Contents Sign up to receive Orthodoxy Now Magazine Updates. Click to Read the Full Issue St. Luke the Evangelist By Lamros Skontzos He spoke excellent Greek, as well as Hebrew. No other writer in the New Testament can equal the elegance of his style. The Holy Great Martyr Demetrios the Read more…
Contents 3 Director’s Letter Sign up to receive Orthodoxy Now Magazine Updates. Click to Read the Full Issue 4 IOCC Sets $1 Million Goal for Ukraine The humanitarian and development agency International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to needs created by the war in Ukraine. Given the enormity of Read more…
Register Now. Let’s Talk Live on Thurs. 3/24 at 7pm with Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis Every year, we pass through the season of Great Lent. For some, it is a time of great spiritual growth and renewal. For some, time passes on the calendar with no change at all. For some, Read more…
Register Now Orthodox Christians hear the gospel readings of the Passion during Holy Week every year. We may think we know what happened, but what appears rather simple and straightforward is actually very layered and complex. In her new book, The Crucifixion of the King of Glory: The Amazing History and Sublime Read more…
Metropolitan Anthony Bloom † 16 April 1989 In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. We keep today the memory of Saint Mary of Egypt in the gradual progression from glory to glory which Lent is, and which must lead us step by step to Read more…
Encouraging Spiritual Growth as We Pass the Half-Way Point of Great Lent. Join myOCN Interactive Virtual Community on Let’s Talk, Thursday, April 8th at 7pm EST with Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis and Fr. Christopher Metropulos as they offer encouragement to stay focused, advice on how to get refocused and comment on Read more…
Have you ever made a plan for something? You probably make plans for your day, or at least your parents do! Maybe you’ve made plans for a vacation, where you’d go, who you’d play with, what you’d do. Did you know God has made a plan, too? A very big Read more…
The Orthodox fasting seasons grant us an opportunity to enrich our spiritual lives through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. When it comes to fasting and modifying our typical food choices, I understand, as a registered dietitian and a nutrition counselor, that this can sometimes be confusing, daunting, or difficult. Yes, fasting Read more…
Celebrity Chef Sophia will be live on myOCN Facebook LIVE Wednesday, March 31st at 7pm EST. In coordination with our Lenten Nourishment Study Group led by Orthodox Dietitian, Krista Fedorchak. Please note our study group is currently at capacity and we are gathering interest for future groups. Please be sure Read more…
We can Joyfully Show our Crosses Have you ever waved a flag? You probably have waved a flag at a parade or at a sports game. You see flags waving everywhere on the 4th of July! When we wave our flag, we are celebrating our independence. We thank God for our Read more…