The Lure of the Mystical Path : Journey To Orthodoxy | The Orthodox Christian 'Welcome Home' Network

The Lure of the Mystical Path : Journey To Orthodoxy | The Orthodox Christian 'Welcome Home' Network: "The Saturday night buzz is revving outside the doors of St. Eugene Orthodox Church in the Whiteaker neighborhood. Motors race. Doors slam. Nearby taverns begin to fill with eager revelers. But inside the walls of the humble, dome-topped church, an otherworldly peace reigns. Pungent incense hangs in the air. Gold-flecked icons, lit by flickering tapers, line the dark red walls. Women, their long hair covered with scarves, stand on one side of the small nave, men on the other.

They take turns filling the room with plaintive, old-world chants. Other worshippers stand quietly, hands to their sides, heads bowed."