In this video Father Alexis speaks of his wonderful and God-sent relationship with St. Pophyrios. Some of the many things he mentions are the Saint’s inexplicable ability to represent divine providence, and how St. Pophyrios in fact saved the Metropolitain’s life when he was shot. Metropolitain Alexios stated, “So today Read more…
OCN promotes good practices and values that are apart of a strong Orthodox culture. Living the Faith is a major portion of what we aspire to promote, encourage, and do. Let me begin by drawing my witness to instances of God’s provision in the last hour, for example, the recent Read more…
OCN promotes good practices and values that are apart of a strong Orthodox culture. Living the Faith is a major portion of what we aspire to promote, encourage, and do. Examples such as this article about God within the confines of a war camp are mere reminders of the gifts Read more…
It seems to me that nomads have often had a different perspective on life and what they seek. “The search for nomads is a search for God,” Bruce Chatwin wrote in a notebook during his first visit on Mount Athos. During his visit to the Holy Mountain he had come Read more…
In our world today, think of all the bizarre customs that are so very contrary to the morals of Christianity. We must constantly struggle against the vain and lustful presentations of the media. It has become common practice to endorse and idolize fame and even certain violent sports. In the Read more…
OCN promotes good practices and values that are apart of a strong Orthodox culture. Living the Faith is a major portion of what we aspire to promote, encourage, and do. Examples such as this article about Christmastide are mere reminders of the gifts that Living with the Orthodox Faith brings. Read more…
As we continue the Nativity fast and draw near to our loved ones for Christmas; family stories seem to emanate from the warm glow of Christ’s birth. What seems like days, has been years now, since my little sister left for Mexico. Somewhere around five years ago my sister, an Read more…
It is said that the date December 25th was of significance even for the Roman Christians of the third century, and it very well could have been the date of Christmas back then. It is very interesting to know that December 25th resulted from the early Christian attempts to Read more…
Saint Paisios died on the feast of the Holy Apostles Saints Peter and Paul according to the Old Calendar, which is certainly no coincidence. Since his death in 1994, word of his name and his reputation have grown globally. St. Paisios is all over the world. In this video a Read more…
It is a great blessing to be provided ecclesiastical occasions in which we can delve deeper into our Orthodoxy Christian spirituality. This time of the year we experience the Nativity Fast, and not only the fast but the pure starting ground it provides us for spiritual work. “Fasting isn’t an Read more…
Over fifty years ago, a band from Melbourne, Australia called “The Flies,” won a competition for the band who sounded “the most like ‘The Beatles.’” The bassist of this band was a young Greek Australian, then named Themi Adams. Today, Themi Adams is better known as Father Themi Adamopoulo, a Read more…
The global financial crisis has come to affect everyone around the globe in one way or another. The following article addresses some thoughts from Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogea and Lavreotiki. The information comes from an interview Metropolitan Nikolaos did with Pemptousia about the economic crisis and how it relates to the Read more…