Road to Emmaus Journal

11/12/2025

Looking for enriching reading during the Fast? The Book of Things Unknown is a captivating novella of a literary and spiritual quest set in post-Communist Orthodox Romania. It is a work that beautifully blends intellectual and spiritual pursuit. [SNP Link]: https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/the-book-of-things-unknown

06/12/2025

Monastic commitment is an intensifier of the spiritual life, mirroring the Fast. Our book sheds light on the rigorous, yet beautiful, existence of those living a concealed life of grace, even under difficult circumstances. [SNP Link]: https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/punks-to-monks-the-story-of-death-to-the-world-zine

11/11/2025

Are you interested in the Lives of the Saints, but sometimes find the ancient texts challenging? Our book A Child's Paradise of Saints is a great starting point for the whole family. Deepen your practice with this scholarly RtE guide on how to approach hagiography. [SNP Link]: https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/a-childs-paradise-of-saints [RTE Link]:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e8e24a812e56619a85d0223/1586373800893/51.Reading+Hagiography.pdf

06/11/2025

Today we offer profound, pastoral wisdom on the Christian approach to suffering and death. Nothing Will Separate Us provides essential insight. This title delves into the realities of mercy in a Russian hospice setting. [SNP Link]: https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/nothing-will-separate-us-working-through-the-suffering-and-death-of-a-loved-one [RTE Link]:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e78f10494c7b26bc99e2fd2/t/5e8e37b18f9bbc528f790adf/1586378674449/62.FACING_ETERNITY_IN_A_RUSSIAN_HOSPICE.pdf

31/10/2025

On the feast of St. Luke, often considered the first iconographer, we contemplate the Ethics of Beauty. Dr. Patitsas's work reminds us that Beauty, Truth, and Goodness are inseparable. Explore the theology behind the brushstrokes in this RtE article: "Perspective and Grace." [SNP Link]: https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/the-ethics-of-beauty [RTE Link]:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e7e2047e1a6fc55dd35134d/1585324103681/25.PERSPECTIVE_AND_GRACE.pdf

17/10/2025

From the early apostles to the modern era, the Orthodox Christian mission has always stretched far. Our book, The Lotus Cross, explores the surprising and heroic history of Orthodoxy in China. It is a story of quiet resilience against major challenges. https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/the-lotus-cross-orthodox-christianity-in-china-and-the-di-aspora

14/10/2025

Today, we celebrate the Protection of the Mother of God. This joyous feast reminds us of the Theotokos's constant intercession. The modern Pokrov Church at Yasenevo is a testimony to the continuation of miraculous beauty in Orthodox architecture. Explore the theology of sacred space with this RtE piece on "A Miracle of Liturgical Art." [RTE Link]:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e78f10494c7b26bc99e2fd2/t/5e8e39d4e6b1401960ea44a6/1586379220226/76.A+Miracle+of+Liturgical+Art.pdf

11/10/2025

As we reflect on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we look west to the ancient foundations of Orthodoxy. Our book, Orthodoxy in France, is an essential guide to the relics and saints that anchor Western Christendom. Learn how these treasures inform contemporary spirituality.
https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/orthodoxy-in-france-saints-relics-and-contemporary-spirituality

23/05/2025

Check out our new title! The Splendor of Time: Time and Eternity in Eastern Christian Thought

Time is the fabric of experience and early Christians lived in the splendor of time, for they knew that Christ’s incarnation had breached the borders of time and eternity.

A compelling look at the older Christian conception of time as revealed through the early Church and the Holy Fathers, particularly St. Maximos the Confessor. Join us as we explore the post-modern use and misuse of time, and how liturgy and ritual allow us to rediscover sacred time and space.

This unique compilation includes a clear and illuminating theology of time by the western Orthodox theologian Olivier Clément, reflections on our use of time from Frederica de Graff and Metropolitan Anthony Bloom, and a fascinating look at the Medieval and Byzantine concepts of time by historian Juliana Bibas.

