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https://www.aoiusa.org A Research and Educational Organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian Tradition Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:09:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/new-years-doesnt-do-much-for-me-but-this-is-cool/ https://www.aoiusa.org/new-years-doesnt-do-much-for-me-but-this-is-cool/#respond Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:06:48 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5341 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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H/T Byzantine Tx (an excellent blog, BTW) I’m not much of a New Year’s fan (just can’t get my head around celebrating a new year) but it sure makes for some nice pictures. Oh yes, Happy New Year (that part I get)!]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/new-years-doesnt-do-much-for-me-but-this-is-cool/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/weve-moved/ https://www.aoiusa.org/weve-moved/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:39:39 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5322 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Many thanks to Fr. John Schroedel of Orthodox Internet Services (the man behind the wheel) who loaded the truck and moved us into our new home — all the way from Hawaii! What will you see? In addition to the great commentary and timely news you have come to expect from the AOI Observer, you […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/weve-moved/feed/ 4 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-interviews-fr-hans-jacobse-about-the-ecumenical-patriarchate/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-interviews-fr-hans-jacobse-about-the-ecumenical-patriarchate/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:48:29 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5311 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Fr. Peter-Michael Preble, host of the Shepherd of Souls radio program on Ancient Faith radio, Pastor of St. Michael’s Orthodox Christian Church, and occasional contributor to the AOI blog, recently interviewed Fr. Hans Jacobse on the subject of the Ecumenical Patriarch. Listen to the interview: Fr. Peter blogs at the Fr. Peter-Michael Preble blog.]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-interviews-fr-hans-jacobse-about-the-ecumenical-patriarchate/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/help-us-help-you-strengthen-orthodoxy-in-america/ https://www.aoiusa.org/help-us-help-you-strengthen-orthodoxy-in-america/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:48:00 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5195 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Last chance to donate for 2009! December 18, 2009 Dear Friend: Thank you for joining the rapidly growing number of people in the United States and abroad who have made the Web site and blog of the American Orthodox Institute a “must read” for news and analysis on Orthodox Christianity. One grateful contributer writes: “AOI […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/help-us-help-you-strengthen-orthodoxy-in-america/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-chad-hatfield-introductory-remarks-at-manhattan-declaration-unveiling/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-chad-hatfield-introductory-remarks-at-manhattan-declaration-unveiling/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:13:09 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5186 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Fr. Chad Hatfield, Chancellor of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, was an original co-signer of the Manhattan Declaration. Below are his introductory remarks at the unveiling of the document at the National Press Club on November, 20, 2009.]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-chad-hatfield-introductory-remarks-at-manhattan-declaration-unveiling/feed/ 11 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-obamas-conscience-clause/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-obamas-conscience-clause/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:28:42 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3047 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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A friend sent me an email earlier today. Search Google, he said, with the terms conscience rule obama catholic bishops and conscience rule obama orthodox bishops and then compare the two. Not very impressive. (Actually, the AOI blog article on Abp. Demetrios’ awkward praise of Pres. Obama ranks first in Google, but that’s beside the […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-obamas-conscience-clause/feed/ 22 https://www.aoiusa.org/recalibrating-the-conversation/ https://www.aoiusa.org/recalibrating-the-conversation/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:59:55 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=1081 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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One of the great things about a blog is that it’s a conversation, not a monologue. The Observer is a moderated blog, but we keep it fairly open to encourage this conversation and the learning that goes on here. Those of us associated with AOI are grateful for your readership and the constant feedback. I […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/recalibrating-the-conversation/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-what-do-the-converts-want/ https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-what-do-the-converts-want/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:12:27 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=263 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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In light of the recent exchanges on The Observer about converts, cradle Orthodox and the future of American Orthodoxy, we are republishing Terry Mattingly’s essay that touches on these important issues. This article was adapted from an address titled “So What Do the Converts Want, Anyway?” given at the 2006 Orthodox Christian Laity conference in […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-what-do-the-converts-want/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/aoi-debuts-new-website-for-the-clarion-review/ https://www.aoiusa.org/aoi-debuts-new-website-for-the-clarion-review/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=82 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Clarion Review launches all-new Web site with new content Turning Cows into IdeasRoger Scruton, philosopher & farmer, tells us how to make farms profitable even if no one buys a thing: Very few farms are profitable, and ours exists more…as a rural consultancy and ideas factory. Our neighbors turn grass into milk and make a […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/aoi-debuts-new-website-for-the-clarion-review/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:31:30 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/2008/06/27/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/ Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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When a recent coffee hour conversation turned, unexpectedly, to politics and what if anything the Church has to say about public issues and then all of the “God talk” in the current presidential contest, a friend said, “Oh, that’s politics. The Orthodox Church shouldn’t get involved in politics. Nothing good can come of it.” Well, […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/feed/ 7