

Nativity Homily of St Nikolai of Zica
I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world. (John 16:28) The only-begotten Son of God, brethren, begotten in eternity of...


Nativity Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon
Christ is born! Glorify Him! To the Honorable Clergy, Venerable Monastics, and Pious Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My...


The Paradox of Christmas
If one were to try to summarize what is, perhaps, the dominant theme found in the Church’s reflection, teaching, and worship at the birth...


A Rule of Faith
The first words of the troparion to St Nicholas, whom we celebrate today, extol him as a “rule of faith”. The word “rule” here is a...