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The story behind a special Christmas carol sung by the church choir at this year’s Nine Lessons and Carols service, guest-written by Monica Cure

This theme – Christmas and Good Friday side-by-side – is one that we sometimes find in our Christmas carols. We see it, for…

We are just back from a few days in Iasi, having attended the 5th annual conference of the Orthodox Research Group of St…

I have a not-so-secret passion for traditional Romanian textiles. From Oltenian rugs to the richly-embroidered forms of traditional dress, the designs and motifs…

‘We’re living off of Johnny Cash, cold coffee and grace’ (Old Highway, Hillbilly Thomists)             When we think of ‘Advent music,’ we are…

The National Gallery (Medieval and Modern Romanian Art) – one of the constituent parts of the MNAR – is really spectacular. It is…

Centenary More than 100 years of worship at the Church of the Resurrection In November 2022, we celebrated 100 years since the consecration…

It was a great joy to celebrate the centenary of the church’s consecration with Choral Evensong on Saturday. Evensong really is the jewel…

I have just returned from the Eastern Archdeaconry Synod, held this year in Prague. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet colleagues that…