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.

HOW CAN I REGISTER TO WIN?

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.

The Orthodox Faith: The True Full Gospel Church

Seraphim Dankaert — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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Orthodox TV: The Island (Ostrov), An Award-Winning Russian Film

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

There aren't many situations in which it's good to be called a fool — except in one little-known category of the Christian spiritual tradition: The fool for Christ.

This sort of social-misfit-turned-holy-man hearkens back to a 10th century Constantinoplitan saint named Andrew the Fool-for-Christ, who lived most of his life in poverty as a beggar. Although a long-time target of abuse because of his extreme behavior — which Andrew adopRead More...

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware: Salvation in Christ - The Orthodox Approach

Seraphim Dankaert — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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His Excellency's lecture delivered at Seattle Pacific University.

Orthodox TV: A New Documentary On The Environmental Work of the Ecumenical Patriarch

Seraphim Dankaert — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

This nicely produced documentary, entitled Living Waters: Saving our Seas and Rivers, looks at the environmental work of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. It's now available from goarch.org.

Watch Now »

Orthodox TV: Broadcasts of Holy Week 2008

Seraphim Dankaert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Many of the Holy Week services are available for streamling and download by visiting our Holy Week archive.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Legacy

Seraphim Dankaert — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, whose many literary works did more than any single author's in the 20th century to introduce the West to Orthodox faith and culture (among other things), died on Sunday at the age of 89.

If you haven't done so already, be sure to read his noted -- perhaps infamous -- address to the Harvard graduates of 1978, in which he said:

On the way from the Renaissance to our days we have enriched our experience, but we have lost the concept of a Supreme CRead More...

From Classroom to Conversation: New Ways to Supplement Your Parish's Religious Education Programs

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The numbers are astounding. According to a variety of surveys conducted over the last few years, the average American teenager spends more than 72 hours a week using "electronic media."

That's 3 whole days!

While that alone should catch the attention of any clergyman or religious educator, the numbers themselves don't tell the full story of teenage media usage, most especially when it comes to the Internet, cell phones, iPods and video games.

Greek Orthodox Tradition - St. Louis Public Television

Seraphim Dankaert — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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Not perfect, but wouldn't it be great if every local Orthodox parish could generate thoughtful coverage on local TV stations?

Meteora: An Aerial Documentary of the 2nd Mt. Athos

Seraphim Dankaert — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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A truly beautiful documentary, which provides the viewer with stunning shots of Meteora from above, as well as insight into the history, worship and spirituality of the second largest complex of Orthodox Christian monasteries in the world.

More about Meteora available here.

Christ is Risen! A Video Celebration

Seraphim Dankaert — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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An Easter song performed by the musical orchestra ''Stupovi'' and various Serbian singers and celebrities. The video is dedicated to the resurrection of Christ, made as part of a campagin to raise funds for reconstruction of a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery named ''Pillars of Saint George.''

The lyrics are taken from a poem by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, one of the great Serbian saints of the modern era.

Here is an English translation ofRead More...

Palm Sunday: What Kind of King Do We Worship?

Seraphim Dankaert — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Yesterday, the Orthodox Church celebrated Palm Sunday. During the Divine Liturgy at St. Demetrios Church, Fr. Chris Metropulos delivered a special homily for Palm Sunday entitled "What Kind of King Do We Woship?" Click here to watch the Divine Liturgy, and fast-forward to 1:38:05 to watch the sermon. This file require RealPlayer to view. WATCH NOW >>

New TV Series From OCN

Seraphim Dankaert — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Our new television series on Orthodox faith and life in the modern world is here! The first episode features an interview with His Grace Bishop Savas of Troas on religious freedom and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. This Webcast is currently available in RealPlayer format. Click here to download Realplayer for free if you don't already have it. WATCH NOW >>

Upgrading Your Parish to Web 2.0

Seraphim Dankaert — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:02:19 +0100

A few years ago, when I was working as a reporter at a small daily paper, my editor asked me to write a story about a local church. She handed me a press release, which explained that this church was putting together a public event for the community, and told me to type something up.

I immediately jumped on my computer and looked for the church's Web site.

Nothing.

Well, next to nothing. There was an old page with only the most basic informatRead More...

Fr. Peter Gillquist: The Healing Power of Christ Jesus

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:57:24 +0100

Watch noted Orthodox Christian evangelist Fr. Peter Gillquist as he delivers a sermon to the community of St. Mark in Boca Raton, Fla. Watch Now >>

Beyond Torture: The Gulag of Pitesti

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:38:17 +0100

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This is Part 1 of an incredible, extremely well done documentary on the sufferings endured by many Orthodox Christians under the Communist government of Romania. Three prison survivors, including the well known priests Fr. Roman Braga and Fr. George Calciu, speak about their experiences and their faith.

I hope to post the entire documentary, without the Romanian subtitles, soon.

Video Tribute to Archbishop Demetrios

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:23:22 +0100

This commemorative video is a tribute to Archbishop Demetrios of America on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of His Eminence's ordination to the Episcopacy. The video was originally presented at the annual Athenagoras Human Rights Award Banquent in October 2007, at which time the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the ERead More...

Early Christian Spirituality

Seraphim Dankaert — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:46:28 +0100

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Rev. Fr. Stevan Bauman, priest of Joy All Who Sorrow Orthodox Church in Indianapolis, IN, talks about the teachings of early Christianity and the spirituality of Eastern Orthodoxy.

Fr. Roman Braga on Prayer & Imprisonment

Seraphim Dankaert — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:17:40 +0100

In this Frontline inteview (requires Real Player), Archimandrite Roman Braga speaks about prayer and his 11-year confinement in Communist prison for the Faith. WATCH NOW >>

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