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Health Update of His Eminence Archbishop Paul of Chicago (OCA)

By Webmaster on March 13, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America BURBANK, IL [OCA] This past week, His Eminence Archbishop Paul was diagnosed with Multiforme Glioblastoma, an aggressive, incurable brain cancer. His Eminence has chosen to work with his oncologists in order to slow the progress of his cancer, for as long as possible, through radiation and chemotherapy. The clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America are asked to increase their prayers for His Eminence during this trying time. The work of His Eminence will continue through the Chancery staff as usual. May God grant His Eminence peace, safety, honor, health, and length of days,…

Metropolitan Tikhon sends letter to Patriarch Kirill

By Webmaster on March 13, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] On Sunday, March 13, the first Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk, Dean of the Representation Church of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr in Moscow, was invited, as it is customary, to the concelebration at Christ the Savior Cathedral presided by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon took the opportunity of this invitation to have Father Daniel personally deliver a letter to officials within the Moscow Patriarchate for His Holiness imploring him to do what he can to end the war in Ukraine and the suffering and…

Icon: Gathering of the twelve Apostles, church of Zoodockos Pigi (Life-giving Spring), Vyzitsa, Pelion, Greece; Photo: Damaged Ukrainian church in the village of Bobryk, Kyiv region (source)

A DECLARATION ON THE “RUSSIAN WORLD” (RUSSKII MIR) TEACHING

By Webmaster on March 13, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Public Orthodoxy “For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.” (Divine Liturgy) Русский | Српски The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, is a historic threat to a people of Orthodox Christian tradition. More troubling still for Orthodox believers, the senior hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church has refused to acknowledge this invasion, issuing instead vague statements about the necessity for peace in light of “events” and “hostilities” in Ukraine, while emphasizing the fraternal nature of the Ukrainian and…

Clergy Laity Congress in Philadelphia in July 2014. (Photo: TNH/Archive -Theodore Kalmoukos)

Clergy Laity Congress 2022 Preparations Focus on Theme of “Legacy, Renewal, Unity”

By Webmaster on March 11, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: The National Herald NEW YORK – The Clergy-Laity Congress Committee, under the direction of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and Co-Chaired by Chrysanthy Demos and Nick Karacostas, continues its preparation of this summer’s Centennial Congress. While preparing this historic Centennial Congress, His Eminence’s theme of ‘Legacy, Renewal, Unity’ has been built into all parts of the program. The official schedule of events is as follows: June 30th – July 4: National Young Adult Conference Fourth of July Weekend will offer young adults from all over the country an opportunity to gather in New York City for a weekend of fellowship…

Archdiocesan and Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology leadership. Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and George Cantonis President Hellenic College – Holy Cross. (Photo: HCHC)

HCHC President Cantonis Reponds to Kalmoukos Article of March 10

By Webmaster on March 11, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: The National Herald To the Editor: When Theodore Kalmoukos asked me to answer a number of questions about the current status of Hellenic College Holy Cross, I did so in good faith and at some length. That he chose to print only a very small portion of my full response did a disservice not only to HCHC but also to your readers, who deserve better than an incomplete account serving one individual’s apparent agenda. Here is the narrative section of my response, which I hope you will share with them: “You would please note that the current enrollment numbers…

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WHEN PUTIN TAKES REVENGE ON HIS OWN HISTORY

By Webmaster on March 10, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Public Orthodoxy by Assaad Elias Kattan | Русский A Greek version of this text is available at Polymeros kai Polytropos, the blog of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies At the time of writing, the tsar’s fighter jets are pounding the gorgeous Kyiv, and air raid sirens are echoing everywhere. “Who has believed our message” declares the prophet Isaiah: the fighters of Vladimir Putin are striking Kyiv, not Tbilisi, Yerevan, Berlin, Paris, or Istanbul, and certainly not New York. In fact, the Russian tsar wants to exact revenge on the Ukrainians…and on his own history. He is destroying the cradle of his own…

