While listening to an entertaining radio drama about what to tell your kids if they ask you whether Santa Claus ~ St. Nick is for real. Here is a printable gift from OCN to you, a Printable Icon of St. Nicholas Here.
Dr. Stephanie Storgion Poplos is a pediatrician specialized in pediatric critical care medicine and an Orthodox Christian. Listen as she and Fr. Chris talk about ways to make families healthier. Zeroing in on nutrition, exercise and sleep habits, Dr. Stephanie offers great insight and suggestions And keep listening as Fr. Read more…
Listen Now. Dr. Philip Mamalakis, the assistant professor of Pastoral Care at Hellenic College Holy Cross, speaks with our host Fr. Chris Metropulos on the nuances of parenting through the Orthodox lens and his new book Parenting Toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Christian Principles of Child-Rearing. Are we parenting with Read more…
Have you or someone you know experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death? In her book, Naming the Child: Hope-Filled Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death, Matushka Jenny Schroedel speaks with Fr. Chris about grief and loss concerning the death of a baby. Her book, Naming the Child: Hope-Filled Read more…
Listen Now as OCN discussed two important topics: the Church’s understanding of manhood and the veneration of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary and Mother of God. The upcoming Great Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary on August 15, it is important to better understand who she is, the Read more…
You might have heard that there are two kinds of prayer: Corporate Prayer and Personal Prayer. Corporate Prayer is when we are in services together, as in Vespers, Liturgy, Paraklesis…where two or more are gathered praying for the same things. Private Prayer is when you are alone in your “closet”, Read more…
Answers to questions surrounding the Christian faith. Email us yours at: info@myocn.net http://radio.myocn.net/podcast/CRTL/On_Air/crtl080616.mp3 Listen Now. In this edition of Come Receive the Light, we listen to an interview with Dr. Lynn Ponton on children and violence. Is the child’s environment too violent? Dr. Ponton suggests we look at surrounding life Read more…
We welcome back Dr. David Ford, Professor of Church History at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. This week he shares the story of Saints Vincent and Waltrude of Soignoies, from the 7th century. Listen as they discuss the making of a holy family. And keep listening to hear a conversation Read more…
Lent is a three-legged stool of Prayer, Fasting and Alms Giving. If you try to balance on only one leg, you are sure to fall. It is very common for people to make this mistake when it comes to fasting during Lent. We often get distracted by the foods Read more…
We have three conversations on Come Receive the Light this week. Our main feature is a conversation with Dr. Philip Mamalakis, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care, BS, MDiv, PhD at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Listen as they discuss raising children who will hold on to their faith Read more…