Tag: Christianity
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Holy Schema-Abbess Sophia of Kiev (1873–1941)
Monasticism is blessedness a man can ever afford on earth,you can’t have anything more blessed than this…Ultimate bliss is in heaven,but its lower stage is… Read More
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Like it or not, Catholicism is a religion of visionaries
I’ve developed a soft spot for those people we hear of from time to time who see Christ in a tortilla, Mary’s face in the… Read More
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6th-century Georgian monastery vandalized, Church responds
Mtskheta, Georgia, February 14, 2025 Photo: agenda.ge One of the crown jewels of the Georgian Orthodox Church was vandalized this week. The incident occurred… Read More
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Altadena couple’s 60-year marriage marks new chapter after Eaton Fire
As the deadly Eaton Fire roared toward the Altadena home that Ray and Mary Jo Spano had lovingly restored from near ruin, Ray grabbed their… Read More
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How LA's Catholic schools are 'fighting' to welcome students displaced by fires
Not many have experienced the uneasiness the LA fires caused as uniquely as Phyllis Cremer, the principal at St. Elizabeth School in Altadena. Not only… Read More
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The ‘old rugged cross’ of The Band’s Garth Hudson
In 1970, at the height of their fame, The Band was on the cover of Time magazine when that meant something. One by one, right… Read More
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“I Tried to Dissuade a Girl from Killing Her Child”
Archpriest Peter GuryanovGuryanov, Peter, Archpriest “>Archpriest Peter Guryanov is the rector of the Church of the Queen of All Icon of the Mother of God… Read More
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A good match is hard to find: Catholics try to renew a 'hopeless' dating culture
Valentine’s Day will soon have come and gone — and that can mean date anxiety for singles. Before, during and after the holiday. Will I… Read More
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Catching Children Over the Abyss in the Rye
Photo: Georgy Lanchevsky The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J. D. Salinger is a classic of American and world literature of the twentieth… Read More
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Bishop Seitz responds to Vance on immigration
Calling Vice President JD Vance’s “bottom line” comments a “tremendous mischaracterization,” Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso has said that “[Vance] clearly doesn’t know me.… Read More