Monastery News – Tagged "Culture"– Holy Cross Monastery

1 comment ·Jul 19, 2021

New Podcast Interview with Andrew Gould on the New Church

Ariane Montemuro, host of the St. Matrona Podcast, recently released a new interview with Andrew Gould, the architect of the monastery's new church. Andrew discusses the beautiful shrines he constructed for the monastery chapel a few years ago, as well as the philosophy behind his design for the new church.

Jul 18, 2020

Nicholas II: The Last Orthodox Tsar of Russia - A Video

This is a video production presented by Paul Gilbert, who did the research for this tribute, within the framework of the project for the book, The Romanov Royal Martyrs.

1 comment ·Feb 11, 2020

'New Men' Film Coming Soon

A new documentary film about our monastery is set for release on April 23rd. The project began two and a half years ago, when Sam Cox, a young filmmaker and spiritual seeker, approached Fr. Seraphim about making the film.

1 comment ·Oct 03, 2019

Orthodox Arts Journal Features Article on the New Church

Designer Andrew Gould shares some of the thoughts and inspirations behind the new church design in Orthodox Arts Journal:

With great pleasure, I have developed a design for a new church for the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in West Virginia. In many ways, this design is the culmination of 15 years of thought, research, and experimentation on my part, and encapsulates the best of my ideas for Orthodox church design. I would like to share with you the story of this project.

2 comments ·May 17, 2019

"The Monastery Trapeza" Podcast Launches on Ancient Faith

The monastery has launched a new podcast through Ancient Faith Ministries!

"The Monastery Trapeza" features weekly highlights from the spiritual readings that are customarily read aloud during the brotherhood's meals—lives of saints, patristic homilies and spiritual articles timed according to the Church’s liturgical year.