Chris VlahonasiosMay 13, 20201 minThe Cyber ChurchAnalysis and findings of online communications used by the Orthodox Church during the Covid-19 pandemic and its future use. Download to...
Chris VlahonasiosApr 12, 20206 minBrave New World of the Cyber CitizenWe are indeed living in very interesting times. Due to Covid-19, people around the world have been forced indoors. Things we took for...
Chris VlahonasiosMar 8, 20204 minBOOK REVIEW: ROYAL MONASTIC: PRINCESS ILEANA OF ROMANIA by Bev CookeWhen one thinks of royalty, notions of scandalous and riotous behaviour come to mind. While many may be following the latest developments...
Chris VlahonasiosFeb 9, 202010 minSt. Basil the Great and 21st century mediaAt the recent Melbourne Youth Conference, I presented a paper on social media inspired by St. Basil the Great’s ‘Address to Youth’. It’s...
Chris VlahonasiosJan 23, 20201 minHow to change your social media privacy settingsWe all want to have a good time online, but occasionally something unexpected happens. Cyberbullying, fraud and stalking are commonplace....
Chris VlahonasiosNov 4, 20192 minMastering Iconography: online tutorials by Ikonographics By Chris Vlahonasios Icons are some of the most beautiful works of “art” in the world, but for Orthodox Christians they mean so much...
Chris VlahonasiosOct 30, 20192 minLight & Colour: The life and work of Julia Bridget Hayes By Chris Vlahonasios Icons bring us into the presence of the Divine. With great skill and based on hundreds of years of tradition,...
Chris VlahonasiosSep 11, 20193 minThat’s a wrap! Byzanfest 2019By Chris Vlahonasios Byzanfest Founder & Director This year’s Festival has been very special in many ways. So far, it’s been the most...
Chris VlahonasiosMar 24, 20191 minAn interview with Anthimos AnaniadisAnthimos Ananiadis is talking about his plans, about bringing his experience from the American movie factory in Greece and creating a new...
Chris VlahonasiosMar 9, 20191 minBeastly HumansAre we humans or beasts? Do we shine or have we fallen? Whose gates are these? Did we take what we gave away? You seek a smile, Here,...
Chris VlahonasiosMar 9, 20191 minYou, magical birdFrom the heavenly realm, lend me your gaze, So your wings can tell me about freedom, To please my soul and tempt my sighs, Towards the...
Chris VlahonasiosMar 9, 20192 minUntil that dayWhen walking down towards the unknown, do you hear my thoughts whispering your name, or try to remember the words we never said? ...
Chris VlahonasiosFeb 25, 20196 minFinding a window into Heaven: interview with author of ICONThere are many examples of anti-Christian works in our culture that depict what the world would be like if Christians took over. They...
Chris VlahonasiosDec 20, 20188 minNot simply black & White: violating human rights for ‘love’The Australian public was promised that same-sex marriage (SSM) would not interfere or encroach on the rights of others. It was about...
Chris VlahonasiosNov 8, 20185 minSocial Media, ‘self-spirituality’ and ‘nones’ amongst the youthThe Internet has empowered people with access to more information than any other generation in history, but there is a growing trend,...
Chris VlahonasiosOct 11, 20185 minWatching in the Dark: horror films & spiritual realityDoes the genre of horror complement the physical and spiritual parameters of our current existence? It’s that time of year again when...
Chris VlahonasiosAug 31, 20183 minAnd the Emmy goes to…Mount Athos!Five-time Emmy winner and convert to Orthodoxy, Jonathan Jackson, offered one of his Emmies to the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi. It had...
Chris VlahonasiosDec 14, 20178 minRespecting the Divine: why Australia and all democracies should care about blasphemy lawsDuring the past few weeks there has been a significant increase in the number of vicious and insensitive anti-Christian public ‘artworks’...
Chris VlahonasiosOct 1, 20175 minThe Brothers RobinsonStephen Robinson and his brother, Andrew, are a filmmaker-duo that experiment with films across all genres. In Skype interview I talked...
Chris VlahonasiosSep 8, 20166 minTelling their stories – global persecution & displacement of Christians** Podcast transcript from The Moving Icon show on Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) ** Broadcast Sept 2015 Most of you are aware of the...