January 13, 2021 The History and Tradition of Nativity Scenes The beautiful tradition of putting up a nativity scene on Christmas exists in many homes. Nativity scenes are models of the Bethlehem cave, and…
January 12, 2021 Joseph the Betrothed + James the Brother + The Family of Jesus Joseph the Betrothed of the Virgin Mary Don’t believe those Christmas card pictures with Joseph as a handsome young guy. Earliest tradition says Joseph…
January 12, 2021 Why Do Members of the Clergy Wear a Beard? If you asked a person in the street to describe an Orthodox priest, they would almost certainly mention the beard, even though they might…
January 12, 2021 Grigory Zhuravlev — the Unknown Russian Nick Vujicic Think of a man without arms and legs, living a full-fledged creative life. For most people this is our contemporary Nick Vujicic, an Australian…
January 11, 2021 Why Did the Son of God Appear in a Humbled State? In the ways of Divine Providence, the Lord God found a means of revealing Himself to people so that the fire of His Divinity…
January 10, 2021 Dimitri Kuntsevich Shares Memories of His Acquaintance with Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis) — The abbot of the Dochiariou monastery, Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis), was a hard-working man who loved simple monastic work. For many Athonite monasteries, a…
January 10, 2021 Athos Is a Place of Daily Work and Constant Prayer Our mosaicists, who by the grace of God had a chance to work at the Docheiariou monastery, saw it like this:
January 9, 2021 What Is the Meaning of Twelvetide, and How Should Be Celebrate It? The Nativity of Christ is the second most prominent feast in the Orthodox Church’s liturgical calendar after the Pascha, and as such, it is…
January 8, 2021 Saint Nikephoros the Leper, Disfigured Angel and Comforter (+1964), Honoured on Sunday, 22 January (4 January) The Holy Venerable Nikephoros the Leper lived in Greece in the 20th century. Named Nicholas Tzanatakis…
January 8, 2021 The History of Everything from before the Beginning till after the End – Part Two Christ is born! Glorify him! Christ did not arrive “out of the clear blue”, without warning. There had been long centuries of preparation –…
January 7, 2021 Our Christmas Message Dear brothers and sisters, all our readers, followers and supporters. From our entire Catalog team, we sincerely wish you a Happy Christmas! May this…
January 6, 2021 Is Epiphany a Holiday of Both the Nativity and Baptism of Christ? When was our Lord’s birthday celebrated for the first time? In ancient times, the Nativity was celebrated on the same day as the Epiphany,…
