Someone once said that “worship” is a verb. I actually think it’s a language.
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Pentecost: the Birth of the Church?
What do you say when someone starts singing “Happy Birthday” to the Church on Pentecost? Not so fast…
Read moreCompleting Pascha with Pentecost
This Sunday, we’ll be celebrating one of the Great Feasts of the Church, Pentecost. Most Christians know this feast as the celebration of the Holy Spirit. However, not many of us know of the connection to the Old Testament Feast
Read moreDeacons and Iconography
A friend sent me a photo of an icon he recently bought. It was an icon of St. Stephen, an early deacon in the Church. I recognized some of the attributes that marked him out as a deacon, but not
Read morePutting on Christ
Christ is risen! Now that Great Lent is over, I have the pleasure of greeting all my readers with “Christ is risen!” I also have more time to return to normal activity on this site. Traditionally, in the Orthodox Church,
Read moreOur Sports Season Has Arrived!
If the Orthodox Church were a sports team (or a ballet or musical group!), we would say that we’ve entered into our season!
Read moreThe Consecration of an Altar
How is an Orthodox altar installed? Are there really relics in them? What’s the symbolism of the altar? All that and more!
Read moreThree for the Price of One
Take a look at this icon. On the surface, it looks like a Theophany icon, but it’s so much more. How many other feasts can you see?
Read moreChrist’s Cave of Wonders!
Back by popular demand (from December 2015)! Was Christ born in the western manger or the eastern cave? Click below to dip deeper into the birth of Jesus!
Read moreSt Elias Founders’ Memorial
Memory Eternal to the Founders of St. Elias the Prophet. Your dream carries us forward into the 21st century.
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