Join Fr. John Vlahos and myOCN Virtual Community. Next live show Wednesday, January 25. Register Now. Submit a question for a future live program. Life is all about relationships. Our relationship with God, and our relationships with our families, friends, enemies, and everyone in between. LIVING ICON is a bi-weekly Read more…
Archimandrite Nikon Koutsidis In the icon of the Holy Monastery of Stavronikita, there is a mosaic icon of Saint Nicholas, the patron of the monastery, which has an eight-centimeter long vertical split on the forehead. This is from a large mollusk which had embedded itself there during the period Read more…
Athanasios Moustakis We shall try here to point out the main features of the Orthodox icon which is entitled “The Descent into Hell”. The first thing to note is that it is entirely different from the Western-style depiction, which shows Christ emerging triumphantly from the tomb, holding a little flag. Read more…
Join myOCN Interactive Virtual Community in our continued series with Christina Hanegraaff as she welcomes Hank Hanegraaff on Mon, 4/26 at 7pm EST as they explore what it means to be a Created Icon, and how that unique understanding provides deeper insight into a simple but important question: “Why am Read more…
True Icon: Intro to Orthodoxy is a six part series intended for students and inquirers at all levels. The next part of these series will take place on 4/19 at 7pm EST. If you would like to attend, please register HERE to receive sign-in instructions. This series will serve as a Read more…
Re-commit to our spiritual lives: Prayer Corner at Home A desire for a fuller personal prayer life that includes regular daily prayers. One thing that can help keep this resolution includes having a dedicated place in our home where we can pray. A common practice for Orthodox Christians is having a Read more…
Hierodeacon Filaretos, Monastery of the Holy Lavra, Kalavryta When we look at the icon of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple, we’re conscious of the silence of the Holy Scriptures and listen instead to the augmentation of the Gospels by the sacred Tradition of the Read more…