November 15, 2021 Ancient Byzantine Mosaics in 21st Century Churches Everyone entering the Sovereign Church of St Elisabeth Convent for the first time will be struck by the majestic beauty of its opalescent vaults….
November 14, 2021 How Individuals and Nations Become Demonically Possessed In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit The event we remember today is shocking—the casting out of demons from…
November 12, 2021 How Julian the Apostate Sought to Revive Paganism in Rome, and How His Grand Design Unravelled 2 November, Commemoration of Saint Artemius of Antioch Artemius, a distinguished military commander, reached the peak of his military career during the reign of…
November 11, 2021 Gospel Covers: from Antiquity to Modern Times The appearance of manuscripts (which later began to be compiled in books) introduced the challenge of protecting important documents from damage, resulting in the…
November 10, 2021 How Ancient Christians Prayed to the Mother of God November can be rightly called “the month of the Theotokos”. It is interspersed with holidays of the revered icons of the Mother of God,…
November 9, 2021 Rare Icon Painting Techniques: Stone Icons Sometimes, for various reasons, traditional encaustic or tempera paints are not available to icon painters, prompting them to look for other suitable materials. Stone…
November 9, 2021 Royals Who Became Saints after Taking Tonsure against Their Will In our age, it is hard to imagine how anyone could accept monastic tonsure against their will. At church, tonsure is a holy sacrament,…
November 8, 2021 Prophet Moses Against the Consumer Society We often associate the Old Testament with utmost severity and uncompromising attitude towards those who do not fulfill the Law in its entirety. At…
November 7, 2021 The Rich Man, Lazarus, the Afterlife, and Asceticism The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is often treated quite differently than Christ’s other parables. None of the others have…
November 6, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 31 Part 30 The Long and Winding Road to Karyes We went back to pick up our backpacks before moving on. We found our stuff…
November 5, 2021 Children Saints The Lord said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the…
November 5, 2021 Brethren of the Lord, Sons of Cleopas? Question: In the Explanation of Matthew by Theophylact, He describes Jesus’ “brothers” as the sons of Cleopas whom Joseph took in after his brother…
