Jack Hinton says fasting involves “introspection and deep contemplation of your own spiritual state.” More →

February 19, 2010

The age-old chants and liturgical music of Orthodox worship have a special beauty and spiritual power for Eastern Orthodox Christians. More →

April 10, 2009

For Western Christians, Sunday (March 16) is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week, leading up to Easter (March 23). But Eastern Orthodox Christians have just begun observing their time of Lent. Because of differing church calendars, Western and Eastern Christians usually celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on different dates. More →

March 14, 2008

For members of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was totally demolished on 9/11, this anniversary serves as a reminder of how long it’s taking to rebuild. More →

September 9, 2005

  BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Now, “writing” religious icons. In the Orthodox Christian tradition, icons are said to be written, not painted. The Orthodox consider making icons more a form of prayer than art, and they believe the iconographer’s hand is … More →

April 9, 2004

  BOB ABERNETHY: This month in eastern France, the Christian ecumenical community in Taizé is celebrating its birthday. It was founded at the beginning of World War II by a young Swiss theologian named Roger Shutz who wanted to work … More →

September 20, 2002

BOB ABERNETHY: Now, Belief & Practice. This Sunday is Pascha or Easter for the world’s more than 250 million Eastern Orthodox Christians. They observe the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar followed by most westerners. For the Orthodox, Holy … More →

April 28, 2000

  BOB ABERNETHY: And now a new feature that will appear on this program from time to time. We call it Belief & Practice, and we’ll explore what people believe and how they practice their faith. This week, as the … More →

September 24, 1999

BOB ABERNETHY: As noted, most of the refugees from Kosovo are Muslim. Most of those being bombed in Serbia are Eastern Orthodox Christians, for whom, as we’ve said, this has been Holy Week and this Sunday is Easter. Those juxtapositions … More →

April 9, 1999