October 5, 2016 The head choir conductor of St.Elisabeth Convent to visit Canada for the Annual Church Musicians’ Conference Nun Juliania (Denisova), the renowned precentor and composer, will be a honorary guest of the Annual Church Musicians’ Conference in Montreal on October…
September 29, 2016 The Story about Saint Athanasius the Ascetic, Who Came to Life the Next Day after His Death and Lived for Another 12 Years after That There was a monk by the name of Athanasius. He was a pious monastic and passed away after a long-lasting illness. Two brothers washed…
September 29, 2016 14 Types of Ancient Christian Crosses Today every Orthodox Christian wears a cross. It is not just the sign, which demonstrates our faith and religion, but it is the symbol…
September 20, 2016 Iconographic Analysis of the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos The Great Feasts serve to tell us the story of the Incarnation, which has its climax in the center of the year with the…
September 19, 2016 “My soul misses God and tearfully tries to find Him” Saint Silouan the Athonite was born in 1866 in the Russian Empire to a peasant family. Near village where Saint Silouan was born, there…
September 19, 2016 The Miracle of Archangel Michael at Chonae Archangel Michael is one of the angels who always influences the life of the Church and takes part in the most significant events of…
September 16, 2016 An Iconographic Analysis of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Unburnt Bush” The traditions and teaching of the Christian Church often appear to change and evolve over time. It does not mean that the teaching…
September 6, 2016 The Story and Iconography of the Petrovskaya Icon of the Mother of God The story of the icon The name of the Petrovskaya icon of the Mother of God derives from her creator and icon painter…
August 22, 2016 An Interview with an Icon Painter: The Icon is an Outlook into the Heavenly Kingdom Father Sergius Nezhbort, head of the icon-painting workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent: “The icon is born through prayer of many people”. How did…
August 5, 2016 Ministry Update: Home-Care Service for the Elderly and Disabled Celebrates Its 2 Year Anniversary “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Galatians, 5:14). The social outreach…
August 4, 2016 Mary Magdalene: An Apostle to the Apostles After the Ascension of Christ, Mary Magdalene was among the woman who was praying together with the apostles and the Mother of God…
August 4, 2016 Famous Icon Painters: Simon Ushakov In the history of Old Russian iconography Simon Ushakov is associated with the last period of art of the Moscow Russia. Both his creativity…
