The joining of bluegrass tones to Orthodox sacred music is like perfectly fit gloves on two praying hands, especially in chant: the roots of roots music. What happens when Orthodox Christian ...

From outside the doors of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the baritone voice of John Michael Boyer can be heard. Inside the church, Boyer is standing just to the right of the church’s icon ...

A moment as mysterious as the sacred idea it celebrates – the crucified Christ’s decent into Hades before his resurrection – arrived Saturday morning at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in a ...

This ancient chant has been sung by Christians since at least the 6th century. We are entering the fourth week of Easter, and what better way to keep the celebration fresh than with ancient hymns.

The images continue to pour out of Kiev. Right now there are flames rising high over the lovely public squares I first visited in 2009, while speaking at a Ukrainian conference on religion and the ...