Spiritual Guidance from an Ancient Monastery (Parabola - Winter Issue)

Sinai’s mosaic Transfiguration of Christ was recently restored to sixth-century brilliance following restoration generously funded by His Royal Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Emir of Qatar. Additional funding was also provided by The Getty Museum.

The Ladder of Heavenly Unity, by Sister Joanna
October 31, 2016By Sister Joanna

 

 

Continuing Orthodox monasticism’s oldest unbroken tradition, Sinai monks still liturgize, shoeless, over the roots of the Burning Bush. On the holy ground where Moses was commanded to remove his sandals—together with all earthly logic—monks turn diversity’s polarizing forces to unity: some of the ways St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai (Egypt) brings Byzantium’s patristic spirit into the modern era as living tradition...link

A circulating copy of Parabola is available in the Arts and Literature Division

 

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