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Interpretation of Death in the Classical Age
Maria Dimitriadou, Pedagogue
7 December 2016
People exist, then, only to die. Despite this, the soul leaves the human body after death and is reincarnated in order to be punished for its sins. Only purified souls manage to escape to boundless ...
Turned on the axle
Saint Paisios the Athonite
6 December 2016
Blessed are they who have the axle of Christ in their hearts and joyfully revolve around His holy name, praying continually, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me’....
Who has a need for Christmas?
Fr. John Parker
6 December 2016
He had been extremely wealthy, but something went terribly wrong. After the collapse of his business, there remained not even enough to feed his family of three daughters. In his desperation—who can i...
It’s already there
Saint John of Kronstadt
5 December 2016
When we have a good thought, it means that, within us there’s a good and supreme initial cause which is bringing our soul to sanctification. It’s clear from this that every good thing is, in a sense, ...
OCN Board Tours St. Nicholas Shrine Construction 2016
5 December 2016
Members of the OCN Board of Directors came together in the Fall of 2016 to tour the construction site of St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 destroyed...
Motherhood as imitation of the selfless love of Christ
Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis, Professor of the Theological School, A.U.Th.
5 December 2016
The truth of the Church regarding the equivalent position of women and men has been maintained even in times which were difficult for women in society, such as when the Turks occupied Greece. Indicati...
It’s genuine
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
4 December 2016
It’s a great thing for people to stop being self-serving, to escape from self-love, from their own self-interest, because then their sacrifice will be genuine and their presence will be a testimony to...
Respect for and Protection of the Human Person
Angelos Alekopoulos
4 December 2016
People have their being and are regarded always as a whole and as a person. They aren’t a conglomeration of disparate substances and elements (such as soul and body) but each is a unique persona, invo...
He’ll let you fall
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
3 December 2016
Make sure you don’t criticize, because through that, God permits Grace to leave you and the Lord lets you fall, so that you’re humbled and see your own faults....
The Cross of Christ is Foolishness to the World: A Swedish Lutheran Bishop Wars Against the Christian Faith
John G. Panagiotou
3 December 2016
October 9, 2015
This week Bishop Eva Brunne of the Lutheran Church of Sweden proposed that the Cross be removed from the Seamen's Church in the Swedish city of Freeport to make it more "inviting" to ...





