January 28, 2017 Why Orthodox Christians Stand During Divine Services In performing divine services will it matter like the saints, Whom the God-inspired prophets Isaiah, Micah Daniel and St. John the Theologian saw “standing in the…
January 27, 2017 The Life of St. Equal to the Apostles Nina, Enlightener of Georgia Reposed 335 AD; commemorated January 14th/27th According to pious tradition, Iberia, also called Georgia, is the particular province of the Immaculate Mother…
January 26, 2017 Icons of St. John The Baptist from the Workshops of St. Elisabeth Convent Icons include painted with temepra or acrylic paints, mounted on wood, self adhesive, made from semiprecious crushed stones and more. …
January 25, 2017 St. Martyr Tatiana of Rome, and Those who Suffered with Her The Holy Virgin Martyr Tatiana was born into an illustrious Roman family, and her father was elected consul three times. He was secretly a…
January 23, 2017 Why Orthodox Christianity Should not Change with the Course of Time It reached my ears that, as it seems, you consider my sermons very strict and believe that today no one should think this way,…
January 20, 2017 The right hand of Saint John the Baptist The Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of John the Baptist and the translation of his right hand from Antioch to Constantinople. According to the…
January 19, 2017 7 Miracles of Christ Involving Water The transformation of water into wine at the Wedding at Cana 1. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee;…
January 19, 2017 Understanding The Theophany Icon From the first century of the Christian Church, there has always been “The Festival of Lights”. In the depth of Midwinter, this feast celebrated…
January 17, 2017 Ministry Update: The Church in Honor of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco The building of the church in honor of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco is continued on the territory of St. Elisabeth Convent….
January 11, 2017 Iconographic Analysis of the Icon of The Nativity of Christ The most wise Lord comes to be born, Receiving hospitality from His own creatures. Let us also receive Him, That this divine Child in…
January 11, 2017 The Techniques and Details: Creating Orthodox Icons An excerpt from the book “Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting, Pt. 3” by Aidan Hart. It may be impossible for you to…
January 10, 2017 Astrology is Astrolatry: Christian view on Astrology “When our soul departs from life, we shall not be accused because we have not worked miracles, or have not been theologians, or have…
