The Orthodox Church has four main fasting periods. They are: the Nativity Fast (Advent) before Christmas, Great Lent before Pascha, the Dormition (Falling Asleep) of…
When we look at an icon, especially a traditional one, we realize that it is not a naturalistic photographic image. Shapes and sizes, including human…
Pentecost falls on May 31 this year. On that day the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit. They were given the power to preach…
St. Vincent was a monk of the Lerins monastery on the Ile Saint Honorat, in what is now France. He is known for several things.…
During the week of May 24, the Church commemorates two women who had reason to know about despondency. Saint Theodosia (May 29) is known for…
On May 19 we read the Gospel of John 12: 19-36. In these verses Jesus announces, “The hour has come for the Son of Man…