Saint John Chrysostom While we’re in church, our behavior should be appropriate, befitting those who are standing before God. We shouldn’t get involved in pointless discussions, but should rather stand with fear and trembling, with attention and readiness, with our gaze trained on the earth and our soul raised Read more…
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos The Church is a spiritual place where we find communion with God and this is very important. This is why, if you want to be peaceful, if you want to be calm, if you want to find your inner harmony, you have to communicate properly with Read more…
Protopresbyter Vasileios Georgopoulos The phenomenon of heresies has been present from the first steps of the Church towards preaching the Gospel to the world. It’s a phenomenon which, from as early as the Apostolic Age, has been considered an expression of the mystery of lawlessness (II Thess. 2, 7). Read more…
Let’s Talk Live with Athanasius Yohan I (born K.P. Yohannan) & Fr. Christopher Metropulos We are pleased to announce our myOCN Community Online Gathering this coming Thursday, September 3rd, at 7:00 pm EST with special guest Athanasius Yohan I (born K.P. Yohannan). Fr. Christopher Metropulos, our Executive Director, will be offering Read more…
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki In his second discourse ‘On the Procession of the Holy Sprit’, Saint Gregory Palamas writes: ‘It was the common fate of all the Churches to fall away from the correct way of thinking, since over Read more…
Fr. Bassam Nassif, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, University of Balamand Pemptousia, Orthodoxia News Agency stress need to unite our voices, strengthen presence of Orthodox world amid pandemic. The editors and staff of both the online magazine Pemptousia, which focuses on Orthodoxy, scholarly research and culture, as well as the Read more…
Answers to questions surrounding the Christian faith. Email us yours at: info@myocn.net Question: Do All Religions Lead to God? Answer: When we speak about religion, we need to understand what we mean by it. Organized and established religions? Spirituality? Traditional faith? Belief systems? Etc. This diversity of perception and interpretation Read more…
Online Church Services Streamed from Your Device OCN offers online streaming of Orthodox worship services throughout the world. These streamed services are especially beneficial as the closure of many Churches. Watch them with your family or just have them play in the background. As the situation continues to change, please Read more…
Welcome to The Twelve Apostles Greek Orthodox Church. The church is one of many Greek Orthodox churches in the United Kingdom. It serves as the spiritual center for the community of Hertfordshire and beyond. Any visitor to our church will tell you that it is like a little monastery you Read more…
Do you go with your parents or your grandparents? Do you sometimes go with a friend or with your Godmother or Godfather? Today is one of the 12 great feasts of our Church. We celebrate the day that Mary and Joseph brought the 40-day-old baby Jesus into the holy Temple. Read more…