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Should a wife ‘fear’ her husband?

Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis   Even though it’s been answered a thousand times, the question is often posed as to why Saint Paul is so ‘provocative’ in his letter to the Ephesians, which is read at the marriage service. He says: ‘and let the wife fear her husband’ and that she Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsSeptember 20, 2023 ago
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Creating a Christian Environment in the Home

Abbot Tryphon   Creating a Christian home begins with the icon corner. The bright corner becomes the center for every domestic church, where the family devotions take place. This is also the family’s way of declaring to visitors that this is a Christian home, where Christ is head. Because the Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsAugust 17, 2022 ago
Video

Armed with Faith series with Fr. Gary Kyriacou

>>Register Now<< Join us for a conversation between Fr. Gary Kyriacou and Orthodox Volunteer Corps director Michael Sider-Rose!  For over two years, a team of Orthodox leaders from across the country has been developing a new ministry for our Church, Orthodox Volunteer Corps (OVC). OVC is a full-time, 10-month program Read more…

By myOCN, 3 yearsApril 25, 2022 ago
The Children's Word

Who is Jesus’s family?

Do people ever ask you about your family? Do you have brothers or sisters? Where did you grow up? What do your parents do for jobs? These kinds of things can tell a lot about you! But did you ever stop to think about Jesus’ family? Who were they? Today Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 3 yearsDecember 26, 2021 ago
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It doesn’t seem so

Saint Maximos the Greek   Just as parents have a special natural love for their children, so the mind has a natural connection with its thoughts. And just as some parents love their children to excess, thinking them the most beautiful and capable, even though, in fact, they’re the most Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsNovember 18, 2021 ago
The Prayer Team

Labor Day

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This article was originally published on September 4, 2017. Listen Now. We will now be including the daily reading of Epistle and Gospel with The Prayer Team. You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy and it shall be well with you. Psalm Read more…

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 yearsSeptember 6, 2021 ago
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Marriage and Holiness

Is marriage a path to sanctity and holiness? Upon seeing an article with a title containing the word “holiness,” one would think that the article discusses monastery life, or a life devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ and the service of His Church. However, in the Orthodox Church, marital life Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsJune 8, 2021 ago
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Celebrating God’s Gift of Marriage Group

Join myOCN Community for a six week marriage and relationships group with Licensed Professional Counselor Paula Marchman, every Wednesday evening at 7pm EST, from May 5th (Bright Week) through June 9th. Each session will be about one hour and is offered at no cost.  This educational and interactive group is Read more…

By Paula Marchman, 4 yearsApril 19, 2021 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Saint John Chrysostom and Family Life

Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery   The Crisis in Family Life Today The institution of marriage is everywhere in crisis today. Saint John Chrysostom, whose demise 1600 years ago we commemorate this year, is considered to be the creator of the theology of everyday life. In this article, Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsFebruary 23, 2021 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Don’t Turn Back

Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos   ‘You’ve ascended the ladder of renunciation; don’t turn back’ (Saint John of the Ladder). How many times, in the course of marriage or family life, are we troubled by the thought that perhaps we married the wrong person. Our mind goes to other loves and we Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 yearsOctober 23, 2020 ago

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