The topic for Thursday, December 19 – Day 35 of our 30 (40) Days of Blogging is Strange or Little Known Christmas Traditions From Around The World This will be fun! Make it fun! … [Read more...]
One Hundred Stanzas on the Nativity
by St. Ephraim the Syrian Our father among the saints, Ephraim was a prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians throughout the world, but especially among Syriac Christians, as a saint. Here Ephraim presents his “counsel of life”, … [Read more...]
The Twelve Days of Christmas
by Fr. Hans Jacobse What happens when we try to secularize Christmas, and why Orthodox Christians need to remain faithful to their traditions. In the Christian tradition of both east and west, the twelve days of Christmas refer to the period from Christmas Day to Theophany. The days leading … [Read more...]
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