a photographic pilgrimage to Orthodox Christian monasteries across the continent
Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims All! Before starting my update, as we enter into Great Lent, as is our Orthodox praxis and holy tradition, I ask your forgiveness... God forgives! Monastery of the Transfiguration, the Sisterhood exchanges forgiveness.Photo © Ralph H. Sidway The main thing to ask your forgiveness for is the lack of …
Continue reading Pre-Press Updates, and Thoughts on Printing
Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims All! After several weeks of layout and design work since my last post, I'm happy to tell you we have reached a real milestone now, with significant progress being made each week. Early Prototype Thebaid Book Cover, Entrance to St Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, Calfornia Also, before I …
Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims! I am very happy to be able to share with you a significant amount of pre-press news since my mid-July update, as well as a page-spread example of our working design for the book: With one or two exceptions, St. Tikhon's Monastery Press (STM Press) and I have been …
Dear Friends and Supporters, Fellow Pilgrims All ~ First, my apologies for no updates during the year of covid. As for many of us it was a strange and challenging year, and brought all progress on the Thebaid book to a standstill. As I recently found out, the covid lockdown hit St Tikhon's Monastery Press …
Continue reading Real Thebaid News, and a Real Path to Publication
Revisiting the early stages of the Thebaid Project has been the key to its successful fulfillment in the near future. Over the last few weeks I have been revising my text contributions to the North American Thebaid photo book, at the direction of Fr Mikel Hill, manager of St Tikhon's Monastery Press and Bookstore, and …
The North American Thebaid 