Христос се роди! Ваистину се Христос роди! Christ is Born! Indeed He is Born!
The above words are the first words that Serbian Orthodox Christians use to greet each other during the Old Calendar Christmas. But, before and after those…
Jan 08, 2015
Posts about Christmas
An Award-Winning Russian Animated Film about Christmas
Mikhail Aldashin, a Russian filmmaker, produced “Rozhdestvo” (Christmas) in 1996, winning several awards that year at various Russian and international…
Jan 06, 2015
Orthodox Christians Prepare to Celebrate Christmas as Bitter Cold Strikes Russia
Teeth-chattering weather descended on Russia on Christmas Eve, with temperatures falling to -25C in Moscow and -35C in the remote region of Yakutia, as…
Jan 06, 2015
Česnica: Serbian Christmas bread
Česnica is a Serbian Christmas sweet-bread baked on Christmas Eve, which falls on January 6th in the Old Calendar. It is tall, round, and resembles a…
Jan 05, 2015
The Party’s Not Over
Has Christmas exhausted you? Are you ready to put everything back in order for the New Year? Hold on just a little while longer because Orthodox…
Jan 02, 2015
“Bless His Heart, Sometimes, He Just Don’t Get It” (An Everyday Christmas Message – Without Mirrors, We Get Pronouns Wrong).
In this episode, Bill shares a Christmas gift with his listeners. Rather, he shows all of us how to give a Christmas gift to those around us, when we truly…
Dec 30, 2014
Rejecting Christmas
In the days following Christmas, many people wait in long lines to exchange the gifts they received for Christmas. Many exchange their gifts merely because…
Dec 30, 2014
14,000 Innocent Children: Christmas Has a Cost
Christmas can be too comfortable sometimes. As the Nativity Season unfolds, churches are celebrating the birth of Christ. Gifts are being shared,…
Dec 26, 2014
Ecumenical Patriarch’s Christmas Message: Christ Conquers Violence and Evil through Love
+ BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: Grace, mercy, and peace…
Dec 24, 2014
A Christmas Song that Blends East and West
Fr. Ivan Moody is a composer, conductor, and Orthodox priest. Currently Professor of Church Music at the University of Eastern Finland, his compositions…
Dec 24, 2014
