Every prayer routine in the Byzantine tradition, whether at church or at home, begins with a hymn to the Holy Spirit: “Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present and filling all ...

Cellist Anja Lechner and pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos perform music by Greek Armenian composer G.I. Gurdjieff on a new CD, Chants, Hymns and Dances. The CD also features music composed by ...

The undulating, ethereal vocalizations of a choir of men chanting melodies in Greek seem to transcend space and time, sweeping back the veil separating Heaven and Earth. It could have be ...

One of our featured albums is English, the other Greek. Each is very intimate, & absolutely solo. One is centred on what some see as "the devil's music", the other inspired by Byzantine hymns. Slide ...

With the news of the recently-concluded Amazon synod in Rome and calls to prayer for the apostolic exhortation, I was reminded of the Akathist to Our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ from the Byzantine ...

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Greek-speaking Australians. Stories from Australians who served in World War II, including some who are no longer with us. Get the ...

Mt Athos is a mountain rising about 2000 metres above sea level and it's also a peninsula jutting 50 kms into the blue Aegean Sea in north-eastern Greece. But most importantly Mt Athos is a ...

The performance will start at 6:00pm on Sunday 18th March 2018 and will be held at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Marrickville. Entry is free. More in this interview with the choir master ...

Photo by Andrzej Skonieczny on Unsplash. On Dec. 8, 2020, Pope Francis announced that the new year would be dedicated to St. Joseph. Along with his apostolic letter, “Patris Corde,” he also encouraged ...