Special Thebaid Presentation at St Symeon Food & Culture Fair, Sat. April 28!

I hope you can join me for the St Symeon Food & Culture Fair for a special day of events, presentations, beautiful chorale music, food, exhibits, church tours, and much more.  I will be giving an introductory presentation on Orthodox Christian Monasticism throughout the day, featuring photographs from over a dozen monasteries in North America …

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‘Atlas of American Orthodox Monasteries’ now available in digital format for free

I have been using this outstanding book as a resource in planning my travels for the North American Thebaid Photographic Pilgrimage since the Atlas's publication at the start of 2016, and downloaded this digital edition onto my iPad immediately after it was announced. The linked table of contents makes navigation a delight, and the ability …

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New Feature: Videos on Orthodox Monasticism

For some time I have been collecting videos on Orthodox Christian monasticism in North America and from around the world. I've created a couple of special YouTube playlists to share these glimpses into the monastic way, and have set them up on a special Video page. Also included is the promo video for the North …

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Ancient Faith Radio to host Live Call-In show on Monasticism in America

Listen to the archived program at Ancient Faith Radio...  +++ This looks most interesting, and will be a perfect follow-up to Alexei Krindatch’s fine new book, Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries. Mother Christophora is, for those who don’t know, the abbess of the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City PA (coming up on …

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