Monthly Archives: May 2013

“He who sings prays twice.”   I’m sitting here listening to Alexandr Nikolsy’s setting of the Divine Liturgy, having just been reading a chapter in Vladimir Morosan’s superb book Choral Performance in Pre-Revolutionary Russia (Musica Russica 1986).  I’ve been preparing … Continue reading →

There are several debates that have arisen amongst Christians of many stripes over the course of centuries which never seem to get fully resolved.  (One reason for this seems to be schism: When a party of believers separates from the … Continue reading →

“The light of Christ illumines all mankind!” This cry punctuates Orthodox services as the faithful wend their way through the Great Lent to the Great and Holy Pascha.  A lit candle is brought out of the sanctuary into the people, … Continue reading →

In my last posting I discussed the incarnational dimension of the Divine Liturgy – indeed, of any of the sacramental mysteries. That in these mysteries we are ushered by the Spirit into the realm of God’s acting. That He really … Continue reading →