May 19, 2017 Addressing Orthodox Clergy in Speaking and in Writing In speaking: for… use this title: Patriarch the Metropolitan His Beatitude the Patriarch of _____ or His Holiness the Patriarch of_____…
May 18, 2017 She Was Called to Be Christ’s Bride: Great Martyr Irene In the city of Magdu or Magedon, located in Persia, a daughter was born to a King named Licinius. She was named Penelope…
May 18, 2017 The Inexhaustible Chalice Icon: Help in Battling Alcoholism Russian icons are, for the most part, essentially copies of prototypes that appeared in different times and places. Some of the prototypes are very…
May 17, 2017 Elder Sophrony on What We Should Know Approaching the Jesus Prayer I propose to devote this chapter to setting out as briefly as possible the more important aspects of the Jesus Prayer and the…
May 12, 2017 Advice on Ways to Form an Orthodox Conscience Here are the ways in which we can cooperate with God’s grace and form this conscience within ourselves: 1 . We are to have…
May 9, 2017 Understanding the Icon of Mid-Pentecost Most icons showing biblical events from the traditional accounts of the life of Jesus make obvious sense in relation to the church year: the…
May 9, 2017 Most Common Questions and Answers Concerning Holy Water What is Holy water? Holy Water is equal to regular water in it’s composition. The talk about the changes being made to the…
May 5, 2017 The Symbolism and Iconography of Saint George and the Dragon The wealth of images depicted in holy icons is overwhelming, yet one thing appears to unite them all. Despite not usually being painted in…
May 5, 2017 Discover How Self Adhesive Icons Are Made In The Icon Workshops of St.Elisabeth Convent See all Self…
May 4, 2017 20 Rules for Altar Servers from St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco A list of the rules for young altar servers composed by Archbishop John of Shanghai: 1) To serve in the sanctuary, it is necessary…