a photographic pilgrimage to Orthodox Christian monasteries across the continent
The first gallery of photographs from the North American Thebaid Project is online, featuring some four dozen images taken at St Tikhon's Monastery in South Canaan PA. Captions to follow, but you can get nearly a virtual tour of the monastery, and a real inside look at monastic life, including the divine services, veneration of icons …
Continue reading First Photo Gallery: St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery
Here is the first portion of a documentary on St Tikhon's Monastery in South Canaan PA, which provides a little historical background on the oldest Orthodox Christian monastery in North America:
With real joy and thanksgiving, but also with not a little fear and trembling, I realized today that I leave for the first leg of the North American Thebaid Pilgrimage in less than a week and a half... This is a powerful awareness. I feel as if my life may change forever through this venture. I certainly …
Continue reading Preparing for Pilgrimage: St Tikhon’s Monastery, Part 1
The North American Thebaid 