Center for Family Care
October 8, 2021
Parents of children with disabilities often have compounded fears about their future. Panelists share their insights surrounding these fears, with a particular emphasis on how to cultivate freedom from fear of the future in order to enjoy life with our families now. Read More
Center for Family Care
October 8, 2021
Presvytera Melanie speaks with Charlotte Riggle about her familial experience of invisible disabilities; how she came to see God's commandment to not bear false witness against one's neighbor as the virtue of philoxenia—the love of strangers—the Giant Cookie Test; and the value of online support for families with special needs. Read More
Center for Family Care
October 8, 2021
Presvytera Melanie speaks with Sarah Riccardi-Swartz about her involvement with disability rights, how her Autistic daughter further developed her advocacy role, the need for the Church to listen to and incorporate the stories of those with disabilities and their guardians to develop a theology of disability, and the pure-hearted offerings to God in triumphant "Amens!" and Daniel Tiger songs. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
September 30, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Fr. Lawerence Margitich “Learning from our Parishes - St. Seraphim, CA” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
August 26, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features V. Rev. Tony Vrame “Creation Care in Religious Education” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
August 19, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Read More
Center for Family Care
August 10, 2021
Presvytera Melanie speaks with Matt and Louise Heusel on medical practitioners' adverse reactions to prenatal discoveries of disabilities and the pressure put on parents to abort their children, how their daughter with Down Syndrome has enriched their family life, and the special gifts she contributes to their parish family. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
July 15, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Ephemia Nicolakis “Eco-Orthodox: A Personal Initiative.” Read More
Outreach and Evangelism Ministries
July 14, 2021
Center for Family Care
July 14, 2021
Pres. Melanie speaks with Natalie Kapeluck Nixon, the Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and founder of the St. Nicholas Program, a church camp experience for persons with special needs of all ages, and their families. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
July 8, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging from practical to theological, each three-minute video offers a unique perspective on environmental stewardship through the knowledge and expertise of Orthodox Christians across the United States. Read More
Center for Family Care
July 6, 2021
Panelists offer their personal and professional lessons learned in a discussion of what healthy independence looks like in families with disabilities. Read More
Center for Family Care
July 6, 2021
It's time to Soak Up the Son! This week we encourage you to interview two faithful people in your life with different vocations. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
July 1, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging from practical to theological, each three-minute video offers a unique perspective on environmental stewardship through the knowledge and expertise of Orthodox Christians across the United States. Read More
Center for Family Care
June 29, 2021
Presvytera Melanie speaks with His Eminence Metropolitan Savas of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh on theological "whys" of disability, the need for all of us to learn an etiquette regarding disability, and his exhilarating experience on an OCF Real Break mission trip when visiting "The Four Homes of Mercy," a group home for persons with disabilities. Read More
Center for Family Care
June 28, 2021
This week we learn about our lifeguards, Saints Cosmas and Damian, the unmercenary physicians! Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
June 24, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging from practical to theological, each three-minute video offers a unique perspective on environmental stewardship through the knowledge and expertise of Orthodox Christians across the United States. Read More
Center for Family Care
June 22, 2021
It's time to Soak Up the Son! This week we learn all about St. Macrina the Elder and her legacy of saints. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
June 17, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Hieromonk Michael on “Creation and Monasticism.” Read More
Center for Family Care
June 14, 2021
It's time once again to Soak Up the Son! Join us this summer as we focus on our calling to "Go Forth" as apostles in the world. This isn’t an invitation for a select few; we are all called to share the light of Christ and this summer we will explore how we can do that. Read More