George Michalopoulos

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George Michalopulos, author and frequent contributor to AOI just launched the Monomakhos blog (it means one who fights alone) with this theme in mind:

Enough of the ethic stagnation and Ruritanian triumphalism. It’s time for our bishops to get on the stick and stop playing games. This country’s too great to let us watch it continue its downward slide. Christianity conquered the Roman Empire and gave birth to Western Civilization. So why should we stop now?

George is a historian, essayist (many of his essays appear on AOI and OrthodoxyToday.org), patriot, and father. He’s impatient with obscurantism and moral poseurs. He won’t “tolerate treacly letters or essays that remind me of the sentimental poetry of Rod McKuen,”* and uses words I have to look up (that’s why I link to them). Sounds like my kind of place.

*An example of a treacly letter.

Give Monomakhos a look, bookmark it, and make your contributions (leave some good wishes to get the comments going). There will undoubtedly be some back and forth between AOI Observer and Monomakhos just as there is with the sites other contributors have. (I like helping contributors jump start their blogs.)

Let the communications revolution continue.

Orthodox Christian Laity Continuing Education
Learning and Growing in Understanding Orthodox Christianity in America

The Road to Unity
From Vision to Action: Orthodox Christianity in America

October 29-31, 2009
Antiochian Village Ligonier, PA

American Orthodox Christianity is already unified in doctrine and fellowship but we are not unified as jurisdictions. Orthodox Christianity can flourish in America and our Orthodox faith can give much to our nation in return. Join us this fall to examine what we can do to foster unity in America

The Road to Unity is blessed by Met. Philip, Met. Jonah, and Met. Christopher. Keynote will be delivered by Met. Jonah. Other hierarchs attending include Abp. Nathaniel of Detroit and Bp. Thomas of Charleston, and the list is growing.

Topics:
Orthodox Unity at Work and In Service; Unity Efforts Past and Present; The Orthodox Church of America Tomorrow; Orthodoxy and American Culture; Youth; Orthodox Communication; The Great and Holy Council.

Panelists:
John Couretas, Fr. Hans Jacobse, Nicholas Katich, John Maddex, Fr. Justin Mathews, Peter Marudas, George Michalopoulos, Mother Sarah Elizabeth Oftedel, Fr Antonio Perdomo. More panelists TBA.

For more information visit www.ocl.org or www.orthodoxnews.com

Suggestions welcomed. Call 877-585-0245 or email ocladmin@ocl.org

The Road to Unity continues the SVS Summer Conference titled The Council and the Tomos: Twentieth-century Landmarks towards a Twenty-first Century Churchheld on June 18-20 at St. Vladimir Seminary sponsored in part by Orthodox Christian Laity and St. Andrew House. Ancient Faith Radio will broadcast both conferences and make them available world-wide.

Excellent background preparation and good summer reading: Toward an American Orthodox Church: The Establishment of an Autocephalous Church, St. Vladimir Press, and Orthodox Christianity At The Crossroad: A Great Council Of The Church? When And Why.

Orthodox Christian Laity 22^nd Annual Meeting and National Conference

George Michalopulos launches “Monomakhos”

The Road to Unity. From Vision to Action: Orthodox Christianity in America