Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing near, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, […] The post Feast of St. John the Theologian | A Son, a Mother, a Scribe, the Church and the Gospel appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Presvytera Mallory Kasapakis shows us how to keep the joy of Pascha alive in our hearts by celebrating the Bright Week that follows and maintaining our spiritual connection to the church through specific activities and traditions. As Great Lent and Holy Week ends, the exhaustion of the Lenten season has […] The post Celebrating the Brightness at Home appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. I Peter 1:3 Thank you for your prayers this Holy Week. In trying to juggle everything, I ended […] The post Out of the Depths | Let All Things Begin Anew appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

About that time Herod the King laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword; and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had […] The post Feast Day | St. George the Trophy-Bearer appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Christ is Risen! Christos Anesti! For today’s message, I wish to share the sermon I gave in church at the Anastasis Service. I tried writing a sermon for this evening earlier today but as I sat at the computer, I found myself so fatigued that I could not concentrate. I knew […] The post PASCHA | The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of the my heart and my portion forever. For lo, those who are far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost put an end to those who are false to Thee. But for me it is good to be near God; […] The post Out of the Depths | It Is Good for Me to Cling to God appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

And when the centurion, who stood facing Him, saw that He thus breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” Mark 15:39 Throughout this series, we have paused to highlight people who committed egregious sins who later became saints. The point of this has been to […] The post Out of the Depths | From Sinner to Saint—St. Longinus appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Holy Thursday The Story of Eva Cledaras, the woman who died at the same hour as the Lord Here is another inspiring story, which I post every year on Holy Thursday, about another inspiring woman, who also died at Holy Trinity in Asheville, also during Holy Week of 2004—her story […] The post Holy Thursday | The Story of Eva Cledaras appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to His discipled, “Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.”  And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee He began to be sorrowful and troubled.  Then He said to them, “ My soul […] The post Out of the Depths | I Feel Alone appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 This afternoon and evening, the Church offers the sacrament of Holy Unction.  When you ask many Orthodox people why they are going to church on Holy […] The post Out of the Depths | I Was Not Created to Sin appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more