The church calendar can help us address our frenzied pace of life. I never set out to be a church calendar apologist. As a child growing up in diverse denominational settings—old-school Baptist ...

Christmas and New Year is a time when many Orthodox Christians who follow the Julian (old) calendar wonder why they do so; or rather, those who follow the Gregorian (new) calendar wonder why the old ...

Easter Sunday begins the Easter season. The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calendar. Everything starts with the joyous celebrations of Easter Sunday and ...

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (Revelation 22:13). During the course of the solar year, the natural world around us experiences a continual changing ...

In 2026, Orthodox believers will celebrate the full cycle of the twelve great feasts, great Lent, continuous weeks and memorial days, as well as key celebrations in honor of the Mother of God and the ...

December in the Orthodox tradition is a special time of spiritual concentration and expectation of the Nativity of Christ. The church calendar of the month is full of memorable days, divine services ...