Win an iPod with over 3 hours of Byzantine music

Seraphim Dankaert — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

You may have seen this ad in the Christmas edition of the Orthodox Observer:

That's right: OCN is giving away a FREE iPod, loaded with Orthodox music, as part of Share the Light Sunday 2009, a SCOBA-sponsored event intended to raise awareness and funding for the Orthodox Christian Network.

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On the Virgin Birth of Christ

Priest Matthew Jackson — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

This morning, even though we're a few days before the actual Feast of the Nativity, on the Sunday before the Feast we always read the account of the birth of Christ. This is one of the central events in human history, and it's one that's gotten a lot of negative attention in the last 50+ years-reinterpreting, mythologizing, outright attacking, etc. Especially criticized is our belief of the Virgin birth, and Who Christ truly is. We have to understand, as best as we are able, what Read More...

Your Christmas Gift to OCN Will Be Doubled

Seraphim Dankaert — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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Fr. Chris offers viewers a glimpse of the OCN studios, where we produce 12 podcasts and one nationally syndicated radio show. Every donation that we receive to support this ministry before the end of the year WILL BE DOUBLED!

Click here for more info.

Some thoughts on the meaning of our Lord's Nativity

Priest Matthew Jackson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We are now about two weeks from the celebration of one of the most significant events in all of human history-the Nativity of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ. With all of the modern commercialization of this time of year, it's hard sometimes to even remember what made Christmas-time such an important time of year to begin with. It had nothing to do with loads of presents and big sales and all the mess that goes with Christmas today. December 25 is important today because some 16Read More...

New Bible Study on John

Jason Barker — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

My new Bible study on the Holy Gospel according to St. John the Theologian has launched at www.orthodoxyouth.org/john. The study contains full-color study guides, quizzes, and the homilies by St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel.

There is currently only a study guide for the first chapter - I'll add more study guides through the first few months of 2009 as the youth in Teen SOYO go through the Gospel to prepare for the 2009 Bible Bowl .

I'll begin a new series on John Read More...

Love Your Enemies

Jason Barker — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Click here to listen to this week's episode of Jason's Get Wisdom podcast, and http://www.orthodoxyouth.org/romans/pdf/chapter12.pdf to download a free study guide for this episode.

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Our love for other people should be not only for those with whom we have good relations, but also those who hate us. Our Lord states: