Word Magazine December 2000 Page 22-23 WHAT DO ICONS MEAN? By Michael Goltz The iconography of our Orthodox Church, with all of its symbolism and spiritual meaning, is central to the Church’s teaching. People are greatly influenced by what they contemplate, and so the Church, in its love for its faithful, has given us iconography [...]
DO ICONS REALLY MATTER? By Archpriest Peter E. Gillquist Shortly after we moved to Santa Barbara, California, we re-decorated the house, painting the living room and papering the dining room. As we moved the table and chairs back into the dining area, along with the antique hutch that lined up against the west wall, I [...]
Word Magazine March 2000 Page 11 EMBRACING LOVE By Nick Papas The “More Spacious Than The Heavens” icon is very prominent in an Orthodox church, perhaps because it expresses some of our faith’s core beliefs. Principally it expresses the willingness of our Mother, the Church, to receive us with her outstretched and waiting arms. This [...]