a photographic pilgrimage to Orthodox Christian monasteries across the continent
"Orphaned at an early age," this great saint "was raised by a certain good and pious nun." He "imitated his adoptive mother in the habits of monastic life, in fasting and in prayer," and grew to be a shepherd of souls, founding a monastery which thrives to this day, over a millennium later. From this …
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Children love pilgrimages to Orthodox Christian monasteries, as any Orthodox parent who has taken their kids to one can tell you. These books help reveal why. Maybe it's the total simplicity, beauty and peacefulness of the surroundings, or perhaps it is because the nuns or monks themselves have a child-like quality about them which allows …
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First Saint of the North American Thebaid Saint Herman of Alaska, America’s first canonized saint, was an Orthodox Christian monk of holy life who lived in Valaam Monastery in Russia. In 1794, along with nine other monastics he was sent to Alaska to evangelize the natives there. In time St. Herman would become the sole survivor …
The inspiration for the North American Thebaid Photographic Pilgrimage Project springs primarily from the example of seminarian Gleb Podmoshensky, whose 1961 pilgrimage to monastic sketes and settlements across the United States, Canada and Alaska, and his photographic slide show from these visits, had an inspiring and pivotal impact on a certain young man: Eugene Rose. Gleb …
This was posted over at Pravoslavie, and is rapidly spreading via Facebook. Please sign the petition and share with your network on FB, Twitter and elsewhere... PETITION TO PRESERVE THE SACRED GROUNDS OF SAINT ANTHONY'S GREEK ORTHODOX MONASTERY A page entitled "Preserve the Sacred Grounds of Saint Anthony's Monastery" has appeared on Facebook, calling attention …
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The North American Thebaid 