Ethiopia Drought Threatens Survival Of 10 Million People
February 4, 2016 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to the urgent needs of families in Ethiopia suffering through the most severe drought in 30 years. More than 10 million people face severe hunger and loss of livestock across the dry and barren plains of western...
Youth and Young Adult Ministries Launches New Crowd Funding Initiative
Inspired by the Department of Youth & Young Adult Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, the Orthodox Christian Network is proud to support and feature outstanding programs of “young adults coming together in faith, fellowship, and service” . Feb 9, 2016 NEW YORK – The Department of Youth and Young Adult...
Metropolitan Antony Bashir, Antiochian Missionary in America
Preserving Holy Traditions An integral part of the Orthodox life is preserving, honoring, and passing down the Holy Traditions we have received from our forefathers. Some of the people who are most essential in this mission of the church are our bishops. February 15, 2016 marked the 50th...
Listen to the Daily Reading for Saint Theodore the Tyro, Great Martyr
February 17, 2016 Saint Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy 2:1-10 Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 63.11,1 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord. Verse: Oh God, hear my cry. Timothy, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before...
The Connection Between the Physical and Spiritual Heart
Have you ever been around someone who, without saying a word, made you feel calm, peaceful, and loved? In the opposite way, have you ever been around someone who, without words, made you feel uncomfortable or agitated? Would you believe that these feelings are caused by that person’s state of...
Antioch receives Russia in Latin America
9 February 2016 Antioch receives Russia in Latin America The antiochian Orthodox Church receives in Sao Paulo, on behalf of his beatitude John X the patriarch of Antioch and all the east, the patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Cyril, who will celebrate the Divine Liturgy on Sunday...
Satisfied with Whatever God Gives to us
Be Transfigured –Satisfied with Whatever God Gives to us It has happened to all of us before. We ask God for something, and we don’t hear an answer. We ask again and again. Finally…we hear His answer and the answer sounds like He said, “NO!” Frustrated, we sulk in a...
Daily Devotion, February 16: Describe the Ideal Relationship with Christ—Abide in Him
Jesus said: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of Mine that bears no fruit, He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have...