mother of God The Icon of the Mother of God “Surety of Sinners” is known by this name because of the inscription on the icon: “I am…
March 20, 2017 The Origin of the Slanted Crosswise Bar in Orthodox Crosses The question is a very common one, and misinformation about the origins of the three-barred Orthodox Cross abounds even in scholarly studies. This Cross…
March 17, 2017 Is St. Patrick an Orthodox Saint? This may come as a surprise to many that St. Patrick was and is an Orthodox Saint centuries before Rome split from the Holy…
March 15, 2017 100 Years Ago: Miracle on The Day of the Abdication of Nicholas II (March 2, 1917) In Honor of one hundred years since the appearance of the “Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God please find the following article as…
March 15, 2017 Orthodoxy and Cremation Introduction “Ashes to ashes and dust to dust” is a common phrase we hear associated with funeral practices. This first appeared in the…