H.H. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC

Response by H.H. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow to Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca [World Council of Churches]

By Webmaster on March 10, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: World Council of Churches In a 10 March letter, H.H. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia responded to a letter sent 2 March by World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca asking Patriarch Kirill to mediate so that the war can be stopped. Letter from Archpriest Ioan Sauca Geneva, 2 March 2022 His Holiness Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Russian Orthodox Church Your Holiness, It is with great pain and with a breaking heart that I am writing to Your Holiness. The tragic situation of the war in Ukraine has…

Elements from the Prehistory and the Life of SYNDESMOS [the World Fellowship of Orthodox Christian Youth]

By Webmaster on March 8, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Introductory lecture in “Consultation of Orthodox Youth Workers”, Bossey, Switzerland, 27/03-02/04, 1999 By Manos Koumbarelis “It is no small thing for 28 Orthodox youth from nine different countries to gather together abroad. Indeed, this happened in Geneva, from 8 to 13 January [1949]. Five days, immersed in an indescribable atmosphere of the One Church of Christ. All Orthodox. Every morning a liturgy in Arabic, Greek, and Russian. In the evening, compline. A continuous state of prayer and dedication, creating a sacred environment within which many difficult discussions were taking place in a wonderful way. What are we, the Orthodox, going…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Makes Urgent Financial Appeal for Ukrainian Refugee Relief [UPDATE]

By Webmaster on March 8, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: The Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] Dear beloved children in the Lord, It is with profound pain and sorrow that we see the situation unfolding in Ukraine. The invasion of Russian troops has already caused death and destruction in many areas of the country and, as the battle progresses, the human cost continues to rise. It is heartbreaking to see the images of destroyed buildings, homes, and traffic jams as refugees flee the cities for their safety. As Orthodox Christians we are expected to help those who are suffering and give comfort to the afflicted. The Apostle…

Mother and child lighting and holding a candle in Orthodox Church

How Eastern Orthodox’s ‘Forgiveness Sunday’ could save us from our Facebook feeds

By Webmaster on March 7, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: America – The Jesuit Review Julie Schumacher Cohen As we enter deeper into Lent and continue to abstain from certain foods and habits, even those who have given up constantly checking Facebook and Twitter cannot retreat entirely from our divided, toxic political environment. Partly because of my work in community and government relations for a Jesuit university, and partly the responsibility of simply being a citizen I will continue to take in news. This means I will inevitably be exposed to the usual mix of “fake news,” political grandstanding and negative partisanship—what the Stanford political scientists Shanto Iyengar and Masha…

Jeenah Moon/AP People wrapped in the colors of the Ukrainian flag pray during a service at New York City's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Volodymyr on the Sunday following the Feb. 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Centuries-old religious divide sharpens between Ukraine and Russia

By Webmaster on March 1, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: The Christian Science Monitor President Putin’s battle to control the “Russian world” includes a religious front: a centuries-old spiritual and nationalist struggle within the Orthodox church – a part of the consciousness of average churchgoers worldwide. – Laurent By Sara Miller Llana Staff writer By Sarah Matusek Staff writer By Alexander Thompson Staff writer TORONTO, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON In the wake of an invasion that has shaken the globe, the diaspora of Ukrainians from Winnipeg to Warsaw has taken to the streets to denounce a war they say is unprovoked. But another side of their fierce resistance is spiritual…

Statement of the Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA: Pray for Ukraine!

By Webmaster on February 28, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance Top Stories

Source: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA GOD IS WITH US! CHRIST IS AMONGST US! HE IS AND ALWAYS SHALL BE! These ancient Christian greetings are so necessary for us all to embrace in hope and love, with a sense of deep concern and an unfathomable desire for peace, as the world watches the news reports from Ukraine and around the world concerning yet another threat from Russian leadership. The scare and intimidation tactics with the presence of the armed vehicles and over a hundred thousand of soldiers around the borders of Ukraine combined with systematic cyber attacks at all…

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