The anniversary of “OXI Day,” the day in October of 1940 when the Greek people refused to bow to the Italian request to conquer the nation, is always a cause of celebration throughout the world where Hellenism has set root. For an Orthodox priest in faraway Uganda, OXI Day symbolizes the struggle of the weak…
When you dispute a problem with someone, remember that it isn’t you and the problem against the other but you and the other against the problem. We should always separate the problem from the problematic people, the sin from the sinner – we should hate the sin but love the sinner. We should always search…
OXI Day To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the reverend priests and deacons, the monks and nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek…
NEW YORK – The New York Board of Rabbis (NYBR) welcomed Archbishop Elpidophoros and honored him at their post-sukkah reception, on October 23, 2019. The sukkot – a week-long festival that takes place five days after Yom Kippur – celebrates God’s protection of the Israelites as they fled bondage in Egypt. Recognizing the reciprocity…
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Greece and Hellenism around the world on Monday marked the 79th anniversary of the country’s entry into World War II on the side of the Allies. The day also commemorates the Feast of the Protection, related to the appearance of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Church of Blachernae, in the imperial city of Constantinople…
To the Reverend Fathers, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed members of the Community Councils, Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students and Youth of our Communities, And the entire Plenitude of our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada First they answered “Yes,” then they said “NO” ENCYCLICAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF OCTOBER 28, 1940 By Archbishop Sotirios…
Holy Liturgy today at St. Antonios Parish Monde, Luweero presided over by Metropolitan Jonah and Metropolitan Innocentios of Burndi and Rwanda. Special prayers were held in celebration of the 100 years of Orthodoxy in Uganda and Oxi Day of Greece. On this special day, Metropolitan Jonah blessed the opening of the first ever Orthodox Health…
A second Bible translator has been killed by suspected Fulani extremists in southern Cameroon this week. Bible translator, Benjamin Tem, was murdered in his home in the Wum region on Sunday night, reported Efi Tembon, a Cameroonian activist who heads a ministry called Oasis Network for Community Transformation. Tem served the Aghem Bible Translation Project,…