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Childlike vs. Childish

What is it about children that Jesus wants us to emulate?
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By Fr. Alexander Goussetis 04/12/2018 children marriage and family childlike vs. childish History History 289 Views
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Adult Education in Practice: The Case of Emerging Adults

Let’s consider a concrete example of what’s been written so far about adult education. To summarize, the earlier posts discussed that there are different ways of organizing content in adult...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 03/16/2018 religious education young adult parish life adult education emerging adults History History 391 Views
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Is Ministry Preparing Kids for Life in the Church?

Why do so many kids who are active in youth ministry grow up and disconnect from the Church?
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By Steven Christoforou 03/11/2018 ministry ideas y2am the ladder youth young adult young adults youth ministry young adult ministry ministry education History History 6341 Views
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Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners

Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners: One Size Does Not Fit All In my previous post, I discussed three different ways to develop an adult education program in a parish. They were Learning the...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 02/23/2018 religious education parish life adulthood adult education programs History History 446 Views
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What is Love?

“I love your new SUV!” “I love this restaurant!” “I love that movie’s soundtrack.” Countless times, I have expressed these types of sentiments. Perhaps in my eagerness to describe a sincere ...
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By George Tsongranis 02/13/2018 love marriage and family george tsongranis History History 807 Views
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Water We Doing!?

Locally and internationally, debates regarding best practices to save the world’s diminishing clean water supply swell between two main camps: those who support the human right to water and those who promote privatization. Realizing the complexity of the issue, this blog intends only to provide a very boiled-down overview of each position as well as resources on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese’s work on the topic.
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By Nicholas Anton 01/31/2018 environment faith matters human rights health csr hrtws corporate social responsibility privatization History History 1143 Views
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What is Adult Education?

With Great Lent approaching, many parishes will offer a Lenten lecture series or other educational programs for the faithful. These are often held after Pre-sanctified Liturgy on Wednesday night...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 01/31/2018 religious education family ministry adult education History History 950 Views
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Faith and Football

Photo credit: St. Paul Pioneer Press   At the center of my Sundays since the mid-90s has been the act of praising and thanking God (for almost fifteen years now, in Eastern...
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By Will Thomas Cohen 01/18/2018 faith matters exodus love your neighbor football History History 1329 Views
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Who Brought You to Christ?

Growing up I was blessed to have many mentors and guides in the Faith...
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By Fr. Alexander Goussetis 01/11/2018 marriage and family fr. alexander goussetis History History 1410 Views
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Moving Past Regret

Our regrets keep us bound to the past. How do we let go and move past regret?
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By Sam Williams 12/20/2017 y2am the ladder new year repentance shame prayer being present guilt regret the past History History 3203 Views
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An Orthodox Voice on Sexual Assault

Orthodox Christians are called to walk alongside survivors of sexual assault. Here are a few things we can do today to work against this great societal ill.
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By Sam Williams 11/29/2017 y2am the ladder vulnerability listening compassion abuse sexual assault rape History History 4862 Views
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Interfaith Dialogue: A Call to Respond to Millions on the Move

On November 8 th , the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America (the Assembly) and the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) held the Tenth...
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By Elaina Karayannis 11/21/2017 faith matters ecumenical united nations humanitarianism refugees internally displaced persons humanitarian crisis greek orthodox archdiocese of america christian orthodox migrants love your neighbor interfaith History History 2174 Views
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Lessons Learned from a Service Retreat

Here are three lessons a group of young adults in Virginia learned after their recent service retreat.
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By Sam Williams 11/01/2017 y2am the ladder church service vocation young adults relationships action History History 2610 Views
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Being a Compassionate Presence

How can Orthodox Christians better be a compassionate presence in this world of confusion, fear, and anger?
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By Sam Williams 10/10/2017 y2am the ladder fear prayer listening compassion questions holy spirit History History 4695 Views
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A New Way to Learn the Bible

Y2AM is happy to announce a new tool to help you better understand the Bible and connect with Christ.
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By Steven Christoforou 10/06/2017 scripture y2am the ladder live orthodoxy scriptures bible study live the word History History 4701 Views
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“Hagia Sophia: Turkey’s Neo-Ottoman Icon”

Until the recent rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) to political prominence, Turkey’s secular Kemalist order had for decades remained largely...
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By Dr. Alexandros K. Kyrou 10/03/2017 faith matters turkey hagia sophia turkish nationalism haghia sophia recep tayyip erdogan neo-ottomanism islamist authoritarianism turkeys orthodox christians History History 2697 Views
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“Hagia Sophia: Turkey’s Ottoman Icon”

It is no small irony that across the globe the edifice and image most widely associated with Turkey, Istanbul, and even perhaps Islam, is a sixth-century Orthodox Christian church—the...
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By Dr. Alexandros K. Kyrou 10/03/2017 faith matters turkey hagia sophia ottoman empire sultan mehmet ii mustafa kemal turkish secularism turkish nationalism haghia sophia History History 4364 Views
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In Praise of Sunday Church School

Sunday school is perhaps the single largest program in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. On a national level, assuming 550 parishes with an average of 30 students per Sunday school...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 09/29/2017 religious education teachers parish life sunday school History History 2761 Views
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3 Reasons I Keep Rewatching Parks and Recreation

This week on PCCH, Christian and Christina discuss NBC's sitcom, Parks and Recreation.
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By Christian Gonzalez 09/20/2017 y2am the ladder pop culture coffee hour christian gonzalez christina andresen nbc ancient faith radio parks and recreation History History 3051 Views
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Questions, Questions, Questions

“After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.”...
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By Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame 09/20/2017 religious education teachers youth ministry History History 1589 Views
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Holding on to God in Hard Times

Experiencing hard times, especially natural disasters, can challenge our faith as we struggle to hold on to God.
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By Sam Williams 09/19/2017 y2am the ladder suffering anxiety fear prayer hurricanes History History 4171 Views
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Prayers for our Planet: World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis issue first ever Joint Statement on World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
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By Nicholas Anton 09/01/2017 environment faith matters pope francis ecumenical patriarchate roman catholic church water ecumenical patriarch bartholomew orthodox church love your neighbor hrtws world day of prayer for creation care rse symposium creation ecology History History 3839 Views
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Balancing Our Inner Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha often personify the roles of prayer and action. How do we balance these in our own lives?
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By Sam Williams 08/30/2017 y2am the ladder service anxiety prayer worry action History History 3360 Views
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3 Things "Game of Thrones" Gets Right

"Pop Culture Coffee Hour" is back with a new episode on "Game of Thrones."
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By Steven Christoforou 08/30/2017 y2am the ladder podcast pop culture pop culture coffee hour game of thrones ancient faith radio History History 3009 Views
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The Ecumenical Way

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese hosts annual Ecumenical Officers' Retreat.
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By Andrew Calivas 08/22/2017 faith matters ecumenism ecumenical dialogue greek orthodox archdiocese History History 2310 Views

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