or wood. After theIconoclastic Controversyof the 8th–9th century, whichdisputedthe religious function and meaning of icons, theEastern Orthodox Churchformulated the doctrinal basis for their veneration: since God assumed material form in the person ofJesus Christ, he could be represented in pictures...
Now that may not seem like much, given the length of the border inscription, but it is of tremendous help in determining what the rest of the unfamiliar inscription says. Because it begins with “The Lord spoke to his disciples, saying…” we know it must be something Jesus said. And of...
: Cross | fas fa-cross | catholicism, christianity, church, jesus, | \f654 : Crosshairs | fas fa-crosshairs | aim, bullseye, gpd, picker, position, | \f05b : Crow | fas fa-crow | bird, bullfrog, fauna, halloween, holiday, toad, | \f520 : Crown | fas fa-crown | award, favori...
The Eastern branch of the Church originally celebrated Epiphany as the Baptism of Jesus as early as 200AD. In the Western Church, gradually the appearance of the three kings at the nativity of Christ’s birth and the wedding feast of Cana were additionally associated with Epiphany. ...
The view that each type of icon of the Theotokos helps us in specific situations differs from the teaching of the Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh used to say that a newly-painted icon becomes holy as soon as it has been blessed. Before that, any icon is just an...
“When I was little I saw a picture of the crucifixion and it really did change my life. I thought to myself, ‘my parents they’ve been deceiving me, they told me all about Baby Jesus but they never told me what happened to him.’ I just thought ‘I just can’t trust people in...
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Reddy’s death comes less than three weeks after the release of a biopic about her life called “I Am Woman.” The film’s director, Unjoo Moon, said the film resulted in a seven-year friendship with Reddy. “I will forever be grateful to Helen for teaching me so much about being an...
bell bottoms, love beads, fringe, micro mini’s and Jesus sandals. LA elected the country’s first Black mayor Tom Bradley, just a few years after the Watts Riots. Because of the threat of the Panthers all these social programs magically appeared that I benefited from. ...