Celebrate OCN Share the Light Sunday
OCN Sunday is designated each year by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America to raise awareness of the Orthodox Christian Network Media Ministry Missions. The observance of OCN Sunday is an opportunity for parishes to help OCN take the extra step and go out to more...
March for Life 2020 in Washington, DC
The 47th annual March for Life, the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration, will was held on January 24, 2020. The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America sent a delegation to the annual March for Life. The event marks the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade,...
The 15th Sunday of Luke (Zacchaeus)
From the Kyriakodromion of Monk Agapios All injustice, illegal seizure and greed is wicked and worthy of abhorrence on the part of those who love God and are of sound mind. Tax-collectors are the worst of all as regards injustice. Just as lions are worse and fiercer than any...
Pontos will Die when the Sun Rises in the West
What follows is a story about the uprooting of Greeks from their ancestral homeland in Pontos, the Black Sea coastal region. Greeks began trading here in about 1,000 BC, with the first permanent settlements being established some 200 years later. So this region was as much a part of the...
Black as the night
Saint Theophan the Recluse When we’re outside Grace, the encasement around the soul is as black as night, if we surrender to and serve our passions. If we don’t give in entirely to those passions, then it’s as grey as fog. But we’re still living an empty life. Source:...
Little Bits Add Up to a Lot
Pray Constantly. I Thessalonians 5:17 I work constantly. I write constantly. Are these true statements? I guess that depends on how one defines “constantly.” In one sense, I do not do either of these constantly, as I spend time each day not working and not writing. When I’m sleeping or...
Real freedom
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis Only the Son of God can free us, because He is Himself true freedom. Only if we follow the Savior are we able to remain free and can cast off the slavery of sin. So, if we wish to be free, we should follow Christ...
Do Receive Jesus Joyfully?
Receive Him Joyfully Can you think of something you have to do, but you don’t want to do? Maybe a chore like cleaning up your room or doing homework? Sometimes chores like those seem to take forever! In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the story of Zacchaeus. You remember that...
The Divine Liturgy
† Dionysios, Metropolitan of Servia and Kozani Every day, a task is performed on earth. It’s the greatest, most important, most sacred task that humans can aspire to. It’s the Divine Liturgy, the continuation of the Last Supper at which Jesus sat with His disciples. People are capable of...
No-one’s excluded
Saint Ignatius Brianchaninoff The prayer of repentance has been given to all, without exception. It’s been given to those who are dominated by the passions and to those who fall into in sin in practice. They, too, have the right to cry out to the Lord for their salvation....
LIVE Adult Education: Shared Experience of the Orthodox Christian Faith
LIVE Adult Education: Forming Christian Culture Sponsored by St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda, MD. These are not classes on high theology that are intimidating or difficult to understand. We focus on the “down to earth” and practical ways we should understand and live our faith. In His parables to...
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Theological and Scientific Theories of Knowledge [3]
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Our first duty as people is to investigate and know ourselves. And our greatest error lies in the fact that we are usually entirely indifferent to the examination and recognition of ourselves and are concerned...
