Body of Christ By Presvytera Melanie DiStefano In 2002 I was blessed to participate in an OCMC short-term mission trip to Chevogere, Kenya. It was an intensely life-changing experience....

Religious Education in a Virtual World 6 There is still a great deal of uncertainty about what parish life will look like this fall because of the pandemic. Most likely you will offer an...

Religious Education in a Virtual World 5 There is still a great deal of uncertainty about what parish life will look like this fall because of the pandemic. As you plan your on-line religious...

Religious Education in a Virtual World 4 There is still a great deal of uncertainty about what parish life will look like this fall because of the pandemic. As you plan your on-line religious...

Religious Education in a Virtual World 4 There is still a great deal of uncertainty about what parish life will look like this fall because of the pandemic. As you plan your on-line religious...

Religious Education in a Virtual World 3 There is still a great deal of uncertainty about what parish life will look like this fall because of the pandemic. While virtual meetings will still be...

Love is free and it multiplies the more you share it. It doesn’t run out unless you squander it or measure it. Love doesn’t say, “You’re perfect just the way you are,” but rather “I love...

Here’s a second installment of Religious Education in a Virtual World. A Good Question Will Start the Conversation In the New Testament, one of the central elements of the encounters that...

Religious Education in a Virtual World There is a great deal of uncertainty about what parish life will look like this fall because of the pandemic. In particular, what might happen to...

 “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” (Acts of the Apostles 2:42). In the New Testament and throughout the life of...

Presvytera Melanie DiStefano It is arguably one of the most “under-rated” Feast days of our Ecclesiastical Year – The Feast of the Apostles; and yet, it is through these 12 men and the line...

I never realized what a luxury it is to be able to flip on the water to wash our hands or dishes, to be able to flush a toilet, or step into the shower...until a pipe burst in our basement!

In light of recent tragic acts of racism and brutality — including the heinous execution of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, the murder of a black man simply for jogging...

Suggestions for ending the 2020 Church School and Parish Ministry year...

In January 2020, the Ecumenical Patriarchate approved a social document crafted by a theological commission that was charged with formulating general parameters and guiding principles for the role...

As we get closer to observing the Feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost, a closer look at their origins is timely. If you like solving puzzles, the upcoming feasts of Ascension and Pentecost...

Rev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian * New York City is still the epicenter of the pandemic and people continue to “shelter in place.” Our churches remain closed. However, parishes of the Greek...

What might the Lord have in store for us as we seek him through our prayerful rhythms in the privacy of our own homes? Be ready: we could be in for something we don’t expect.

The Orthodox Church commemorates Isaiah the Prophet on May 9. Isaiah is often considered the greatest of the Old Testament prophets. Christians often refer to the Book of Isaiah as the “fifth...

At the beginning of the Gospel lesson for the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers we hear how Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate to request the body of Jesus so it could receive burial. In the Gospel of...