Tag: Orthodox Church
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‘Secular vs. Sacred’ | Oct. 2-4 conference at Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, Mich.
The Orthodox Women in the Healing Ministries organization is holding its 16th Annual Conference Oct. 2-4 at the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery in Rives Junction, Mich. The theme of the conference is “Secular vs. Sacred” and will be led by AOI’s Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse. Key insights to be discussed at the…
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Archbishop Demetrios to hold memorial service at Ground Zero
NEW YORK — His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will hold a memorial service on Friday, September 11, at 2:30 p.m. at Ground Zero on the site of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, the only religious edifice destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. The location where the service will be held is near Gate 7, corner…
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When Bishops Disappoint
It’s very encouraging to hear an Orthodox leader speak to a problem many us are aware of but don’t know how to frame in ways that we can responsibly speak about it. That problem is corruption, malfeasance, and plain old brokenness in clerical ranks. Fr. Tom starts with comments that corruption of this type is…
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Ligonier 1994: ‘A New Era Has Begun’
Watch and listen as American Orthodox metropolitans and bishops make a case for administrative unity — 15 years ago. The Ligonier Meeting was a gathering of twenty-eight or twenty-nine Orthodox Christian hierarchs in North America, specifically those affiliated with SCOBA, held Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 1994, at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pa. In Part…
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Met. Jonah — The Necessity of Unity
At the Friday night Sept 4 first session of the Missions and Evangelism conference, OCA Primate Met Jonah makes a strong call for unity preceded in importance only by the preaching of the Gospel. Listen here: