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Archbishop Demetrios on his role and relationship with the White House
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Over 1/2 Million New Members to be received into the Holy Orthodox Church
http://www.secretariat.orthodoxtheologicalinstitute.org/ After months of catechetical and pastoral follow-up, the Archiepiscopal Vicar, the Right Reverend Mitered Archimandrite Dr. Andrew (Vujisić), traveled to Guatemala in January 2010 and received Msgr. Andrés Girón and Msgr. Mihail Castellanos of the independent Iglesia Católica Ortodoxa de Guatemala (ICOG), into the Orthodox Church. At that time, guidelines were also established to…
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Cardinal Levada: Union with the Catholic Church is the goal of ecumenism
A summary of a recent speech from a Catholic Cardinal who argues that all ecumenical activity should lead to a reconciliation of all Churches with Rome. Read the full text of the speech. Orthodoxy is only mentioned in terms of the “Eastern Catholic” practices. +++++++++++++++++++++++ In a lengthy address delivered in Canada on March 6,…
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Fr. Damick: This Holy Earth – Ecological Vision In The Cosmic Cathedral
Theology is an unwelcome guest at international symposiums on environmental concerns which are largely occupied by data crunching in the service of politicians, international corporate interests, and environmental celebrities, says Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, in Part 1 of his podcast This Holy Earth – Ecological Vision In The Cosmic Cathedral. But without a vision, the…
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Another one? Greco-triumphalism trumps the moral tradition — again
Alexi Giannoulias is the Democratic candidate for US Senate (Obama’s old seat). He crows about his endorsement from Planned Parenthood (“incredibly honored to be the only senate candidate to be endorsed by Planned Parenthood!!” twitter), favors homosexual marriage and wants to repeal DOMA, even marched in Chicago’s gay rights parade (dissipation alert) calling it “a…
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