The descriptive part of the icon corresponds to the hymn of the feast. «The Virgin today brings forth the Transubstantial, and the earth offers a cave to the Unapproachable. Angels give glory to Jesus with shepherds. And the wise men journey with the Star. Because for our sake is born, as a little Child, God […]
Month: December 2022
The Same Feeling of Time Filled with Eternity and Joy
The Same Feeling of Time Filled with Eternity and Joy Yesterday, on the train coming back from Wilmington, Delaware, I thought: “Here I am, fifty-two years old, a priest and a theologian for more than a quarter of a century—what does it all mean? How can I put together, how can I explain to myself […]
Life of Christians in the early Church – Fr. Alexander Schmemann
What was the positive ideal of the Life of Christians in the early Church community? For the early Church, unity in love was the ultimate value; it was the supreme purpose of life that Christ Himself had revealed to men. The Church was the restoration of the unity that had been broken and torn asunder […]