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This week on CRTL, we're taking a closer look at some of our sister SCOBA agencies current programs. OCMC missionary missionary to Romania, Floyd Frantz talks with us about his work with at-risk mothers and addiction. Plus, Fr. Martin Ritsi, Executive Director of the OCMC, and Cameron Thorp, a free-lance graphic designer on staff with us at OCN who also works with OCMC tell us about their upcoming trip to Tanzania which is now featured on our web site at www.myocn.net in our Travel Blog section. An amazing trip with pictures and daily commentary of the missionaries in action.
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A delightful illustrated children's book taken from Romanain oral tradition, passed down from generation to generation.
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The life of a princess is not all glamour, handsome princes, and beautiful clothes; it's also devotion to duty, sacrifice for your people, and a lot of just plain hard work.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, author Jenny Schroedel, author of Naming the Child, talks about miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. How can we deal with our grief or comfort those around us who suffer the death of a child? Also with us is Dr. Anthony Limberakis who is back on the show to give us an update on the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr. Charles Joanides, author of Attending to Your Marriage and Director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese's Department on Interfaith Marriage, joins us to talk about divorce. Plus, in a short segment, Sandra Anderson, in charge of Ministry Development at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, talks with us about her many trips to the Raphael Hogar Orphanage in Guatemala.
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Combining down-to-earth examples, cutting edge research & the author's Orthodox Christian perspective to assist you and your partner to attend to your marriage and its needs.
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When You Intermarry describes these challenges from the perspective of hundreds of couples who participated in the Interfaith Marriage Research Project.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr. David Smith, a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese joins us to talk about his book Christianity & Pleasure. How do our thoughts on pleasure affect and even define our relationship with God? Also with us is Dr. James Skedros, Cantonis Professor of Byzantine Studies and Professor of Early Christianity at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary. He'll be telling us about Patriarch John III of Constantinople whose memory we celebrate on February 21st.
On this very special episode of Come Receive the Light, guest host Kevin Allen speaks with NFL superstar Troy Polamalu and his wife Theodora Polamalu about their work with FOCUS North America. Tune in to hear them talk about their work to fight poverty in North America and to find out how you can help. Also with us are Matushka Marina Holland and Diaconissa Jennifer Park from St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in McKinney, TX. They're here to give families some tips on fasting and to tell us about their wonderful online recipe archive.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Dr. Bruce Beck the Director of the Pappas Patristics Institute of Holy Cross School of Theology joins our host Emmy Louvaris to discuss this Orthodox Non-profit Institute and it’s work with historic text of the Church. Plus, Emmy Louvaris will speak with Dr. Dean Stamatis who joins us about a series of books he has written entitled “The Triumphant Church" and focuses on the second volume, "Golden Nuggets from the Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church". Also as a special addition to the CRTL podcast, we will hear an update from the Executive DIrector of IOCC Constantine Triantafilou concerning the relief activities in Haiti.
Great Lent is just around the corner and faithful throughout the world will be attending more divine services. On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, join Fr. Spiro Bobotas as he speaks with Fr. Timothy Chrapko from St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Alberta, Canada, about the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts. This Liturgy is offered to the faithful during the week to allow further communion with God during is sacred period. On this week's CRTL short segment, we will hear an update from the Executive DIrector of IOCC Constantine Triantafilou concerning the relief activities in Haiti.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Sean Bledsoe joins Fr. Chris to talk about his award-winning film, The Story of Saint Herman of Alaska. Also speaking with Fr. Chris is Curtis Magnunson of St. George Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland. He's here to tell us about a unique Church School program he helps to run - a puppet theater.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, join Fr. Antonio Perdomo as he speaks with Archimandrite Jose Saravia who is the priest of the mission parish in Bogota, Columbia. Fr. Jose will tell us about his work there, as well as about the importance of Orthodox missions in Latin America. In a short segment, Fr. Sergei Sveshnikov of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia Orthodox Church in Mulino, Oregon, is back on the show with Emmy Louvaris today to talk about church etiquette.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, join our guest host Fr. Spiro Bobotas and Fr. Demetri Tonias for the third segment of Fr. Demetri’s 4-part series “Christianity and Judaism in the first four centuries”. Our short segment this week features OCN’s own Emmy Louvaris and Fr. Don Augusta from St. Basil the Great parish in New Haven, Connecticut. He’s here to tell us about St. Basil, who’s Feastday we celebrate on January 1st each year.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr. Spiro and Emmy discuss Share the Light Sunday. On Sunday, January 17, 2010, our SCOBA hierarchs have scheduled a national event to support the growth of Orthodox media outreach. It’s called “Share the Light Sunday,” and it’s intended to raise awareness and financial support for the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN), a pan-Orthodox media ministry that is also one of the official agencies of SCOBA. Also, please tune in to hear Fr. Christopher’s Christmas message where he asks "Do you have mixed feeling when you hear Merry Christmas?
