Month: December 2022

The icon of the Nativity of Christ

The icon of the Nativity of Christ icon

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 […]

The Same Feeling of Time Filled with Eternity and Joy

The Same Feeling of Time Filled with Eternity and Joy The Same Feeling

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

Life of Christians in the early Church – Fr. Alexander Schmemann Life of Christians

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 […]