Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian On the first Sunday in Lent we celebrate the restoration of the holy icons. The Church celebrates. Orthodoxy celebrates. The human race celebrates, since all of us are made in the image (icon) of God. The Church confesses in a variety of ways. It gives Read more
Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessos On the first Sunday of Lent, we celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy, that is to say the feast of the restitution of the holy icons, as the Church once again, by the grace of God, vanquished the heresy of the iconoclasts and preserved with exactitude Read more
Sunday Epistles & Gospels Sunday of the Seventh Ecumenical Council Focus on What is Good and Profitable, Not What is Stupid and Controversial EPISTLE FOR THE SUNDAY OF THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL TITUS 3:8-15 Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so Read more
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Iconoclasm was a form of religious ideology, which cast doubt on and, in the end, rejected the fact of God’s incarnation, which is the prerequisite for the renewal of the world and of our own Read more
Prayer Corners Around the World Join the Orthodox Christian Network #prayercornerchallenge by posting a picture or video of your prayer corner as a post or story. The main requirement is that you NOT appear in it. The goal is to flood Facebook with #prayercornermovement to give a twist on the situation Read more
Archbishop Luke of Crimea (the Surgeon) And today, the heretics are telling us precisely the same thing. They have the nerve to call our icons idols and us idolaters. They have cheek for anything. Let me tell you about an incident that happened recently in a town in Siberia. Read more
Archbishop Luke of Crimea (the Surgeon) On the first Sunday of Great Lent, our Holy Church celebrates the triumph of Orthodoxy, the right belief, which trampled down all the heresies and has since become established for ever. This is why this Sunday is known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Read more
Have you ever talked to somebody who only talks about himself? Maybe he talked about what he wanted to do, what he wanted to eat, what he wanted to play, what he thought was interesting. It’s no fun talking to somebody who thinks only about himself! Our Lord reminds us Read more
Join OCN Partners at Pan Orthodox United as they discuss. Can women be icons of Christ? Watch Now. ABOUT PAN ORTHODOX UNITED Pan Orthodox United works with local churches, Orthodox Organizations, and individuals with a Pan-Orthodox focus, to bring social and religious outreach to local Orthodox communities and young people everywhere. Their Read more
Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos † We Orthodox don’t worship icons, or the saints, the angels or even Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God. We worship only God in the Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We honour and glorify the saints, the angels and, even more the Read more