Blessing of the Water includes prayer for everyone in the Valley
YOUNGSTOWN — Water references such as “the clouds refresh humanity,” “washing away man’s sin” and “baptism of salvation” flowed in a Blessing of the Water servi...
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Spirituality helps teens cope with chronic illness
Spirituality may help teens cope with chronic illness, which can make life a living hell. Two recent studies, conducted by Michael Yi and Sian Cotton in Univers...
War takes toll on Gaza children
We seem to forget that children need to be protected and they are part of the vulnerable population in any society. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDT6...
Metropolitan Jonah to take part in 2009 March for Life
SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — On Thursday, January 22, 2009, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah will join Orthodox Christian clergy and faithful from ...
IOCC Delivers Emergency Food Supplies to Children in Gaza
Baltimore, MD — International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is providing fortified biscuits and milk for about 23,000 children in Gaza. IOCC expects to de...
OCA to publish book commemorating election & enthronement of +Jonah
SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — The Chancery of the Orthodox Church inAmerica has announced plans to publish early in 2009 a book commemoratingthe elec...
War and Hatred do not Resolve Problems
VATICAN CITY, 4 JAN 2009 (VIS) – After the Angelus the Pope invited all to pray for an end to the war in Gaza, recalling that hatred and war do not resolv...
Great Op-Ed
WHEN THE Christian holiday dominates the culture, sometimes oppressively, a newspaper column may not seem the most appropriate venue for personal reflections on...
Pastor Rick Warren at the Inauguration
Much has been written and spoken about the last few days over President-elect Barack Obama’s decision to ask Pastor Rick Warren to say a prayer at the Inaugurat...
Patriarchal Encyclical for the Nativity of Our Lord
Istanbul, Turkey12/18/2008 BARTHOLOMEWBy the Mercy of GodArchbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church Grace, p...