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr. Paul Tarazi looks at the message of the Prophets and how it relates to Christ's birth. Also on the program we will hear from Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis, author of the book The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Divine Liturgy.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr. Lawrence Farley is back on the show with us this week to tell us about St. James the Apostle whose Feast day we celebrated on October 23rd. Before that, Peter & Helen Evans speak with Fr. Chris in a short interview on the book Get Serious: The Church's Stand on Contemporary Culture, in which they speak with a variety of people about major issues facing the world today.
This week on CRTL, Dr. George Stavros from the Danielson Institute will talk with us about keeping secrets from our spouses and the conflicts that often result. In a short segment, children's book author and editor Jane Meyers joins us to talk about her most recent book, The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare.
On December 1st and 2nd, we celebrate the Feastdays of the prophets Nahum and Habakkuk. Subdeacon Irenaios Anderson from Saint Herman Theological Seminary in Kokiak, Alaska, will tell us about the role of prophets in the Old Testament and these two prophets in particular. Plus, it's always a pleasure to have Frederica Mathewes-Greene on the show, and she's back with us in a new interview to talk about her book "At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy." This insightful book was called by the Dallas Morning News, "An excellent invitation to Christians of the West to understand a tradition in which worship has neither beginning nor end." Hailed as a wonderful introduction to the faith for the non-Orthodox, join Father Chris to find out more from the author herself.
This week on Come Receive the Light, Fr. Timothy Chrapko, associate pastor at St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Alberta, Canada, is here to talk with us about the sacrament of Baptism. Learn more about the history of this ancient rite and how it fits into our daily spiritual walk. Also on the program is Eva Kokinos, who's the director of youth ministries for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit. She and Fr. Chris talk about internet resources and safety, since not everything on the web is as enriching as OCN's website!
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, we welcome Fr. Antonio Perdomo of St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church in Pharr Texas to the show. He talks about his work reaching out to Spanish-speaking people with the Word of our Holy Orthodox Faith. In a short segment, Dr. David C. Ford of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary tells a little about St. John Chrysostom, whose Nameday we celebrate on November 13th. All of us know of this important Saint, but many of us don't know much about who he was.
On this week's CRTL, friend of the show Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou returns to talk with Fr. Chris about Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's recent trip to the United States, and what it means for Orthodox Christians here in the United States and around the world. Also on the show, join Rod Dreher of the Dallas Morning News and Fr. Chris for another episode of Just Thinking as they discuss the upcoming holiday of Christmas.
On this week's CRTL podcast, Fr. Demetrios Tonias will continue with the second of a four part series. We'll be discussing Christianity and Judaism in the first four centuries, which is something many of us don't know a great deal about. This segment will focus on second century Christianity. In a short segment, Fr. Stelyois Muksuris will discuss Escatology & Divine Liturgy.
On this week's CRTL podcast, Fr. George Morelli joins Fr. Chris to talk about how our human expectations can lead to trouble in our relationship with our spouse and with God himself. In a short segment, Fr. Chris will speak with Emily Aultman. Emily is a high school senior, who recently participated in a Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage mission trip.
On this week's CRTL podcast, Scott Cairns talks about finding a purpose in suffering. Most people only see hurt in suffering but some acquire a halo through it. Join our host Fr. Chris and Scott as they discuss a topic most people want to avoid talking about. Also we will continue our discussion about the Unity of all Orthodox Christians in America with our very special guest a priest of the Antiochian Archdiocese Fr. Olof Scott.
