Archive for July 3rd, 2008
A Conversation With Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008St. Vladimir’s Seminary recently held a symposium on the state of ecumenical relations between the different Christian communions throughout the world. In attendance was Bp. Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Vienna, a man highly respected at AOI because of his bold and clear testimony to Christ in Europe (see some of his writings on OrthodoxyToday.org). Fr. Chad [...]
Bp. Hilarion: Russian Orthodox Must Stay in WCC
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Moscow, June 30, Interfax - Withdrawal of the Russian Orthodox Church from the World Council of Churches should weaken positions of Moscow Patriarchate in the inter-Orthodox dialogue, the representative of Russian Church in European international organizations believes.
“This withdrawal may only weaken our positions today in defending the Church teaching which we consider traditional, which [...]
Rebuilding at Ground Zero
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The New York Times has a detailed story about the long-delayed rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, crushed when the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed after the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001. The Times reports that the rebuilding effort is “a microcosm of the seven-year, $16 billion, problem-plagued effort to [...]