Blog entries - January 2008

Christianity in the Holy Land

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:55:05 +0100

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V. Rev. Fr. Constantine Nasr, Economos, a ninth generation priest from the Holy Land, speaks about Christianity in Palestine, and explains a breathtaking exhibit at St. Elijah Orthodox Christian Church in Oklahoma City - a Church that has been one of the longest-standing sponsors of Come Receive the Light on the airwaves.

If you live in the Oklahoma City area, tune in to KTOK AM 1000 every Saturday at 6 p.m. to hear the broadcRead More...

Noted Orthodox Christian Author Clark Carlton Endorses Ron Paul for President

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:52:56 +0100

In late 2007, Dr. Clark Carlton, author of the well-known five-volume Faith Series of books on Orthodoxy, published an Open Letter to Orthodox Christians on behalf of Ron Paul. In his letter, published on LewRockwell.com, Dr. Carlton lays out his case for why Orthodox Christians should support Republican Ron Paul for president.

Dr. Carlton believRead More...

Shepherd of Souls Episode 14

Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:44:05 +0100

Well this is an example of how things can go wrong during a recording. I usually sit down and make show notes before I begin to record. This is a good idea as it keeps me on track. I was going to do an opening with a few words and then play a homily that I recorded a few weeks back. Okay so all was going well and half way through the homily something crazy happened. So lesson learned here listen to things first.

Okay so we retool and move on right?&nbsRead More...

Quick Guide to Launching Your Orthodox Ministry Online

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:34:33 +0100

I got to do something really nice last week. As an Orthodox Christian and Web professional, I'm always thrilled whenever I get to help out new ministries get started. That is why being able to help the online presence of a new ministry dedicated to helping our missionary families was such an honor.

A little background first. Two of the ladies from St. Stephen in Longwood were inspired by Father David Rucker at the OCMC to found a new ministry. Dubbed, "Mission Re-Charge{readRead More...

Orthodox bishops speak about growth of media ministry in new Web TV program

Seraphim Dankaert — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:32:50 +0100

Fort Lauderdale, FL (Jan. 14, 2008) – Four Orthodox bishops, as well as other special guests, joined Fr. Christopher Metropulos and the staff of the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) for a special, one-hour Web TV program on Sunday.

The bishops spoke about the importance of Orthodox media outreach in North America, and how parishes can join with OCN in its pan-Orthodox missionary effort during "Share the Light" Sunday on or near to January 20, 2008.Read More...

Creating an Audio Program: Music

Jason Barker — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:39:14 +0100

As I continue this miniseries on equipment choices I've made in creating GET WISDOM (I previously covered - starting with the first article - choosing a microphone , an interface , a channel strip , and recording software ), I'd like to briefly address the importance of using podsafe music in your program.

As with the earlier articles, I need to emphasize that this discussion is purely my personal experience and opinions, and does not imply any formal recommendation from the DeRead More...

Getting High Search Engine Placement

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:00:00 +0100

If I say the phrase, Orthodox author to you, what name comes to mind? Tolstoy? Dostoevsky? Perhaps a Theological writer like Bishop Kallistos Ware or Father Alexander Schmemann?

But, if you searched for the phrase Orthodox author using Google for the first few weeks of December 2007, you wouldn't find any of those famous authors at the top of the search results.

Instead, you would find Heather Zydek and Father Leon Castner.

Look at the results page below to seRead More...

SCOBA Encyclical for Share the Light Sunday

Seraphim Dankaert — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:52:00 +0100

You can read this year's Encyclical on the SCOBA Web site. An official version, with the signatures of all of the Bishops, has been faxed to parishes all over the country.

I'll be posting a pdf of the official version on this site very soon, so that everyone can download and print it. Please plan to do Read More...

Shepherd of Souls Episode #13

Rev. Fr. Peter-Michael Preble — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:22:45 +0100

Happy New Year!

It is hard to believe that 2007 is over! What do we have to look forward too in 2008? Let us hope that 2008 is a great year for OCN.

Episode #13 of Shepherd of Souls is posted. I share a homily with you in this episode and I speak about "Going a Different Way."

I am making some improvements to the sound quality and I have purchased a new mixer so that should help. I do not have it yet but when it is all hooked up and I get faRead More...