Christian Worship, Rites & Ceremonies

Among the earliest writings in Syriac literature is the collection of 30 memre or discourses entitled the Book of Steps or Liber Graduum, mostly pr...

You know that co-worker that listens to Jingle Bells in July or pre-decorates their tiny office Christmas tree in October? The family member that c...

Of all the things we can know about J. S. Bach's Mass in B Minor and Christmas Oratorio, the most profound come from things we can hear. Listening ...

This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as i...

Simultaneously spiritual and material, liturgy incarnates unseen realities in concrete forms bread, wine, water, the architectural arrangement of ...

Understand and celebrate what we believe For centuries, the Nicene Creed has been central to the church's confession. The Nicene Creed: An Introdu...