By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia As the Nativity draws near, the air around us starts to thicken with expectations. You can feel it on the roads and in the car parks: horns, congestion, people hurrying to get everything done, extended shopping hours that promise ease yet Read more
Saint Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople towards the middle of the ninth century, wrote a life of Saint Nicholas in which he declares that “up to the present the life of the distinguished shepherd has been unknown to the majority of the faithful.” Nearly five hundred years had passed since the Read more
Each Sunday is a special chance for us to come together, pray, and learn about our Orthodox Christian Faith. We are excited to share with you our new weekly Children’s Newsletter, OCN Pew Pals. Sign up HERE to receive in your inbox. We pray that this weekly newsletter will provide Read more
An excerpt from “FROM CHAOS TO CHRIST: Out of Noise, into Truth” by Fr. Christopher Metropulos. Buy the book available now HERE. A few moments in my life have been truly pivotal, and meeting Mother Teresa was undoubtedly one of them. Years ago, I served at the Assumption Cathedral in Read more
By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia The small open boat climbed another wave and dropped into its trough with a shudder. The island had disappeared. Grey sky and broken sea surrounded them, and the Jesus Prayer rose quietly between clenched teeth. The larger ship that had carried Read more
Georgios Arabatzoglou Another blessed period of fasting begins, a time of spiritual struggle and an effort to turn our mind to God, each of us with the strength and spiritual ‘nobility’ at our disposal, and, as always, in conjunction with the advice of our spiritual guide. This fast begins Read more
Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes The Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and all the Heavenly Powers The love of Almighty God is a quality which is externalized through the creation, from non-being, of both the invisible world, or that of the angels, and the creation of the material Read more
I was born a Christian, I was brought up as a Christian, I have never denied Christ for Islam, and I never will deny Him, but will die a Christian. Nicholas the New Martyr of Chios was born in the village of Karyes on the island of Chios to parents Read more
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. The Holy Fathers separate the senses of the body into two categories: 1) vision and hearing, which are reasonable and “more philosophizing and dominating than the others” and 2) taste, Read more
Love God’s creatures, love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. —Saint John of Kronstadt, Celebrated October 20th. Saint John of Kronstadt, one of the most beloved saints of modern Read more
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. According to the mystical theologians of Orthodoxy, man’s inner world, that is his heart, influences and is influenced by his external world, in other words, by his flesh, his body Read more
What is Uncreated Light and why is it an experience of the Transcendent? Why do I capitalize the word “Transcendent?” It is because by experiencing the Transcendent we experience God, a personal God, a Divine Person, who is beyond our comprehension, yet who relates to us and loves us personally Read more