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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 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:18:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-gregory-jensen-on-our-orthodox-christianitys-cultural-failings/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-gregory-jensen-on-our-orthodox-christianitys-cultural-failings/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:13:47 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11964 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. Gregory Jensen wrote the following response to my essay (Catholic Online: The Republic is Finished and the America We Knew is Gone). It’s good, really good in fact, and I am posting it here to generate discussion that not only analyzes the reason for the present decline but to generate discussion of where to […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-gregory-jensen-on-our-orthodox-christianitys-cultural-failings/feed/ 57 https://www.aoiusa.org/silent-clergy-killers-toxic-congregations-lead-to-widespread-job-loss/ https://www.aoiusa.org/silent-clergy-killers-toxic-congregations-lead-to-widespread-job-loss/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:09:59 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11673 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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– Source: Huffington Post They are called “clergy killers” — congregations where a small group of members are so disruptive that no pastor is able to maintain spiritual leadership for long. And yet ministers often endure the stresses of these dysfunctional relationships for months, or even years, before eventually being forced out or giving up. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/silent-clergy-killers-toxic-congregations-lead-to-widespread-job-loss/feed/ 26 https://www.aoiusa.org/is-this-the-most-beautiful-orthodox-church-in-the-world/ https://www.aoiusa.org/is-this-the-most-beautiful-orthodox-church-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:07:04 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11650 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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Below are some pictures of the consecration of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kronstadt, Russia. A window to heaven has opened and the harmony of the unseen and uncreated are made visible to man. The Church is nothing short of astonishing. The only other place I have seen such depth of beauty outside of nature is […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/is-this-the-most-beautiful-orthodox-church-in-the-world/feed/ 19 https://www.aoiusa.org/60-minutes-on-the-plight-of-palestinian-christians/ https://www.aoiusa.org/60-minutes-on-the-plight-of-palestinian-christians/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:22:21 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11646 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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Source: The Atlantic APR 23 2012, 8:46 AM ET 280 By Robert Wright Last night’s 60 Minutes segment about the plight of Christians in the West Bank has gotten a lot of attention, in part because of the attempt by Israeli ambassador Michael Oren to intervene with CBS brass while the segment was being put […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/60-minutes-on-the-plight-of-palestinian-christians/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/ancient-faith-goes-live-first-program-this-sunday-at-8pm-eastern/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ancient-faith-goes-live-first-program-this-sunday-at-8pm-eastern/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:47:22 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11614 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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I hope all of you tune in this Sunday. Along with Dr. John Mark Reynolds, I will be discussing “Atheism” particularly the New Atheism, our responses to it as informed by our Orthodox faith, and so forth. It holds great potential and promise. The purpose of the program is to bring timely and important topics […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ancient-faith-goes-live-first-program-this-sunday-at-8pm-eastern/feed/ 23 https://www.aoiusa.org/attn-grand-rapids-mi-edith-humphrey-speaks-tonight-march-23-2012-at-700pm/ https://www.aoiusa.org/attn-grand-rapids-mi-edith-humphrey-speaks-tonight-march-23-2012-at-700pm/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:23:43 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11595 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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The West Michigan Orthodox community is gathering for the 4th Salutations to the Theotokos (Akathist Hymn) on Fri., March 23, at 7:00 pm at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church. Following the Akathist, a Baker Publishing Group author, and Orthodox Christian, Edith Humphrey will be speaking. Last year, Baker published her marvelous new book on liturgy, […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/attn-grand-rapids-mi-edith-humphrey-speaks-tonight-march-23-2012-at-700pm/feed/ 10 https://www.aoiusa.org/egypts-coptic-christian-pope-shenouda-iii-dies/ https://www.aoiusa.org/egypts-coptic-christian-pope-shenouda-iii-dies/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:06:08 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11586 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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Source: BBC Egypt’s Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III has died at the age of 88, state television has announced. The leader of the Middle East’s largest Christian minority was reported to suffer from cancer that had spread to several organs. Coptic Christians make up 10% of Egypt’s population of 80 million. After attacks on Coptic […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/egypts-coptic-christian-pope-shenouda-iii-dies/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-sunday-of-orthodoxy-calls-us-to-emulate-the-courage-of-our-fathers-in-the-faith/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-sunday-of-orthodoxy-calls-us-to-emulate-the-courage-of-our-fathers-in-the-faith/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:01:45 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11569 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 tells us just as our Orthodox Fathers fought to preserve