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Keep the “line” open to God’s endless love
Fr. Cornel Todeasa
11 October 2014
People like to talk a lot. Our cell phones help us to talk anywhere, with anyone, at any time, virtually nonstop.
Photo by Kerry Lannert, CC
This seemed so true to me one day, while I was resti... 
“Abraham, Interpret the Stars…”
Fr. Patrick H. Reardon
10 October 2014
Abraham looking for the stars, Byzantine manuscript, 6th Century
Bible-readers do not have to advance very far into the text before they find the Lord’s invitation and promise to Abraham:
“Look...
Echoes of Athonite Chanters: Deacon Dionysius Firfiris (1912-1990)
Bishop Chrysostom of Rodostolou
9 October 2014
Deacon Dionysius Firfiris came to the Holy Mountain at the age of eight, when as an orphan he was brought there by his uncle, the monk Fr. Haralambos. He was initiated into the spirit and essence of B...
New Martyr Ignatius the Athonite
8 October 2014
The holy New Martyr Ignatius was born in the village of Eski Zagora in the Trnovo region of Bulgaria, and was named John in Baptism. While he was still a young child, his parents George and Maria move...
A Letter of Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Confession and Spiritual Accounting
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
7 October 2014
This confession of yours gave my soul much joy, because God and the angels, who were awaiting it, rejoiced. You succeeded in putting the devil to shame, who greatly rejoices when someone hides his t...
Saint Nicholas National Shrine WTC– Ground Blessing Ceremony
7 October 2014
A Ground Blessing ceremony for the St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center is set for Saturday October 18, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. The ceremony will include a combined prayer service of bl...
The Treasure Hunt
Katherine Johnson
6 October 2014
Attending the services is a matter of constant movement. My arms, they’re seldom empty and it’s a rare occasion I find myself ending a service standing in the spot where I began. I’ve long abandoned t...
Saint Maximus the Confessor Colloquium in Berlin
6 October 2014
To a particularly beautiful, full of qualitative academic contributions event dedicated to the person of Saint Maximus the Confessor the International Colloquium, titled ‘Maximus the Confessor as a ...
Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections at Art Institute of Chicago
5 October 2014
Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections presents more than 60 superb artworks from the early Christian and Byzantine eras in the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, a...
Theory & Tradition
Fr. Patrick H. Reardon
3 October 2014
Many of our current cultural fault lines, whether in the Church or in society at large, are best regarded, I believe, as lying between tradition and theory. Put simply, there are those who go along do...
