October 10, 2018 The Symbolism and Meaning of the Unburnt Bush Icon of the Mother of God We perish but aren’t dying Our souls are stripped and bare In flames but not consumed by fire, That’s the Unburnt Bush! – Maximillian Voloshin,…
October 5, 2018 The Quick to Hear: a Rare Icon of the Mother of God from Zograf Monastery This icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is located in Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos. The name of the icon is explained by the…
September 21, 2018 “Icon is the Window into the Kingdom of Heaven”: an Interview with the Head of the Icon Painting Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent The Reverend Sergius Nezhbort, who is a priest of our Convent and the head of our Icon Painting Studio, is our guest today. We…
September 12, 2018 Looking for Dragons in Orthodox Iconography Explaining the icon of St. George slaying the dragon to a 4 year old is amazing. Explaining the icon of St. George to a…
September 3, 2018 Apparition of the Image of the Most Holy Theotokos Painted-by-Light on Mt. Athos September 3, 2013, marked the 110th anniversary of an apparition of the Mother of God in St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mt. Athos. The celebration in honor of…
August 26, 2018 Some Facts about Depicting Deacons in Orthodox Iconography A friend sent me a photo of an icon he recently bought. It was an icon of St. Stephen, an early deacon in the…
August 16, 2018 Our Icon Painters Have Painted a Full-Figure Icon for a Church in Canada An icon of Saint Mardarije of Libertyville and Saint Sebastian of Jackson will soon appear in the Church in honour of All Saints of…
August 15, 2018 The Icon of Rest and Joy: Dormition of the Mother of God I really like this icon. As is to be expected, all the apostles are mourning her passing. And why not? Scripture lists her as…
August 14, 2018 Venerating Icons and Worshipping Idols: What Is The Difference? Since the beginning of Christianity, its critics saw it as a spin-off of earlier pagan cults because some elements of Christian worship appeared to…
August 1, 2018 May or May not God the Father Be Depicted in Orthodox Iconography? Read through any collection of Gary Larson’s The Far Side cartoons, and you will doubtless come across a cartoon image of God as an…
July 25, 2018 Icon of “The Three Hands”: There Are Miracles Happening in Our Time! Today we are celebrating the feast day of the icon of the Mother of God of “the Three Hands”. It is an icon that…
July 6, 2018 Mother of God of Vladimir: the Story of One of the Most Well Known Icons of the Theotokos The histories of Moscow and of the icon of Vladimir Mother of God are eternally inseparable. How many times did the Mother of God…
