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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 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/thank-you-for-contributing-to-the-fr-john-peck-appeal/ https://www.aoiusa.org/thank-you-for-contributing-to-the-fr-john-peck-appeal/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:52:59 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12295 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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Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Fr. John Peck appeal. As many of you know Fr. John is in transition and your contribution helped pay the rent, fix the car, and other necessary things to keep him going as he stabilizes his future. Fr. John is a tenacious man and will land on […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/thank-you-for-contributing-to-the-fr-john-peck-appeal/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/a-priest-needs-our-help/ https://www.aoiusa.org/a-priest-needs-our-help/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:31:45 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12281 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. John Peck was unceremoniously thrown out of his parish some months back for no justifiable reason. This is a blight in our Orthodox Church and happens more often than many people realize. Sooner or later this problem must be addressed. Priests with families should not have to suffer this kind of arbitrary abuse. It […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/a-priest-needs-our-help/feed/ 17 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-orthodox-church-of-tomorrow-revisted-2/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-orthodox-church-of-tomorrow-revisted-2/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:03:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11840 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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Four years ago Fr. John Peck published the essay below and boy did he get hammered. Creativity, a characteristic you would want to see in priests, is feared because sometimes it gets too close to exposing the sheer paucity of substantive ideas and compelling engagement with the larger culture that the Church, in order to […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-orthodox-church-of-tomorrow-revisted-2/feed/ 29 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-john-peck-orthodox-christian-parenting-in-the-21st-century-audio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-john-peck-orthodox-christian-parenting-in-the-21st-century-audio/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:12:04 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10977 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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On September 10, 2011, St. Joseph Antiochian Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas, hosted the 2011 Orthodox Christian Parenting Retreat. The speaker was Fr. John Peck, priest at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Prescott, Arizona, and the topic was “Orthodox Christian Parenting in the 21st Century: Guiding, Guarding, and Discipline for Parents, Grandparents, and Godparents […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-john-peck-orthodox-christian-parenting-in-the-21st-century-audio/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/good-guys-wear-black-a-new-website-for-prospective-priests-and-deacons/ https://www.aoiusa.org/good-guys-wear-black-a-new-website-for-prospective-priests-and-deacons/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:39:09 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10105 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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Fr. John A. Peck |GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK | (928) 777-8750 | frjohnpeck@yahoo.com | goodguyswearblack.org NEW WEBSITE FOR PROSPECTIVE PRIESTS, DEACONS June 1, 2011 – Today marks the launch of a unique new website in the Orthodox Christian world: Good Guys Wear Black (http://goodguyswearblack.org). “This is a vocations website,” said […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/good-guys-wear-black-a-new-website-for-prospective-priests-and-deacons/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-responsibility-in-the-public-arena/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-responsibility-in-the-public-arena/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:23:24 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=8287 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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HT: OrthodoxNet blog Read more of Fr. Peck’s writing at Preachers Institute and Journey to Orthodoxy. Fr. Peck pastors St. George Greek Orthodox Church. By Fr. John Peck First published in 2004. First of all, let me begin by saying that it is my duty, as a priest and pastor, to impose moral standards on […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-responsibility-in-the-public-arena/feed/ 19 https://www.aoiusa.org/preachers-institute-and-academy-of-preachers-enter-national-partnership/ https://www.aoiusa.org/preachers-institute-and-academy-of-preachers-enter-national-partnership/#respond Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:53:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7887 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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Congratulations to Fr. John Peck and the Preachers Institute. Fr. John comments on the AOI blog and is is founder of the Preachers Institute. This partnership testifies to the fine work that Preachers Institute does. The Preachers Institute, the world’s premier Orthodox Christian homiletics resource, has become a national partner with the Academy of Preachers. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/preachers-institute-and-academy-of-preachers-enter-national-partnership/feed/ 0