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Come Receive the Light
Scriptural Basis for Theosis
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Annual Patristic Symposium - St Athanasius the Great
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Theosis - September 2012
Dear Blessed people of God, September for Orthodox Christians worldwide is the beginning of a new church or ecclesiastical year. The faith of the Apostles places before us another wonderful opportunity to remake or rearrange our priorities. This month, OCN will present a series of programs on New Beginnings and Theosis. For those who may not be Orthodox, you might be saying, “What is Theosis?” Maybe those who are Orthodox Christians are hearing this word for the first time and want an explanation of it. This month, that is exactly what we are going to do on our CRTL Programming. Theosis
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Trial in Russia
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Dating
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Helping Our Kids Explain Their Faith
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Hobby or Golden Calf?
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Back to School - August 2012
Dear Listeners, The time has come to send our blessed offspring back to school. It has been a wonderful summer and very busy. As a parent, I welcome the time when our children will return to school, but I also know that I will miss spending this extra time with my precious children. In the next week, they will return to the business of hectic academic, athletic, and social schedules. Violence and Death
The recent horrific shooting spree in an Aurora movie theater is the springboard for a much broader conversation about the changing mores of our society, the church's view of tragedy in Godʼs bigger plan, and whether we can reverse this incredibly negative trend, as we wrap-up a month-long series on violence. The power of collective and directed prayer should never be underestimated. To read and listen to more of our thoughts on this event, please visit The Sounding (http://blog.myocn.com). The Sounding blogger/podcaster, Christy Pessemier also shares her thoughts on the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado in a special podcast entitled “Response to Colorado Shooting: Don’t Give Evil the Front Row Seat.” The full message will be featured as part of CRTL on myocn.net. Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of July and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Encountering Violence
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This weekend, we’ll be diving into the Holy Scriptures, beginning with a conversation on how the early Fathers of the Church understood them. From there, we’ll look at the scriptural basis for Theosis with Prof. Edith Humphrey, the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. For more information on the Third Annual Symposium in Honor of Fr. Florovsky "What is the Bible" The Patristic Doctrine of Scripture, visit 
This week, weʼll get an update on IOCCʼs efforts in Syria from their Programs Director, Mark Ohanian. To learn more about the IOCC’s efforts in Syria, visit 
From the desk of Father Chris Metropulos, Executive Director of the Orthodox Christian Network
Introducing us to this month's theme of Theosis is Matthew Baker, a PhD student of Theology at Forham University. He'll explain what the term means, what the Fathers of the Church have to say about it, and recommend further resources to learn more. We'll also hear from author James Kelley. He's here to talk with us about Orthodox Christology. What does it mean? How does it differ from Western Christology? And why is it important for our daily walk with Christ?
Nicolai Petro, a professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, is here to talk to us about a trial in Russia that has been getting a lot of media coverage here in the US. But first, we'll hear from pediatrician Dr. John Douvris about how we can make sure our children are in prime physical condition to learn!
Bryan Smith, Founder and Executive Director of the Orthodox Christian School Organization, joins us to talk about the growing number of Orthodox schools here in the US. To learn about the programs and materials the Orthodox Christian School Organization has to offer, visit 
How can we help our kids better explain their Orthodox beliefs? Mike Tishel from the Hellenic College/Holy Cross Office of Vocation and Ministry shares his thoughts on our call as Christians to defend our faith and how to coach our kids through it. Click 
August is Back-to-School month, and we’ll begin by talking about what to do when sports, grades, or appearance is the most important thing to our children. Dr. Philip Mamalakis will offer practical tips as well as remind us about where our focus needs to be as parents. We’ll also hear from author Jana Riess, whose book Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray and Still Loving My Neighbor was named one of Publishers Weekly's Top 100 Books of 2011. She’ll tell us about her month-long challenge to increase gratitude! Visit their 
Fr. Chris Margaritis, Dean of the Assumption Cathedral in Denver, Colorado, joins Fr. Chris for a discussion of the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. They speak candidly of the shootings, the healing, and the theology of life after death from an Orthodox Christian perspective. Everyone at OCN expresses profound sorrow to the people who lost their loved ones in this tragedy and offers prayers for those who are still recovering. We encourage all of our listeners to offer prayers as well.
Pacifist Christian Ministries' Executive Director, William Elster, join us for our final message on the subject of violence. He shares with us how we can better encounter violence in our lives. On a brighter note, We'll also hear from Norris Chumley about some of the miracles he witnessed and heard about in his travels to monasteries around the world.