Wishing you a Blessed Holy Christmas
by Maria C. Khoury, Ed.D.Christ is Born!! Glorify Him!!!Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel (which means, God with us). Matthew 1:24Dear Friends of...
View ArticleMetropolitan Joseph Celebrates Nativity Liturgy
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph celebrated the Nativity Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, New York. View a gallery of photos from the Nativity service.Photos...
View ArticleMemory Eternal! + Father Richard Peters
Memory Eternal! Father Richard Peters of Williamston, MI, died at home on December 23, 2015. He was 78.He was also born at home—the second of three sons born to Bertha and Dietrich Peters—on April 3,...
View ArticleSpiritual Nuggets + January 3, 2016
Sunday before TheophanyMasters, Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters, Bless!Christ is born! Glorify Him!St. Nicholai, in his Homily on the Sunday before Theophany (Homilies, vol I, page 71), speaks...
View Article2016 Special Olympics Volunteer and Coaching Applications Available
Special Olympics campers and staff at the VillageThe 2016 Special Olympics Sports Camp is scheduled to be held at the Antiochian Village August 12-21, 2016. This ministry is sponsored by the North...
View ArticleMid-Winter Meetings to be held in Garden Grove, CA: March 4-6, 2016
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, the 2016 Mid-Winter Meetings will be hosted by St. Luke Orthodox Church in Garden Grove, CA, on March 4-6, 2016. The Archdiocese and Diocese...
View ArticleOCABS Releases New Audio Publication, "The Rise of Scripture"
"The Rise of Scripture" is a new audio publication recently released by the Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies (OCABS). In this seminal work on the formation of the Bible, Fr. Paul...
View ArticleSend us Your Photos and Videos from This Holy Season!
We worship Thy Nativity, O Christ.Show us also Thy divine Theophany!Christ is born! The team at Antiochian.org is issuing a call for photos from your parish's celebrations, in the season of Nativity...
View ArticleDiocese of Charleston Bible Study + December 30, 2015
James 1:1-18Mark 11:23-26James 1:1-18 (NKJV)James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. My brethren, count it all joy when you...
View ArticleOnline Liturgical Guide Adds January Texts
St. Xenia of St. Petersburg, commemorated on January 24The first day of the civil new year begins with the celebration of an important act of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, which leads to...
View ArticleSt. Basil the Great & The Circumcision of the Lord + January 1
In all the earth that received thy sayings, thy melody did resound, O righteous father, through which thou didst go about and proclaim, as worthy of God, the nature of creatures, cultivating the...
View ArticleMetropolitan Joseph Blesses a New Way to Engage the Men in Your Church
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph has given Faithtree Resources his blessing on their newest program for men: the Lionheart Sessions.Faithtree is a parish-based ministry that provides educational...
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2015 + Teaching on the 8 Means of Temptation and the Struggle...
The Holy Fathers say (this is how Fr. Cleopa began to express concisely his spiritual experience to us, inherited from the Holy Fathers and personally experienced by him, as every one of his words...
View ArticleJanuary 13, 2015 + Teaching on the 8 Means of Temptation and the Struggle...
The Holy Fathers say (this is how Fr. Cleopa began to express concisely his spiritual experience to us, inherited from the Holy Fathers and personally experienced by him, as every one of his words...
View ArticleMany Years to His Grace Bishop Basil!
January 1st is the celebration of St. Basil the Great and the namesday of His Grace Bishop Basil. May God grant him many years!Apolytikion of St. Basil, Tone 1In all the earth that received thy...
View ArticleMetropolitan Joseph's Pastoral Message for the Feast of the Theophany of our...
“When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, worship of the Trinity wast made manifest; for the voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, calling Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in the form of...
View ArticleBishop Anthony's Pastoral Letter for Theophany (Epiphany) of our Lord and...
January 6, 2016As we celebrate this great Feast of Theophany or Epiphany, we know that the Birth of Christ and His work on earth was also the will of the Holy Trinity: it was a common will for the...
View ArticleThe Complete Works of St. Raphael are Now Available in Arabic
To the Beloved Faithful of this God-Protected Archdiocese:Greetings and Blessings in the Name of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ!We are pleased to present and commend the tireless effort of...
View ArticleSAVE THE DATE: 2016 Orthodox Young Professionals Conference
The 2016 Orthodox Young Professionals Conference, hosted by the NAC Fellowship of St. John the Divine, will take place August 18-21, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. More information can be found at...
View ArticleTheophany of Our Lord + January 6
Tone 4O Jordan River, why wast thou astonished at beholding the Invisible naked? And he answereth, saying, I beheld Him and trembled; for how shall I not tremble and fear, when the angels trembled at...
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