Although icons had been used in churches, in the early 8th century AD, the eastern Roman Emperor began a campaign against icons. The emperor ordered…
On March 1st the Orthodox Church commemorates Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. He was born in about 487, on the southwestern coast of…
The title words are from Proverbs 3: 5b, which is read on February 26. That verse begins: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,”…
In last week’s Gospel we were told that we would be judged by Christ at the end of time on the basis of how we…
On February 18 we read a good portion of the relatively short book (three chapters in all) of the Prophet Joel. Joel prophesies in the…
St. Nicholas of Japan as born in 1836 in Smolensk Province, the son of a deacon. After graduating from the St. Petersburg Theological Academy in…