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As soon as I started it, I could not stop reading this extraordinary little book. Now, having coming to the end, I am trying to figure out what makes it perfect. You know the genre of the patristic Q … Read More

When we compare Baroque art with Byzantine and post-Byzantine painting, we immediately encounter two profoundly different understandings of the human person, of light, and ultimately of existence itse … Read More

Fr. Vasileios Thermos examines the religious conversions of Americans to the Orthodox Church, which have skyrocketed to the point of attracting coverage in the American press. He adopts an interdiscip … Read More

The title of this blog piece is the title of a book written by Bishop Maxim Vasiljevic, bishop of Los Angeles and Western America of the Serbian Orthodox Church.  (I trust he will forgive not bei … Read More

Fasting, in the Christian tradition, is not merely abstinence from food but a deliberate act of freedom. By limiting what is lawful and good, a person learns that life does not depend solely on consum … Read More