The society in the Byzantine Empire (4th-15th century CE) was dominated by the imperial family and the male aristocracy but there were opportunities for social advancement thanks to wars, population movements, imperial gifts of lands and titles, and intermarriage.

Prosphora & Artoklasia

Το κέικ είναι ένα γλύκισμα που αγαπούν μικροί και μεγάλοι, ιδανικό για πρωινό, αλλά και για να συνοδεύσει έναν απογευματινό καφέ. Τη συγκεκριμένη συνταγή μπορείτε να την φτιάξετε εύκολα στο μπλέντερ ή ακόμα και multi.

This morning I joined a team of bakers in the church kitchen to make communion bread, called Prosphora in the Orthodox Church. Prosphora is Greek for "that which is offered." We were making three sizes of bread loaves today. All the many services around Pascha mean that we need to have a good supply ready in the freezer. Each loaf, large or small, is made in two parts, which are joined top to bottom and baked together to show the unity of the human and divine natures of Christ. Here they are…

Byzantine, Texas: Chinese prosphora seal

"In Orthodoxy, tradition is not a museum filled with interesting exhibits, but a stream you are to immerse yourself in. The more material things we have the more illusory our visible life is, but our hearts can find peace only in Christ. Western hearts are tormented by this comfortable way of living, and to feel anything deeply many Western people seek for vivid impressions." (Father Artemy Vladimirov)

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This is an essay written by guest author and our good friend, Austin Albers. While the West’s commitment to the historical authenticity of Christ’s “Last Supper” is commendable, it should be noted …

Για την τέλεση της Θείας Λειτουργίας οι πιστοί προσφέρουμε στο Θεό άρτο και κρασί. Τα απλά αυτά είδη της διατροφής μας, κατά τη ...

January 2nd is the feast of St. Seraphim of Sarov, the patron saint of my parish. It is the day he reposed (died) in the Lord in 1833. It's ...

Today, I made prosphora and decided to post how we do it here at the monastery. I will preface this post by saying this: I know this post may look intimidating because of it’s detail and le…

In thinking through a theological question, I often engage in thought experiments. The Fathers might call it a form of theoria, but I won’t presume that word for myself. But what I do is to make a concerted effort to let go of unexamined assumptions. I look at a different set of assumptions and ask, “What if that were true?” The result many times yields a dead end. But knowledge of dead ends can…