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On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, join Fr. Antonio Perdomo as he speaks with Archimandrite Jose Saravia who is the priest of the mission parish in Bogota, Columbia. Fr. Jose will tell us about his work there, as well as about the importance of Orthodox missions in Latin America. In a short segment, Fr. Sergei Sveshnikov of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia Orthodox Church in Mulino, Oregon, is back on the show with Emmy Louvaris today to talk about church etiquette.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, join our guest host Fr. Spiro Bobotas and Fr. Demetri Tonias for the third segment of Fr. Demetri’s 4-part series “Christianity and Judaism in the first four centuries”. Our short segment this week features OCN’s own Emmy Louvaris and Fr. Don Augusta from St. Basil the Great parish in New Haven, Connecticut. He’s here to tell us about St. Basil, who’s Feastday we celebrate on January 1st each year.
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr. Spiro and Emmy discuss Share the Light Sunday. On Sunday, January 17, 2010, our SCOBA hierarchs have scheduled a national event to support the growth of Orthodox media outreach. It’s called “Share the Light Sunday,” and it’s intended to raise awareness and financial support for the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN), a pan-Orthodox media ministry that is also one of the official agencies of SCOBA. Also, please tune in to hear Fr. Christopher’s Christmas message where he asks "Do you have mixed feeling when you hear Merry Christmas?
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr. Paul Tarazi looks at the message of the Prophets and how it relates to Christ's birth. Also on the program we will hear from Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis, author of the book The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Divine Liturgy.
This week on CRTL, Dr. George Stavros from the Danielson Institute will talk with us about keeping secrets from our spouses and the conflicts that often result. In a short segment, children's book author and editor Jane Meyers joins us to talk about her most recent book, The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare.
On December 1st and 2nd, we celebrate the Feastdays of the prophets Nahum and Habakkuk. Subdeacon Irenaios Anderson from Saint Herman Theological Seminary in Kokiak, Alaska, will tell us about the role of prophets in the Old Testament and these two prophets in particular. Plus, it's always a pleasure to have Frederica Mathewes-Greene on the show, and she's back with us in a new interview to talk about her book "At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy." This insightful book was called by the Dallas Morning News, "An excellent invitation to Christians of the West to understand a tradition in which worship has neither beginning nor end." Hailed as a wonderful introduction to the faith for the non-Orthodox, join Father Chris to find out more from the author herself.
This week on Come Receive the Light, Fr. Timothy Chrapko, associate pastor at St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Alberta, Canada, is here to talk with us about the sacrament of Baptism. Learn more about the history of this ancient rite and how it fits into our daily spiritual walk. Also on the program is Eva Kokinos, who's the director of youth ministries for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit. She and Fr. Chris talk about internet resources and safety, since not everything on the web is as enriching as OCN's website!
On today's episode of Come Receive the Light, we welcome Fr. Antonio Perdomo of St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church in Pharr Texas to the show. He talks about his work reaching out to Spanish-speaking people with the Word of our Holy Orthodox Faith. In a short segment, Dr. David C. Ford of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary tells a little about St. John Chrysostom, whose Nameday we celebrate on November 13th. All of us know of this important Saint, but many of us don't know much about who he was.
On this week's CRTL, friend of the show Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou returns to talk with Fr. Chris about Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's recent trip to the United States, and what it means for Orthodox Christians here in the United States and around the world. Also on the show, join Rod Dreher of the Dallas Morning News and Fr. Chris for another episode of Just Thinking as they discuss the upcoming holiday of Christmas.
On this week's CRTL podcast, Fr. Demetrios Tonias will continue with the second of a four part series. We'll be discussing Christianity and Judaism in the first four centuries, which is something many of us don't know a great deal about. This segment will focus on second century Christianity. In a short segment, Fr. Stelyois Muksuris will discuss Escatology & Divine Liturgy.
On this week's CRTL podcast, Fr. George Morelli joins Fr. Chris to talk about how our human expectations can lead to trouble in our relationship with our spouse and with God himself. In a short segment, Fr. Chris will speak with Emily Aultman. Emily is a high school senior, who recently participated in a Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage mission trip.
On this week's CRTL podcast, Scott Cairns talks about finding a purpose in suffering. Most people only see hurt in suffering but some acquire a halo through it. Join our host Fr. Chris and Scott as they discuss a topic most people want to avoid talking about. Also we will continue our discussion about the Unity of all Orthodox Christians in America with our very special guest a priest of the Antiochian Archdiocese Fr. Olof Scott.