40 days with FOCUS – FOCUS North America

March 27, 2020

Fr. David Wooten It’s well known that the early church document The Shepherd of Hermas exhorts those who are fasting to take the money they

March 5, 2020

This Lent on our blog we are highlighting the voices of our clergy! Each author of this year’s “40 Days with FOCUS” blog series have

April 14, 2019

Very little is known about the early life of Saint Mary of Egypt, except that she was stripped of her innocence at the tender age

April 8, 2019

So much of my personal journey in Orthodoxy has been a growing understanding of the Body of Christ, including the interconnectedness I have with each

March 31, 2019

Great Lent is a crucial journey and a treasured gift. It’s this extended, intensified period of time that reflects what can actually happen in a

March 24, 2019

Saint Gregory of Palamas Sunday Kontakion – Tone 4 Now is the time for action! Judgment is at the doors! So let us rise and

March 18, 2019

On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we celebrate the restoration of the use of holy icons, holy images, in the Orthodox Christian Church. In affirming the

March 14, 2019

Almost 46 years old, John had lived with his mother, with friends, homeless shelters, had been in and out of jail, but had never had

March 10, 2019

It’s Forgiveness Sunday… Forgive me, a sinner. God forgives, and I forgive. Every year we bow before each other with these words on our lips.

March 3, 2019

This Sunday is a special one for all of us who serve, work, support and pray for the ministry of FOCUS. If you’re reading this,

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