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…
November 4, 2021 The Meaning of Virginity in the Early Christian Church The Holy Virgin Martyr Febronia suffered during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian (284 – 305). She chose a life of virginity, dedicating…
November 4, 2021 Three Rare Images of the Mother of God Painted by Our Icon Painters The icon-painting workshop of St Elisabeth Convent has existed for over 20 years. During this time it has become known far beyond the borders…
November 3, 2021 Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder Did you know everyone is like an icon, an image of God? This we often forget and do not give others their worth….
November 3, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 30 Part 29 St Nicholas of the Oyster and the “Ochi-ochi” Reaching the monastery, I felt a surge of fatigue, probably caused by the recent…
November 2, 2021 Popstar to Schema Monk — the Transformation of Songwriter Onegin Gajikasimov To the popular singer and songwriter Onegin Gajikasimov, hearing the word of God separated his life into before and after. The Holy Scripture enlightened…
