Greeks losing interest in Hellenism

April 14, 2009 Posted by: John Couretas 25 Comments

The anarchists that sank Greece into a near state of chaos late last year are now taking aim at the Church: Greece is seeing an unprecedented spate of terrorist attacks against churches. Among the churches that were hit, in one case during religious service, were the Athens Metropolitan Church, the Piraeus Metropolitan Church, and the […]

Patr. Bartholomew to White House meeting?

March 27, 2009 Posted by: John Couretas Leave a Comment

The Greek newspaper Kathimerini is reporting that President Obama will meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew when he is in Istanbul on April 7 during a visit to Turkey. “However,” the paper said, “the US president is also due to hold a one-on-one meeting with the patriarch in the White House on November 3.” The plans were […]

Archbishop Demetrios Compares Obama to Alexander the Great

March 25, 2009 Posted by: John Couretas 37 Comments

Archbishop Demetrios, leader of the largest Orthodox Christian jurisdiction in the United States, compared President Obama to Alexander the Great at a Greek Independence Day celebration at the White House. Politico, noting that the president got “a little unexpected flattery” from the hierarch about his crisis management skills, said the archbishop told Obama: “Following the […]

Bishop Savas to head GOA Office of Church and Society

February 28, 2009 Posted by: John Couretas 6 Comments

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios announced yesterday that Bishop Savas of Troas, most recently the chancellor of the archdiocese, has been named director of the Office of Church and Society. The bishop will be charged with developing “programs and ministries that promote a creative Orthodox Christian engagement with contemporary societal and cultural realities.” Readers of this […]

Repentence and Renewal

February 27, 2009 Posted by: John Couretas Leave a Comment

From the encyclical of Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios on the beginning of Great and Holy Lent, which begins March 2. Like the children of Israel, we too are called to have faith as we set out on a journey that we know is not easy. The days and sacred services of this holy season lead […]

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