PRAXIS Winter 2011 - Our Byzantine Heritage [PDF]

Description

This issue of PRAXIS provides a brief survey of the traditional roots of practices derived from our faith's Byzantine heritage.

Featured Articles:

Byzantine History: Four Events That Everyone Should Know by Patrick Viscuso
Hero Veneration: Saints in Byzantium by James C. Skedros
Give to the Poor and Follow Me by Eva Stathi
Byzantium, the United Nations and a Book...: A Story of Civilization Across Time by Alexandros K. Kyrou
Bibliography of Byzantine History by Constantine Hatzidimitriou

Series:

Religious Education Basics: Appealing to Every Type of Learner by Stephanie Mardigian

Parent to Parent Q&A by Jeanette Aydlette & Despina Stavros

Reviews:

Rewired – Larry D. Rosen, Reviewed by Anton C. Vrame
A Book of Hours -- Patricia Colling Egan, Reviewed by Elizabeth Borch

Articles:

Directed Toward God: Youth Reading And Craft for a Session on the Lenten Triodion by Georget Photos
Worldly Optimism, DIvine Hope by Tom Papagiannis
What to Expect When You're Expecting... Everything! by Melissa K. Tsongranis
Bridging the Gap: Mentoring Future Parish Leaders by Christos S. Kourlos

From the Director: Recovering Our Byzantine Heritage by Anton C. Vrame