Category: History
The History of the Rosary (Part 3)
The History of the Rosary (Part 2)
The History of the Rosary (Part 1)
The Formation of the Judeo-Christian Canon
“The final acceptance of exactly this set of 27 books by everyone except the Nestorians (who accept five fewer) and the Ethiopians (who accept more) took some time particularly for Hebrews (because the Roman church was unsure of its authorship), Revelations (because it was easily misused by those with apocalyptic…
Old Believers: Life Centuries After a Religious Schism
The photos for this project were taken in an Old Believers church in Yekaterinburg (1,797 km from Moscow). There are almost 100 permanent members. On site there is a parochial school for children and adults in addition to the church.
Inside the Hidden Lives of a Centuries-Old Religious Community in Siberia
An article from National Geographic explores Russian Orthodox Old Believers who “live a life occupied by religion and nature.” Burning incense and candles cast a warm glow on the focused faces of Russian Orthodox Old Believers as they embraced the divine moments of their deeply embedded faith.
Pope Pius X Establishes a Precedent
“On May 22, 1908 Fr. Zerchaninov was appointed the Administrator of the Mission to the Russian Catholics. The decree from the Vatican Secretariat of State appointing him specifically states: ‘Therefore His Holiness commands the aforementioned priest Zerchaninov to observe the laws of the Greek-Slavonic Rite faithfully and in all their…
The History of the Rosary (Part 3)
The History of the Rosary (Part 2)
The History of the Rosary (Part 1)
The Formation of the Judeo-Christian Canon

“The final acceptance of exactly this set of 27 books by everyone except the Nestorians (who accept five fewer) and the Ethiopians (who accept more) took some time particularly for Hebrews (because the Roman church was unsure of its authorship), Revelations (because it was easily misused by those with apocalyptic…
Old Believers: Life Centuries After a Religious Schism

The photos for this project were taken in an Old Believers church in Yekaterinburg (1,797 km from Moscow). There are almost 100 permanent members. On site there is a parochial school for children and adults in addition to the church.
Inside the Hidden Lives of a Centuries-Old Religious Community in Siberia

An article from National Geographic explores Russian Orthodox Old Believers who “live a life occupied by religion and nature.” Burning incense and candles cast a warm glow on the focused faces of Russian Orthodox Old Believers as they embraced the divine moments of their deeply embedded faith.
Pope Pius X Establishes a Precedent

“On May 22, 1908 Fr. Zerchaninov was appointed the Administrator of the Mission to the Russian Catholics. The decree from the Vatican Secretariat of State appointing him specifically states: ‘Therefore His Holiness commands the aforementioned priest Zerchaninov to observe the laws of the Greek-Slavonic Rite faithfully and in all their…