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But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they came together.  And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, to test Him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-dont-need-to-master-it-all/

So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold or hot, I will spew you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:16 We’ve referred to the Passover in a couple of the previous reflections. This was the fea...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-need-to-commit-palm-sunday/

Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how He loved him!” John 11:35-36 God created us to feel all the emotions. If we are never happy, if we never laugh, there is something wrong with that. W...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-its-okay-to-cry-saturday-of-lazarus/

Armed with Faith Season 2 Episode 6 with Fr. Gary Kyriacou of Saint Sophia Cathedral Los Angeles. Jesus Wept. He mourned the loss of his friend, and when the time came for His own death, He praye...

https://myocn.net/armed-with-faith-nothing-can-keep-us-from-the-love-of-god-2/

I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Romans 7:15 For He says, “At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the d...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-today-i-will-begin/

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-am-bored-in-church/

Last Fall, the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) and the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, Los Angeles announced our collaboration on a new Orthodox Media Ministry at Saint Sophia Cathedral. This Summer,...

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  Welcome to “The Children’s Word,” a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network. Each week, Presvytera Alexandra Houck writes this little newsletter for young parishioners! You wil...

https://myocn.net/childrens-word/

Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house; and there came a messenger to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing and the asse...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-my-life-might-not-get-better/

As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he rose and followed Him. And as He sat at table in the house, beh...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-god-wants-me-st-matthew/

For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his abili...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-have-something-to-offer/

Early in the morning He came again to the temple; all the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-from-sinner-to-saint-st-mary-of-egypt/

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, an...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-will-fall-again-st-peter/

Nothing can keep us from the love of God. The examples of Saint Mary of Egypt, Saint Paul and others show us that there is no need to withhold ourselves from participation in the Church out of sh...

https://myocn.net/armed-with-faith-nothing-can-keep-us-from-the-love-of-god/

Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day. Matthew 6:34 We all feel overwhelmed at times. It mi...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-feel-overwhelmed/

“What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went. ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-can-still-get-this-right/

So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel. And he said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, �...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-might-not-get-the-reward-moses-and-joshua/

Looking for more fast-friendly recipes for the remainder of Lent and Holy Week? Foulia or Ful Medames is a delicious and filling option for breakfast, a snack or simple meal, or side. Get the rec...

https://myocn.net/lenten-recipes-with-emmy-louvaris-ful-medames-salad-and-tahini-sauce/

Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not ent...

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And you He made alive, when you were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world. Following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit th...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-from-sinner-to-saint-st-james-the-ascetic/

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-life-didnt-work-out-the-way-i-wanted-sts-joachim-and-anna/

And when He had entered the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And He said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-dont-know-where-to-start/

Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-have-doubts-st-thomas/

“Judge not, that you not be judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brot...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-need-to-stop-judging-prayer-of-st-ephraim-part-three/

Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rej...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-give-me-these-godly-things-instead-prayer-of-st-ephraim-part-two/

Fr. Gary Kyriacou talks about the lessons we have to learn from Saint John Climacus. Sometimes it is the things we refuse to let go of, that keep our focus from the top of the ladder. The more we...

https://myocn.net/armed-with-faith-are-we-willing-to-let-go/

Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-take-away-these-bad-things-prayer-of-st-ephraim-part-one/

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at Him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying “Do you not fear God, since you are under the s...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-from-sinner-to-saint-the-repentant-thief/

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51:17 The book of the Bible that you will hear quoted most often in church is ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-the-lord-is-near-to-the-brokenhearted/

The Lord said, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. Mark 8:34 Today marks the halfway point of the journey of Great Lent. This Sunday ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-my-cross-is-too-heavy/

O Lord, rebuke me not in Thy anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath! For Thy arrows have sunk into me, and Thy hand has come down on me. There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thy indignation...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-they-have-no-idea/

But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-from-sinner-to-saint-st-paul/

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed. Tend the flock of God that is your charge...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-you-be-him/

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your t...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-why-is-there-no-relief-has-god-abandoned-me/

But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-still-have-my-ring/

The Lord said this parable: “There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.’ And he divided his livin...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-can-do-better/

And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had made an opening, they...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-need-better-friends-i-need-to-be-a-better-friend/

Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying; my...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-feel-like-i-am-sinking/

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:9-10 Zacchaeus was a tax coll...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-from-sinner-to-saint-zacchaeus/

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lift up; and His train filled the temple. Above Him stood the Seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-am-a-man-of-unclean-lips-but-he-can-still-use-me/

