Many years ago, a Unitarian minister friend gave me a laminated holy card. It was an Orthodox icon, he explained. I looked down at the image of a woman dressed in rags, her hand out begging for the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Lucky for the congregation at Huntsville’s Church of the Nativity that they didn’t decide to host an extensive exhibit of modern and traditional icons 1300 years ago – they could ...

In the Orthodox tradition, prayer is not only words, but also a spiritual state through which a believer expresses his feelings, experiences and desire for communication with the Creator. Prayer in ...

BOLIVER, Pa. (WJAC) — The Diocese of Altoona Johnstown is preparing to offer an online course called “Praying with Icons.” Religious icons have been around since the fifth century and are an artwork ...