OBL Articles

International Orthodox Christian Articles

Coining of certain terms, words, phrases may not contain the depth of the whole meaning of what it ought to be. We say that the Word became flesh, but we don’t know how the Word that came through the ear came into being as flesh. The Incarnation of the Word is a fact, yet not [...]

A painting is sometimes more than just a painting.
“There’s art that has the power to transform,” said the Rev. Anthony Salzman, a Greek Orthodox priest.
He also is a Byzantine iconographer with a workshop in Watkinsville, Ga., who specializes in intricate depictions of Jesus Christ and the saints of the church. Today, the Rev. Salzman [...]