By Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos of Nafpaktos For more on the specific Christian origins of the Christmas Tree, see the article, In Defense of the Christmas Tree. I suspect that the custom of decorating a tree at Christmas time is not simply a custom which came to us from the West and which we should replace […]
On Beautiful Feet
by Fr. John A. Peck I am an artist, so you should believe me when I say that there are few body parts as ugly as feet. Feet aren’t pretty. Among beginning artists, they are hard to render accurately and take some time to get right. Isaiah tells us How beautiful are the feet of […]
Because The Lord Has Sworn An Oath
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon The scene at Mount Moriah, where Abraham prepared to offer his son Isaac, has long lived in Christian memory as a source of theological reflection. Melito, a 2nd century bishop of Sardis, commented on the event at some length in a Paschal homily. In this comment we observe how easily […]