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Christ is Risen! The River of Fire Originally uploaded by phool 4 XC. Along with my friend, Peter, and Brodie, I visited the Serbian Orthodox Church in Hamilton yesterday. It was floor-to-ceiling icons (and no pews to obscure any of the work)! On the back wall of the church was an image that would have [...]

ORMALLY, Yer Host is bothered by the rather spooky and romantic style of late 19th Century Russian Icons. I have no theological issue, as do some: I just don’t like ‘em. The Shrine of the Holy Whapping introduces us to the work of the Russian artist and iconographer, Viktor Vasnetsov. His style is somewhere between [...]

And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. EFINE heaven on earth. What is it for you? (I admit it will be different for others. It’s very subjective.) While there are moments of ineffable transcendence that I [...]

ROM THE Wiki: an Orthodox icon of the seven archangels. From left to right: Jegudiel, Gabriel, Selaphiel, Michael, Uriel, Raphael, Barachiel. Beneath the mandorla of Christ Emmanuel are representations of Cherubim (blue) and Seraphim (red).

ETURNING from Asheville on Monday, I spent the first part of the evening unloading the SUV and then the second part of the evening stuffing it all in my room. Now, for evidence of how shallow and nonspiritual I am: I’m overjoyed to have all my Tupperware™ and kitchen supplies. I sit down next to [...]

Holy Prophet Elias Originally uploaded by A Whistling Train. Amazing Icon.

I forget who it is… there’s a monastery out in the Southwest, I think? Well, someplace. They paint icons. They are, I think, not a Roman Catholic monastery, or, maybe, not “officially” so: perhaps Sedevacantist? Or maybe just “Old Catholic” Episcopi Vagante? Don’t know. Anyway, they paint icons – and sell them on the web. [...]