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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 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:26:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-and-catholics-face-the-same-challenges/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-and-catholics-face-the-same-challenges/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:16:32 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11204 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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Making common cause against secularism and other maladies of the modern era with the Catholic Church is a wise course. The Russian Orthodox Church approves (see my articles on Catholic Online). But how will Constantinople respond? Below is a press release where Pope Benedict sounds the same theme in a message to Pat. Bartholomew of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-and-catholics-face-the-same-challenges/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/pat-bartholomew-2011-patriarchal-proclamation-for-pascha/ https://www.aoiusa.org/pat-bartholomew-2011-patriarchal-proclamation-for-pascha/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:28:47 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9810 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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+ B A R T H O L O M E WBy the Mercy of GodArchbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical PatriarchTo the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Peace and MercyFrom the Savior Christ Risen in Glory Beloved children in the Lord,Once again, in a spirit of joy and peace, we address you with the […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/pat-bartholomew-2011-patriarchal-proclamation-for-pascha/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-calls-on-world-to-reject-nuclear-power/ https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-calls-on-world-to-reject-nuclear-power/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:09:59 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9441 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: H KAΘHMEPINH Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has called on the world to reject nuclear energy, following the problems Japan has suffered with its reactors in the wake of Friday’s earthquake. Vartholomaios, who has long campaigned for greater environmental awareness, said the world should turn to renewable energy sources. “We propose the use of green forms […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-calls-on-world-to-reject-nuclear-power/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/have-goa-metropolitans-become-citizens-of-turkey/ https://www.aoiusa.org/have-goa-metropolitans-become-citizens-of-turkey/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 17:18:57 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6656 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 a freewheeling interview with Hurriyet (“Turkey’s English Daily”) Pat. Bartholomew said (note last sentence): Bartholomew drew particular attention to the seminary problem. “Our generation is gradually becoming extinct, and I have concerns for the future. Where will our ecclesiastics get their education? Moreover, it would be proper to have a Halki Seminary graduate at […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/have-goa-metropolitans-become-citizens-of-turkey/feed/ 9 https://www.aoiusa.org/gene-robinson-joins-center-for-the-american-progress-same-outfit-pat-bartholomew-endorsed/ https://www.aoiusa.org/gene-robinson-joins-center-for-the-american-progress-same-outfit-pat-bartholomew-endorsed/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:47:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6193 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 Center for the American Progress is the organization that Patriarch Bartholomew endorsed during the Green Patriarch publicity offensive late last year. This George Soros funded institution started out as Hillary Clinton’s cabinet in waiting but was converted into a full-time think tank after her loss. Soros is reportedly still the major backer. ++++++++++ “Bishop […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/gene-robinson-joins-center-for-the-american-progress-same-outfit-pat-bartholomew-endorsed/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/more-to-the-ecumenical-patriarchs-recent-encyclical-than-meets-the-eye/ https://www.aoiusa.org/more-to-the-ecumenical-patriarchs-recent-encyclical-than-meets-the-eye/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:07:07 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6016 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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As I mentioned last week, I recently became a columnist for Catholic Online. They just posted my latest piece. (They are fast. I submitted it just this afternoon.) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Last week Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew released an encyclical castigating what he called Orthodox “fanatics” who object to Orthodox ecumenical involvement. The encyclical was well received […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/more-to-the-ecumenical-patriarchs-recent-encyclical-than-meets-the-eye/feed/ 35 https://www.aoiusa.org/calls-to-%e2%80%9cresist-europes-secularization%e2%80%9d-made-at-taize-youth-meeting/ https://www.aoiusa.org/calls-to-%e2%80%9cresist-europes-secularization%e2%80%9d-made-at-taize-youth-meeting/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:51:33 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5366 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 Presbyterian Outlook (ENI) — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I, a spiritual leader who represents Eastern Orthodox Christianity, has urged young Christians to resist secularization in Europe in a message to an ecumenical meeting that was greeted by global and regional leaders. “After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe no longer recognizes the place for […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/calls-to-%e2%80%9cresist-europes-secularization%e2%80%9d-made-at-taize-youth-meeting/feed/ 11