If we are going to read the Bible in legalistic ways, then technically there is nothing wrong with kissing pictures, because Orthodox Christians reject statuary. Of course, most Christians who oppose ...

"Your husband," he said, smiling, "has sent me over to kiss you. " A quick blush suffused her face and round polished throat. "I suppose it's natural for a man to feel and act generously on an ...

I kiss the traces of your unseen hand, Glory to you for setting before us the dazzling light of eternal life, Glory to you for the hope of the unutterable, imperishable beauty of immortality, Glory to ...

Ron Roberson, “Officially the church adheres to extreme Antiochian christological terminology, according to which in Christ there are two natures and two qnoma (a Syriac term with no Greek equivalent ...

To an outsider, they probably looked like any of the other young Orthodox Jewish brides and ... in Sara Glass’s first book, ...

Downward dog, sun salutations and all other yoga practices are "absolutely incompatible" with the Christian faith, the powerful Greek Orthodox Church has said. Yoga has no place "in the life of ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem ... The pilgrims ease to their knees to kiss the star and press their palms to the cool, polished ...

[But Christ loved] her more than [all] the disciples, and used to kiss her [often] on her [mouth ... The originals themselves had been written in Greek, the language of the New Testament ...

TAMPA — St. John Greek Orthodox Church’s Parish Council has canceled the 2024 Tampa Greek Festival, citing damage from the most recent hurricane. "We made this decision after finding Hurricane ...

His father, the late Prince Philip, was baptised a Greek Orthodox, although he later converted to Anglicanism before marrying Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen. To mark his paternal heritage ...

A new Ukrainian law, which passed the country’s Parliament on Aug. 20, bans the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukrainian territory. The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said Russia has ...

and Greek Fest will be held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, located near 20th Street and Glendale Avenue. The 63rd Annual Greek Fest is one of the oldest and largest cultural festivals ...