January 16, 2022 What Was the Real Age of Christ? The works of the Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons contain a statement according to which Christ died not at the age of 33, as it…
December 30, 2021 Agape Feasts — a Tradition of the Past and Its Relevance for the Present Many of us will have heard about an Agape feast. Some may even have a general idea of what it means. However, the theme…
December 18, 2021 Comparison of Biblical and Babylonian Cosmogony The clay tablets, discovered in 1849 in the ruins of the Ashurbanipal library, have caused much controversy among historians and biblical scholars. They contain…
December 6, 2021 The History of the Temple that the Most Holy Theotokos Entered The Temple of Solomon was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586. The Jewish people were then expelled from their native land. Ten percent of the…
November 12, 2021 How Julian the Apostate Sought to Revive Paganism in Rome, and How His Grand Design Unravelled 2 November, Commemoration of Saint Artemius of Antioch Artemius, a distinguished military commander, reached the peak of his military career during the reign of…
November 10, 2021 How Ancient Christians Prayed to the Mother of God November can be rightly called “the month of the Theotokos”. It is interspersed with holidays of the revered icons of the Mother of God,…
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,…
October 5, 2021 Fayum Mummy Portraits — The Antecedents of Christian Icons Icon painting has deep roots in the doctrine of the Orthodox Church, but its artistic tradition originates from ancient art. No cultural phenomenon begins…
September 28, 2021 The True Cross: History of Loss and Acquisition. Part 2 Part 1 What Happened to the Cross after the Crucifixion? A long staircase leads today’s pilgrims down to the Church of the Holy Queen…
June 1, 2021 High Priests Ananias and Caiaphas: Arbiters in the Trial of God We are free to change our decisions, and God humbly waits for us to make up our minds, as long as we are still…
