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Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations: Summer Newsletter

Summer 2023 Visit our Website Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy Summer! As we find ourselves in the midst of this beautiful season, I pray that all has been well, and the summer months provide ample time for rest and relaxation. The Department has been extremely busy in its ecumenical endeavors! Of note, the 101st meeting of [...]

George Paparis & Daphne Hartch Were Honored

The Parish Council conducted a secret ballot to nominate 1 older member and 1 young adult per instruction from the District, and then agreed through a strong consensus on both.  As an annual award, there will be more opportunities in the future to nominate others. George Paparis and Daphne Hartch were honored at a District Leadership Banquet [...]

Celebrating Birthday in Orthodox Christian Monastery: the Monks and Nuns of New Skete (Cambridge, NY)

I treasure the opportunity, since moving back East, to reconnect with this remarkable and unique Orthodox monastic community that includes both men and women.  Their sheer humanity, as beautifully described by Fr. Michael Plekon in his book Hidden Holiness, is so easily discernible from the moment anyone arrives.  Following upon groups I’ve lead in the past, [...]

Ideologies of War and Theologies of Healing

Follow this link to watch an outstanding conference “Ideologies of War and Theologies of Healing: Ukraine one year later” in Chicago from earlier this year, sponsored by Lumen Christi, a Roman Catholic institute:   https://www.lumenchristi.org/event/2023/02/war-ukraine-borys-gudziak A panel of four theologians and scholars offer captivating testimony and commentary to help us better understand why this war has been [...]

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