Addiction
Addiction afflicts many, join Fr. Michael and Fr. Joseph as they talk about addiction, what it is, and how to combat it.
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Addictions and Hope: How Do You Manage the Unmanageable?
Join Father Michael Marcantoni and Dr. Emily Adamopoulos of the Metropolis of Detroit for a special edition of OCN’s Facebook Weekly Real Deal. They will be tackling the daunting question of how to understand and address the topic of addictions, their effect on communities and families and what we can do […]
The Prayer Team
Out of the Depths | Today I Will Begin
I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Romans 7:15 For He says, “At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation.” Behold, now is the acceptable […]
The Prayer Team
Out of the Depths | My Cross Is Too Heavy
The Lord said, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. Mark 8:34 Today marks the halfway point of the journey of Great Lent. This Sunday is called “The Veneration of the Holy Cross,” or in Greek “Stavroproskeneseos.” During services today, […]
The Prayer Team
Painless, Blameless, Peaceful | It Doesn’t Happen Here—Except, It Does
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress; He brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder. Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love, for His wonderful works to the sons of men! Psalm 107:13-15 I […]
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Always Blessed—It Is Enough Part II—Intimacy and Contentment are Based on “It is Enough”
And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 I wrote a lengthy reflection on my time at summer camp last month which I’ve shared […]
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‘The storms of life…’
Archimandrite Theofilos Lemontzis, D. Th. ‘The storms of life swarm round me like bees round a honey-comb and have taken possession of my heart, while spears of afflictions pierce me’. Thus sings the hymnographer in the Great Supplicatory Canon. He compares the cares of daily life with bees. Just […]
The Prayer Team
The Nativity from the Gospel of Matthew
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East, and have come to […]
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The habit of wickedness
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos ‘Never do something bad as a joke. It often happens that people do something bad as a joke in the beginning, but later, they unwittingly become slaves to it’. These days, wickedness makes us laugh and we enjoy it. Thriller movies and series featuring blood, violence, […]
The Prayer Team
The Nativity from the Gospel of Matthew
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East, and have come to […]
The Prayer Team
Gifts, Genuine Love and Lots of Other Things
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; […]
Renewing You: A Priest, a Psychologist, and a Plan with Rev. Nicholas Louh and Dr. Roxanne Louh
If you’ve found the last year challenging, you’re not alone. In fact, millions believe that this last year has been the most brutal year of their lives. Sadly, many have surrendered to a life of settling when we should be soaring—resigning when we…