96 pages, softbound, with 18 black and white photos.

https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/the-splendor-of-time-time-and-eternity-in-eastern-christian-thought

28/04/2025

Our new title, Punks to Monks: The Story of Death to the World 'Zine, has been flying off the shelves! We are getting so many incredible comments from readers talking about how Death to the World has been important in their lives. Thank you!!

Punks to Monks: The Story of Death to the World ‘Zine

Imagine walking through the doors of a San Francisco Bay Area punk venue in the 1990s to encounter a wall of leather-clad young people swaying to the thrashing beat of a deafening live band. As you push your way through the crowd, you are handed a rough black-and-white photocopied ‘zine (short for magazine), an image-laden protest against injustice and selling out to mainstream corporate culture.

Out of the hundreds of counter-culture ‘zines that saw the light of day in the early nineties, only one has survived in print – the brainchild of young punk guitarist Justin Marler, who left his music in 1992 to live as an Eastern Orthodox monk in the mountains of Northern California. Mindful of those he had left behind, Justin collaborated with Orthodox brethren and friends to launch Death to the World ‘zine – a vehicle to unmask the darkness, and even more radically to shine a light on the way forward. Their message? The 2000-year-old ascetic and mystical tradition of Orthodox Christianity.

Punks to Monks traces the history of DTTW and its phenomenal rise, including Marler’s own journey, told here for the first time. Meet the second generation of Orthodox youth who took up the ‘zine in 2006 and continue it until now, their Serbian counterparts, and the readers who have used it as a lifeline for thirty years.

150 pages, softbound, with 63 black and white photos.
https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/punks-to-monks-the-story-of-death-to-the-world-zine

17/04/2025

NEW TITLE!!
We are so pleased to announce our wonderful new title!

Orthodoxy in France: Saints, Relics, and Contemporary Spirituality

Join us in an armchair pilgrimage of majestic French churches and cathedrals where Orthodox and Roman Catholics alike venerate the saints and relics of early Christendom: The Crown of Thorns, The Veil of the Mother of God, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Dionysios, St. Helen the Empress, St. Anthony the Great, and St. Genevieve of Paris. Then, meet the Russian priest-historian who, for decades, has defended the authenticity of these important relics.

Discover the saints of the City of Lights and learn from a traditional Parisian iconographer about painting the likeness of Christ. Explore the northern parishes of the Seven Founding Saints of Brittany, Normandy’s majestic Mont-Saint-Michel, and the region’s unique connections to early Christian Britain and Ireland’s apostle and enlightener, St. Patrick. Next, move south as we engage in a spirited interview with an Orthodox city planner from Aix-en-Provence on Christian spirituality in her native Corsica and Provence.

Lastly, visit the eastern region of Alsace with its three holy women: Sts. Odile of Alsace, Richarde of Andlau, and Sophia of Rome, and meet the hospitable priests and parishioners of Strasbourg’s newest Orthodox immigrant parish of All Saints, whose astoundingly beautiful church highlights the saints of both East and West.

248 pages, softcover, with 85 black and white photos.

Join us in an armchair pilgrimage of majestic French churches and cathedrals where Orthodox and Roman Catholics alike venerate the saints and relics of early Christendom: The Crown of Thorns, The Veil of the Mother of God, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Dionysios, St. Helen the Empres

17/03/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Did you know that St. Patrick was most likely from Gaul and not Britain? Our friend Kyle King, in his Aged Faith podcast, uses our book I, Patricius as a basis for his look into the life of St. Patrick.

Learn more about this holy Orthodox Saint in our spectacular book by Patricia Colling Egan. I, Patricius: The Roman History of an Irish Saint.

https://www.stnicholaspress.net/store/i-patricius-the-roman-history-of-an-irish-saint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKG44dB9zu8

by Patricia Colling Egan What if most of our common beliefs about St. Patrick simply aren’t so? The truth of St. Patrick’s life is more compelling than that of any fictional hero, and unlike many early saints, Patrick can be known through his writings. Viewed against the background of invasion a...