In this episode, Fr. Samuel Davis interviews Fr. Micah Breland, a seminarian in his final year at Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Fr. Micah speaks about his experience serving com...

https://myocn.net/fr-micah-breland-meaningful-community-outreach-and-supporting-our-seminarians-the-black-american-orthodox-experience/

Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. Psalm 51:6 There is probably one percent of us that no one else knows about. Thoughts that are sham...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-need-wisdom-in-my-secret-heart-the-place-where-i-privately-carry-my-shame/

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-from-sinner-to-saint-david/

As we enter the pre-lenten period, we’re preparing with lent-friendly recipes! This red lentil recipe is great for meal prep, simple and delicious! Get the recipe below and follow Emmy on Faceb...

https://myocn.net/lenten-recipes-emmy-louvaris-red-lentil-soup/

And Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I have no husband?” And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-dont-know-what-to-do/

Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathanel said to him, “Can anything ...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-god-are-you-there-i-dont-feel-anything-when-i-pray/

But now thus says the Lord, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine. When you pass through the wate...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-feel-unworthy-of-gods-love-the-sacrament-of-confession/

Now as they went on their way, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha received Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to His teac...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-am-anxious-and-troubled-i-have-forgotten-the-needful-thing/

Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made. He said to the women, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?” And the woma...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-bought-into-the-lie-the-devil-got-me/

Scripture Talk is a virtual Bible study ministry that meets every Tuesday, 7pm to 8pm EST. Each week, a different Orthodox priest from around the country is invited to help guide the discussion! ...

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Then God said, “Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-am-created-in-the-image-and-likeness-of-god/

Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but s...

https://myocn.net/out-of-the-depths-i-feel-ashamed-i-need-forgiveness/

Going Which Way? Great Lent begins and with it begins a time of reorientation of ourselves. The Church tells us, take a portion of our year, and rededicate it to God. One of the Fathers of the Ch...

https://myocn.net/great-lent-where-are-we-going/

Out of the depths I cry to Thee, O Lord. Psalm 130:1 In the Gospel of John, Chapter Four, we read the story of the encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. Jesus is weary from His journey ...

https://myocn.net/clean-monday-out-of-the-depths-i-cry-to-you-o-lord-reflections-on-hope-and-redemption/

Jesus said “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses...

https://myocn.net/fourth-sunday-of-triodion-forgiveness-sunday-forgiveness-fasting-and-fortunes/

Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand...

https://myocn.net/its-go-time-5/

The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims His handiwork. Psalm 19:1 What will heaven be like? If only we had the answer to this question. It would give us motivation...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-postscript/

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 He is Risen. He is not here. Mark 16:6 I am writing this reflecti...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-and-to-those-in-the-tombs-he-has-granted-life/

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:13-14 I’ve known F...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-heaven-and-the-good-lord-fr-constantine/

For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. Psalm 112:6 As the funeral comes to an end, we sing a simple yet beautiful and powerful hymn, “Memory Eternal.” This hym...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-memory-eternal/

We have begun a most blessed and important and joyful time of the year; Great Lent. If fully utilized, Great Lent can be a most rewarding experience. It  brings us  to Holy Week and Pascha wher...

https://myocn.net/repentance-pascha-begun/

Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-those-who-have-done-good/

“When the Son of man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on his glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate them one from an...

https://myocn.net/third-sunday-of-triodion-sunday-of-the-last-judgment-actions-and-habits/

Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if a...

https://myocn.net/its-not-what-goes-into-your-mouth-but-what-comes-out-that-matters-6/

Join MyOCN Community and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for an exciting virtual event this International Women’s Day! “Faith in Leadership: A woman’s Perspective,” a panel disc...

https://myocn.net/faith-in-leadership-a-womans-perspective-live-march-8th/

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-dont-grieve-like-the-others/

Jesus said to her, “I AM the Resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. John 11:25-26 In contempor...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-blessed-is-the-way/

Presenting tons of resources for Great Lent from Orthodox Pebbles! . Craft kits are available to purchase, but tutorials are free, so feel free to create your own projects using supplies you have...

