We tame Christianity by making it justify our patterns of safe, sinful living. We thus become caricatures of ourselves. Worse, we become caricatures of Christ, in whose image we are made and remade.

In his poetry Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, often returns to icons. "I shall root you in the wood," he imagines the icon-maker Andrei Rublev saying to God. "We shall sit and speak ...

People think that Christian icon painting is the preserve of male painters and that only Orthodox Christians can create a good icon. But in Hong Kong Catholic diocese, a female icon painter, Cindy Ng ...

Earth Day tends to conjure up articles along a few different lines: doom and gloom; practical tips about how you can help the planet; or feature stories about someone doing good things for the ...

The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most revered holy images in the Russian Orthodox tradition. It has a unique style, bright colors and memorable composition. It occupies a special ...

The histories of Moscow and of the icon of Vladimir Mother of God are eternally inseparable. How many times did the Mother of God save the capital city from enemies through the grace of her holy icon?

The original Iveron icon of the Mother of God is preserved on Mt. Athos. It is traditionally called the Panagia Portaitissa ("She who resides by the door" or "Keeper of the gate"), and was, according ...