Maese Pfirez the Organist part 6
“What was that?” asked the great ladies of the chief judge. He had been one of the first to ascend to the organ-loft. Now,...
War with the Scyths part 22
Thus it came about that both arrnies remained stationary till the evening, and then when night fell, both returned to their own camps without...
The Raising of Lazarus 1
The Raising of Lazarus (From the New Testament, John XI)
Though this story is part of the larger narrative of the Gospel of St. John,...
Maese Pfirez the Organist part 7
“Ignorance is the boldest of all things. It is true, the fault is not his, so much as theirs who have consented to this...
War with the Scyths part 23
As he was expecting the Scythians to attack he did not sleep at all nor even doze a little, but the whole night long...
Tips From The Artists
With all the exhibitions opening nowadays, Istanbul is becoming a veritable art city`. Catching alt of them is out of the question. If you`d...
John of Damascus part 3
Either, therefore, take away images altogether and be out of harmony with God ,who made these regulations, or receive them with the language and...
John of Damascus part 19
We notice, however, in the first centuries a certain reluctance to express the pain and humiliation of the Passion of Christ. Whether to spare...
Koptos cemetery
He went to the cemetery of Koptos with the clergymen of Isis and the excessive priest of Isis. They dug about for 3 days...
The Bet part 1
Anton Chekhov (1860 1904)
Chekhov stands out as one of the greatest short story writers of the world. Although he received an M.D. degree, he...
