The most famous Orthodox Christian in Pittsburgh, if not the nation, has a greeting for his fellow believers today: “Kala...
For as far back as I can remember real icicles, angel hair ornaments and tacky silver tinsel, I got to...
By Paul Stanway, One of the staples of television news over the Christmas holiday is coverage of celebrations in the...
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh There is anguish when a woman is in labour, but all this is forgotten when the...
Afrikaner “Geseënde Kersfees” Albanian “Urime Krishtlindjet” Amharic “Enkwan laberhana ledat abaqqawot” OR “Melkam amat ba`al yehunellachihu”...
Prot. No. 1338 BARTHOLOMEW By the Mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of...
by John Strange Winter It was getting very near to Christmas time, and all the boys at Miss Ware’s school...
From the Old English ‘Cristes Mæsse’ ~ meaning the ‘mass of Christ’ ~ the story of Christmas begins with the...
Gunmen killed at least seven people in a drive-by shooting outside a church in southern Egypt as worshippers left a...
Our friends and peers (others our age) can have a huge influence on our decisions. So often, many of our...
Having been vouchsafed God’s own advent, the people that delighteth Christ, hath obtained what it longed for; now it maketh...
The Nativity of Christ. 8th century Byzantine icon at Saint Catherine’s Monastery (Mount Sinai). I. All share in the joy...
The Gospel Reading is from Matthew 2:13-23 When the wise men departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to...
What shall we offer Thee, O Christ? for Thou hast appeared on earth as man for our sakes. Of all...
Late one Christmas Eve, I sank back, tired but content, into my easy chair. The kids were in bed, the...
Chinese Français Deutsch Italiano Español Русский (Russian) Українська (Ukrainian) Prot. No. 1237 BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Grace Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome...
Several years ago during the Christmas season, a religious program on television caught my attention. The program featured a discussion...
(…For at it they who worshipped the stars, were taught by a star to adore Thee, the Sun of...
