Tag: clergy-laity
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Greek Ambassador: ‘Hellenism and Orthodoxy’ Is A Foreign Policy Tool
Outgoing Greek Ambassador Alexandros Mallias is getting a big send off for all of his fine work in helping the American Omogeneia and Diaspora (still wandering in search of a home) advance the interests of the Greek state. Here’s the key paragraph from a report in SAE News: [Mallias] forged and cultivated substantive relations with…
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Clergy-Laity: ‘a changing of mentality and attitude’
Just back from Washington where I attended the 39th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. This was my first Clergy-Laity and I am glad I went. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, in his keynote address, went beyond the theoretical to actual application when he developed the theme of the Congress:…