The Opinionated Tailor

Kh. Krista shares her thoughts on wearing your Sunday best.

The Bible says we are to pray without ceasing. But does that include when we have a paint brush in our hand?

Since today is Holy Friday, Kh. Krista takes a departure from her usual topics of vestments and beauty in the Church and gives a meditation on motherhood and death.

Kh. Krista imagines an Orthodox world where our priorities favor the beauty of our Temples rather than the beauty of our cars.

Is almsgiving just about money? Kh. Krista explores how almsgiving teaches us to let go.

Kh. Krista presents fasting as a gift and a skill.

In part two of her series on leading a more disciplined life, Kh. Krista looks at the traditional discipline of prayer.

Kh. Krista gives a farewell to her house and muses on what homes and beauty mean.

Kh. Krista discusses the importance and joy of hard work.

As part of a disciplined life, Kh. Krista discusses the place occupied by balance, eikonimia, and rest.