the sacred images (because they knew that destroying the icons of Christ would lead to a denial of the Incarnation in the end), we are called to defend the icons of “flesh and blood” — the human person. It’s a strong sermon […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-peter-michael-preble-sunday-of-orthodoxy-calls-us-to-emulate-the-courage-of-our-fathers-in-the-faith/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/advice-orthodox-can-heed-abp-timothy-dolan-a-good-time-to-revive-your-faith/ https://www.aoiusa.org/advice-orthodox-can-heed-abp-timothy-dolan-a-good-time-to-revive-your-faith/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:17:08 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11567 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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Roman Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan offers advice that applies to Christians across the board. Some highlights: If there is not some sacrifice, hardship, and challenge to living our Catholic faith, we usually end up taking it for granted and setting it aside. Dr. Philip Jenkins, the scholar of religion at Penn State University, observes a […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/advice-orthodox-can-heed-abp-timothy-dolan-a-good-time-to-revive-your-faith/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/urban-mission-retreat-equipping-orthodox-missionaries-june-20-24-2012/ https://www.aoiusa.org/urban-mission-retreat-equipping-orthodox-missionaries-june-20-24-2012/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:04:09 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11535 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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Webmasters: Download the code (text file) to display this flyer on your site. How can I make a difference here at home? In June 2012, St. Raphael church is hosting a hands-on missionary retreat to take on that very question. Held at the St. Andrew Center in Detroit, the retreat will focus on the church’s […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/urban-mission-retreat-equipping-orthodox-missionaries-june-20-24-2012/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/deconstructing-an-internal-contradiction-in-the-goa/ https://www.aoiusa.org/deconstructing-an-internal-contradiction-in-the-goa/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:16:46 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11482 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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Andrew Estocin asks: Father JJ, how do you see this internal contradiction playing out with regards to the riots and unrest in Greece? The GOA has never addressed the moral and social underpinnings of these problems. Is the GOA so captive to the fantasy narrative of the Greek Community in America that it is unable […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/deconstructing-an-internal-contradiction-in-the-goa/feed/ 20 https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-politicians-who-attack-church-should-remember-gods-judgment/ https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-politicians-who-attack-church-should-remember-gods-judgment/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:23:09 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11466 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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With stern words Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Illinois warned Catholic politcians last Friday that any collaboration with “assaults against the faith” would one day face the judgment of God. Orthodox bishops should take notice. The report states: When asked specifically about recent actions of Democratic Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius Kathleen […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-politicians-who-attack-church-should-remember-gods-judgment/feed/ 10 https://www.aoiusa.org/russian-orthodox-church-canonizes-new-martyr-who-died-at-the-hands-of-the-nazis/ https://www.aoiusa.org/russian-orthodox-church-canonizes-new-martyr-who-died-at-the-hands-of-the-nazis/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:25:45 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11454 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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– Source: Orthodox Cognate The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia has canonized Russian national Alexander Schmorell, a native of Orenburg, who was executed by the Nazi regime in 1943 for organizing an anti-fascist student group called the White Rose, the Church Bulletin publication reported. The ceremony to glorify St. Alexander of Munich, who was […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/russian-orthodox-church-canonizes-new-martyr-who-died-at-the-hands-of-the-nazis/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/obama-and-the-dictatorship-of-relativism/ https://www.aoiusa.org/obama-and-the-dictatorship-of-relativism/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:43:19 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11450 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 the Manhattan Declaration first came out, Orthodox signers came under considerable criticism. Too much culture wars was the usual response. I signed the document because I saw that efforts to institutionalize secular liberalism could only succeed if dissenting voices were silenced. The cost of that silence is high and will include the loss of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/obama-and-the-dictatorship-of-relativism/feed/ 6 https://www.aoiusa.org/65-orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-mandate/ https://www.aoiusa.org/65-orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-mandate/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:30:23 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11447 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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Source: LifeSite News NEW YORK, NY, February 6, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The 65 canonical bishops of the Orthodox Church have asked President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to repeal the mandate that religious institutions provide birth control, sterilization, and Plan B abortion drugs in their health care coverage. The Assembly […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/65-orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-mandate/feed/ 18