[annalex]

For your pinging pleasure.

[redhead]

Byzantine Catholics use icons instead of statues. But there is no confusion that I am aware of between the image and the one represented. They are merely representations of the person portrayed. Most "real" Christians can make the distinction easily, much like enjoying looking at a photo of a departed spouse, parent, or child.

Prayer before an icon is restful, quiet, and the image helps us keep our attention on God as we pray. An "icon corner" is something like a little "church," a place set aside in the home for prayer and peace.

[Tax-chick]

Will not a husband wear in his bosom and kiss the miniature of his wife?

He's joking, right?