Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Singing with soul
for the soul of the late Metropolitan Nicholas of ACROD. This has become my favorite version of the Canticle of St. Simeon.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
60 Minutes and Mt. Athos
This (Easter) Sunday, 60 Minutes will feature a 40-minute segment on Mt. Athos. Should be very interesting!
h/t: OrthodoxChristianity.net
h/t: OrthodoxChristianity.net
Inaugural Post
Greetings!
With this blog I intend to provide news and commentary on topics pertinent to Eastern Orthodox and Catholics, especially in North America. You must have a good sense of a humor and the ability to appreciate some self-deprecating humor when reading posts here because some of the discussions on Eastern forums, lists, and blogs are far too hilarious to ignore.
In case you are wondering what exactly is a Kliros, you're about to find out. It is a physical place inside of a lot of churches, usually to the right or left of the iconostas, where the choir and/or chanters stand for the duration of a service. From this vantage point, the whole comings-and-goings of liturgical services-- the life of the church-- can be observed. Such is the intent of this blog, but without the whole stuffiness of stuffy blogs. Plus, Kliros is a really cool, trendy word used to describe a simple parish choir or chanters in order to add an aura of mystery for the sake of adding an aura of mystery, because after all, the Eastern Church is mystical.
Anyways, welcome.
With this blog I intend to provide news and commentary on topics pertinent to Eastern Orthodox and Catholics, especially in North America. You must have a good sense of a humor and the ability to appreciate some self-deprecating humor when reading posts here because some of the discussions on Eastern forums, lists, and blogs are far too hilarious to ignore.
In case you are wondering what exactly is a Kliros, you're about to find out. It is a physical place inside of a lot of churches, usually to the right or left of the iconostas, where the choir and/or chanters stand for the duration of a service. From this vantage point, the whole comings-and-goings of liturgical services-- the life of the church-- can be observed. Such is the intent of this blog, but without the whole stuffiness of stuffy blogs. Plus, Kliros is a really cool, trendy word used to describe a simple parish choir or chanters in order to add an aura of mystery for the sake of adding an aura of mystery, because after all, the Eastern Church is mystical.
Anyways, welcome.
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