One of our key messages for 2025 is to “Love Your Neighbor.” As many of our brothers and sisters are facing devastation as a result of the Los Angeles area fires, we want to highlight what our community is doing to help and encourage others to join in the effort. Read more…
Scripture Talk is a virtual Bible study ministry that meets every Tuesday, 7pm to 8pm EST. Each week, a different Orthodox priest from around the country is invited to help guide the discussion! These meetings are not broadcast, but are open to all participants who wish to join. Join on Read more…
This Christmas season, as we reflect on the extraordinary gift God has given to us, we’re reminded of the ultimate gift we can offer too—hope and life. Thousands of people are waiting for kidney transplants, and for many, a living donor is their best chance for a healthy future. What Read more…
Make Greek Kourabiethes for Christmas with Emmy Louvaris! Ingredients: 3 1/2 – 4 Cups Flour Sifted (850g) 2 Cups Unsalted Butter (500g) 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar (100g) 2 Egg Yokes 1 Egg 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 1/3 Cup brandy 1 Teaspoon Vanilla 1 Lb Powdered Sugar for Dusting (450g) 3/4C Read more…
Enjoy hymns and carols from Orthodox Churches around the world to get your family in the Christmas spirit this season! Hymns of the Nativity Concert – Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Orthodox Christian Monks of the Svetogorskaya Monastery in Ukraine chant Christmas Carols. “O Gladsome Light” – Holy Resurrection Orthodox Read more…
Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding, mudslides and damaged hundreds of homes. A storm like this has never been seen in northwest North Carolina. In the midst of a devastating disaster, something truly beautiful began to bloom. Allexia Brewer is a resident of Blowing Rock, NC, a local business owner and Read more…
Around the world, Orthodox Christians welcome the birth of Christ with feasts, processions and family traditions. Traditions are a great way to come together and enjoy time with our loved ones and community, but more than that, many of our cultural Holiday traditions are deeply connected to, and remind us Read more…
Looking for fast-friendly and vegetarian meal ideas? Try this recipe for gigantes (Greek baked butterbeans) from Emmy Louvaris! Ingredients: 2 lbs Dried Butterbeans 1 15oz Can Tomato Sauce 2-3 Carrots – diced 2-3 Celery stalks and the leaves – diced 2 Onions -diced 2 Bay leaves 1 Cup fresh mint Read more…
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. Homer’s “Odyssey” relates the adventures of Odysseus and his companions when they returned from the Trojan war to their homeland Ithaca. There is also a second “odyssey,” a Christian one Read more…
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. There is a difference in the perception of the Crucifixion, amongst the Fathers of the East and of the West. Western Theology cries and wails inconsolably before the Crucified One, Read more…
Our upcoming Gala, “Connecting To Wisdom (Sophia),” to be held on June 7th, 2025, at Saint Sophia Cathedral’s Huffington Center, will benefit OCN’s “Centuries of Faith, One Network Campaign” and the establishment of the Orthodox Media Ministry at Saint Sophia Cathedral. The Gala will highlight OCN’s 30 year history and Read more…
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. The music that is chanted in the services of the Orthodox Church is called Byzantine music. It owes its title to the pained but glorious spiritual Byzantium, which bequeathed us Read more…