August 28, 2017 831 0 The Icon of Hope: Iconographic Analysis of the Dormition of the Mother of God On August 15 (August 28), the Dormition of the Mother of God is celebrated by most Christians in the world. The Church year begins…
August 25, 2017 207 1 18 Facts About St.Elisabeth Convent on its 18th Anniversary We recognize August 22, 1999 as the birthday of St. Elisabeth Convent. It was on that day that the Most Rev Philaret, Metropolitan of…
August 24, 2017 462 2 Why Should Reading in the Orthodox Church be Unemotional? I remember the words of Alexander Griboyedov from his play “Woe from Wit”: “Read it not like an altar server, but with passion”. For…
August 22, 2017 1188 0 The Hesychast Spirituality of the Russian Monastic Tradition Professor Archimandrite Job Getcha traces the origins and development of Russian monasticism, showing how both its roots and its spirituality are firmly based…
August 21, 2017 98 0 The Miracluous Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God of Tolga The Tolga Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos appeared on August 8, 1314 to the Rostov hierarch Prochorus (Tryphon in schema). Going about his…
August 21, 2017 198 0 What Is on the Other Side of the Vladimir Icon? The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most famous and beloved icons in Orthodoxy and particularly within Russia. It…
August 19, 2017 88 0 Historical Iconography of the Feast of Transfiguration The Transfiguration is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on the 6th of August. Described in the first three…
August 17, 2017 126 0 How the Icon of the Mother of God of Penza Saved the City from Invasion Czar Alexis of Russia (1645–1676) gave an icon of the Mother of God of Kazan as a founding blessing gift to the city of…
August 16, 2017 27 0 Path to Orthodoxy: Rescued from Death Row “…I saw the Convent, entered the Convent’s yard, and talked with some people there. I thought, “I could stay here for some time…” …
August 15, 2017 788 0 A Few Notes Concerning Color in Orthodox Iconography Vincent van Gogh said of the Mediterranean: “[It] has the colour of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don’t always know if it is green…