March 21, 2017 2796 8 What Are Zhavoronki and How to Make Them? These lark buns are traditionally baked in Russia each year to celebrate the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. There are forty buns to celebrate…
March 21, 2017 141 0 Recent Miracles of the Kursk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in the 20th Century Since its miraculous appearance in the forest of Kursk in the 13th century, the wonderworking icon of the Mother of God, known as the…
March 21, 2017 243 0 The Surety of Sinners Icon of the Mother of God The Icon of the Mother of God “Surety of Sinners” is known by this name because of the inscription on the icon: “I am…
March 20, 2017 428 4 The Origin of the Slanted Crosswise Bar in Orthodox Crosses The question is a very common one, and misinformation about the origins of the three-barred Orthodox Cross abounds even in scholarly studies. This Cross…
March 17, 2017 1308 2 Is St. Patrick an Orthodox Saint? This may come as a surprise to many that St. Patrick was and is an Orthodox Saint centuries before Rome split from the Holy…
March 15, 2017 167 0 100 Years Ago: Miracle on The Day of the Abdication of Nicholas II (March 2, 1917) In Honor of one hundred years since the appearance of the “Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God please find the following article as…
March 15, 2017 236 0 Orthodoxy and Cremation Introduction “Ashes to ashes and dust to dust” is a common phrase we hear associated with funeral practices. This first appeared in the…
March 13, 2017 223 0 Why Do Icons of the Mother of God Weep? The following is one of Eugene Rose’s lay sermons entitled “Weeping Icons of the Mother of God”, delivered in November 1966. Eugene Rose was…
March 12, 2017 129 0 Light for the World: the Life of St. Gregory Palamas On the second Sunday of Great Lent, there is a great feast in the blessed city of Thessalonika, Greece. It is the feast of…
March 10, 2017 140 2 The Sacred Shroud The church of Saint Sulpice, located in the 6th arrondissement near the Jardin de Luxembourg in Paris, is a 17th century edifice, built on…