The Environment and the Greek Orthodox Church
As you may all know, in 1989, then Patriarch Demetrios proclaimed September 1 as the annual day of prayer for the Care of Creation. Since 1991, Patriarch Bartholomew has focused on the...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
1322 Visualizzazioni
The Principle of Non-refoulement in the Context of Migration
Imagine your country, the place you’ve lived your entire life, has been so effected by climate-driven disasters, such as extreme floods resulting in dangerous landslides, that not only is infrastructure ruined but it has become impossible to yield crops. Your livelihood has been destroyed and you have no way to provide food for your family.
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
3150 Visualizzazioni
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.
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
3989 Visualizzazioni
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...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
3981 Visualizzazioni
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...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
5168 Visualizzazioni
“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...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
5340 Visualizzazioni
“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...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
6375 Visualizzazioni
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
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
7033 Visualizzazioni
The Ecumenical Way
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese hosts annual Ecumenical Officers' Retreat.
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
4032 Visualizzazioni
Trapped Between War and Nationalism: the Precarious Situation of Millions on the Move
Imagine you’re sitting at home on a peaceful Wednesday evening, relaxing after a long day at your medical practice. Your children are working on their homework and your husband...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
4001 Visualizzazioni
MDGs, SDGs, and HLPF: What does it all mean?
Learn how the world is trying to eradicate poverty and safeguard the planet.
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
3591 Visualizzazioni
Recapping the Season-Ending Briefing: Our Recent Work at the UN
On June 22, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Archdiocese participated in the UN’s Department of Public Information season-ending briefing, where members...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
3846 Visualizzazioni
Reaching Across Borders to Stop Human Trafficking
On June 23, 2017, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGO) assembled at the United Nations for a multi-stakeholder hearing on the review of the global plan of action to combat trafficking in persons.
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
7355 Visualizzazioni
“Why Good Priests Matter”
I lost my patience recently. Then, I lost my temper. These are two things that I rarely experience, and, as self-flattering as this pronouncement may appear, they are behaviors I would like to...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
16195 Visualizzazioni
Abducted Syrian Bishops Serve as Models of Christian Service
This month marked four years since two Christian hierarchs were abducted at gunpoint in Syria. While Metropolitan Paul of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and Bishop John, the...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
6011 Visualizzazioni
Talk About Depression
Depression is the world’s leading cause of disability and is felt in all countries, both poor and rich. In many ways, this indiscriminate impact makes it unique, however many continue to...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
4177 Visualizzazioni
“Sins Before Our Eyes: A Forum on Modern Slavery”—Dispatches from the Ecumenical Patriarchate
The problem of slavery, one of humanity’s greatest evils, remains with us today. The overt chattel form of slavery, which Christian abolitionists raged against in the nineteenth century, has all...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
5061 Visualizzazioni
Faith Witness in Albania
Albania serves as an international example on inter-religious cooperation.
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
5722 Visualizzazioni
Demonstrating Faith Through Works: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017
Ephesians 6:12
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
14178 Visualizzazioni
Reflections from Yad Vashem: Israel’s Official Holocaust Memorial
The United Nations is remembering the Holocaust this week through a series of programs and activities related to the theme of “educating for a better future.”
Coincidentally, I was...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
12700 Visualizzazioni
Health and Human Rights in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS: A Modern-Day Civil Rights Struggle
As Orthodox Christians, we are charged with viewing people of all races equally, both under God as well as societally. This stems not from political opinion, but rather our shared view that we are...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
4398 Visualizzazioni
Sowing Kernels of Truth
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant."
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
5002 Visualizzazioni
When it Comes to Racism, Start with the Person in the Mirror
“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First, remove the...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
15375 Visualizzazioni
Arduous Journeys Across Seas and Deserts
Let’s say you had to move away. Actually, let’s say you had to move far away—like, outside-of-your-country far away.
In this scenario, the economy has gotten so bad that nobody—not...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
15801 Visualizzazioni
St. Nicholas and the Spirit of Charity and Giving
St. Nicholas is undoubtedly one of the most well-known and beloved Christian saints. Universally venerated among traditional Christian denominations, one would be hard pressed...
Maggiori dettagli »
Maggiori dettagli »
5736 Visualizzazioni
—
25 Items per Page
Steven Christoforou
Messaggi: 33
Stelle: 0
Data: 09/11/18
|
Family Care
Messaggi: 9
Stelle: 0
Data: 31/10/18
|
Rev. Dr. Tony Vrame
Messaggi: 29
Stelle: 1
Data: 12/10/18
|
Jamil Samara
Messaggi: 13
Stelle: 0
Data: 03/10/18
|
Angeliki Constantine
Messaggi: 1
Stelle: 0
Data: 19/09/18
|
Meredyth Houpos
Messaggi: 2
Stelle: 1
Data: 12/09/18
|
Christian Gonzalez
Messaggi: 76
Stelle: 8
Data: 05/09/18
|
George P. Nassos
Messaggi: 1
Stelle: 0
Data: 19/07/18
|
Elaina Karayannis
Messaggi: 2
Stelle: 0
Data: 20/05/18
|
Fr. Alexander Goussetis
Messaggi: 2
Stelle: 0
Data: 12/04/18
|