March 13, 2017 Why Do Icons of the Mother of God Weep? The following is one of Eugene Rose’s lay sermons entitled “Weeping Icons of the Mother of God”, delivered in November 1966. Eugene Rose was…
March 12, 2017 Light for the World: the Life of St. Gregory Palamas On the second Sunday of Great Lent, there is a great feast in the blessed city of Thessalonika, Greece. It is the feast of…
March 10, 2017 The Sacred Shroud The church of Saint Sulpice, located in the 6th arrondissement near the Jardin de Luxembourg in Paris, is a 17th century edifice, built on…
March 9, 2017 Elder of the Last Times: Nikolai Guryanov With a deep love for God and the Heavenly Queen, a monk once asked in his sincere prayer, “show me what mortal in…
March 7, 2017 Relics and Mummies Question: My daughter has pointed out to me that the incorrupt bodies of Saints are not unlike mummies or the unembalmed remains of certain…
March 6, 2017 The History Behind the “Kozelshchansk” Icon of the Mother of God The Kozelshchansk Icon of the Mother of God was glorified in the late nineteenth century, though it is older than that. This icon is…
March 5, 2017 “Anathema” and Its Meaning Explained by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco The Greek word “anathema” consists of two words: “ana”, which is a preposition indicating movement upwards and “thema”, which means a separate part of…
March 4, 2017 Koliva – the Greek Wheat Berry Dessert Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes, plus drying time for the wheat berries Servings: 6 Note: This is adapted from a recipe…
March 3, 2017 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…
March 2, 2017 Surviving the Great Lent… and Flourishing Most of us remember days in our life that have been so packed with activity that we skip breakfast, lunch, or dinner – or…
March 2, 2017 Saint Alypius, the Iconographer of the Kievan Caves Saint Alypius, one of the first and finest of Russian iconographers, was a disciple of St Nikon , and from his youth he lived…
February 28, 2017 The Who’s Who of The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete As we approach Great Lent, the time given to us specifically for repentance, the Church gives us a whole host of images to help…