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Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future. Proverbs 19:20 It was only in recent centuries that people were afforded the opportunity to read. Before the inv...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-an-opportunity-for-education/

The memory of the righteous is a blessing. Proverbs 10:7 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Psalm 116:15 After the first three stasis, or stanzas of Psalm 119, the fune...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-among-the-saints/

Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is Thy wont toward those who love Thy name. Psalm 119:132 We turn now our attention to the funeral service. Much of this service was written by St. John of D...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-have-mercy-on-me/

The Lord said this parable: “There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.’ And he divided his livin...

https://myocn.net/second-sunday-of-triodion-sunday-of-the-prodigal-son-the-story-of-a-father-and-his-two-sons/

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything. “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach fo...

https://myocn.net/your-body-is-a-temple-5/

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 This reflection is more practical than inspirational a...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-meaningful-closure/

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Because speaking about death is an uncomfortable subject for many people, we either don’t know or don...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-pastoral-guidelines-concerning-issues-related-to-death/

But he who endures to the end will be saved. Matthew 24:13 Anastasia was a health “nut.” She was always in the gym, running, and watching what she ate. She would have been the last person o...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-faithful-to-the-end-anastasia/

As we enter the pre-lenten period, we’re preparing with lent-friendly recipes! This beet recipe from Emmy Louvaris is easy, healthy, and delicious! Get the recipe below and follow Emmy on Faceb...

https://myocn.net/beet-recipe-emmy-louvaris/

The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. Luke 16:22 Several reflections ago, we discussed the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, as told in the Gospel of Luke 16:19...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-there-are-angels-among-us/

Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. Genesis 25:8 Fr. George was a retired priest who worshipped at St. John in Tamp...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-i-want-to-die-with-my-priest-at-my-side-fr-george/

“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank Thee that I am not like other men, extor...

https://myocn.net/first-sunday-of-triodion-the-publican-and-the-pharisee-humility-recognizing-the-need-for-gods-mercy/

Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lyst...

https://myocn.net/the-road-to-the-cross-and-resurrection-starts-this-sunday-5/

Last week, OCMC (Orthodox Christian Mission Center) leadership and donors traveled to Huehuetenango, Guatemala to witness the opening of a new seminary. This new facility was built through collab...

https://myocn.net/a-new-seminary-in-guatemala-ocmc/

We invite our OCN Community to spend more time in prayer and scripture during this Lenten period and are excited to share with you the 2024 Lenten Journal. Download your FREE printable here. The...

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Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. Ephesians 6:18 Today, by God’s grace, is the 9 year anniversary of the beginning of the Prayer Team. What began as a series i...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-we-dont-have-last-rites-but-we-have-a-last-prayer/

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. I Thessalonians 5:11 Some people come into our lives for a reason, some for a season and some for a lifetime. Som...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-his-family-made-him-glow/

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits and in His word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord. Psalm 130:5-6 One of the hymns from the funeral service reads “Alas! What a struggle it is for the soul t...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-the-final-struggle/

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another. Galatians 5:13 We’ve all seen movies that in...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-the-gift-of-freedom-mom/

But Moses’ hands grew weary; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; so his hands w...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-watch-your-language-and-hold-hands-helpful-hints/

And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my dau...

https://myocn.net/sunday-of-the-canaanite-woman-weve-all-felt-like-this-3/

What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my pe...

https://myocn.net/our-bodies-are-temples-4/

And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying “Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.” His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful ...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-the-best-that-you-can-the-role-of-family/

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Two of the things people worry about when it ...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-hospice-fulfills-the-petition-for-the-end-of-life/

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:9-10 This reflection will be one of the trickier ones to write beca...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-it-is-not-our-right-to-play-god-either-to-keep-it-going-or-to-stop/

Join myOCN Community and Fr. Tom Zaferes as we make a Pilgrimage to Pascha! This weekly Monday program will highlight the various themes and spiritual insights the Church offers each week in prep...

https://myocn.net/pilgrimage-to-pascha-2024/

She who is a real widow, and is left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. I Timothy 5:5 When someone close to us dies, we feel sad, we cry,...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-the-woman-who-had-nothing-and-yet-had-everything-stavroula/

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment but has passed from death to life. John 5:24 One of the privileges ...

https://myocn.net/painless-blameless-peaceful-i-got-my-miracle-after-all-john/

“For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ab...

https://myocn.net/16th-sunday-of-matthew-the-parable-that-will-shape-your-day-and-your-entire-life/

Working together with Him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For He says, “At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation.” B...

https://myocn.net/urgency-and-irony-4/

Season two of The Black American Orthodox Experience begins with a conversation between Fr. Samuel Davis and our guest Fr. Nathaniel Johnson. Fr. Nathaniel was once of the many men and women who...

https://myocn.net/fr-nathaniel-johnson-becoming-orthodox-a-lifetime-of-service-the-black-american-orthodox-experience/

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suf...

https://myocn.net/st-haralambos-endurance-is-important-4/