This landmark address by the Abbot of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery is one of the primary motivators behind the effort to launch The Northern Thebaid Pilgrimage Project as quickly as possible. The Project can help foster a "culture of monasticism" in the Church, one which continually turns our hearts and minds towards prayer, pilgrimage, and …
Month: October 2015
What is Photography?
A Theology of Photography When it comes to landscape photography, there is perhaps no one better known to the general public than Ansel Adams, and I gladly list him as a primary inspiration of mine. But in addition to Adams, I would like to mention two other photographers who have greatly impacted my work and approach to …
What is a Holy Pilgrimage?
This article, originally a talk given by the author at the Skete of St. Seraphim of Sarov in Moss Beach, California some twenty years ago, breathes the fragrance of the Thebaid, and movingly conveys the Orthodox 'phronema', the Mind of the Church, which reminds us that, "The whole aim of our life is to become holy, …
The Project
Concept The North American Thebaid is conceived to be both pilgrimage and publication, resulting in a large-format coffee table book of fine art photographic images, with select, inspiring texts, covering as many of the monastic settlements in North America as God allows. My plan is to travel over approximately a two-year period, staying for a …
The North American Thebaid 