SYDNEY – The Sunday of Orthodoxy and the restoration of the icons to the churches was celebrated solemnly at the Church of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene in Sydney. Bishop Emilianos of Meloa, Chancellor of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, presided over the Divine Liturgy, which was followed the procession of the holy icons commemorating…

As the coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly and a state of emergency has been declared for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hellenic College Holy Cross is taking important steps to protect its students, faculty, and staff. Beginning on Monday, March 23, all instruction will be conducted online for the remainder of the semester. Spring break…

Only the foolish think that suffering is evil. A sensible man knows that suffering is not evil but only the manifestation of evil and healing from evil. Only sin in a man is a real evil, and there is no evil outside sin. Everything else that men generally call evil is not, but is a…

George M. Cantonis, President of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology has issued the following message regarding the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full text below:   Dear HCHC Students, Parents and Community, The situation globally, with regard to COVID-19, what we know as coronavirus, has evolved this week with increases in…

Dr. Timothy Patitsas (MDiv 1994), Interim Dean of Hellenic College and Assistant Professor of Ethics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, has just published a book on The Ethics of Beauty (St. Nicholas Press). The book argues that the Orthodox Christian approach to spiritual life has always been a “Beauty-first” one, laying out…

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His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta has issued the following statement concerning the postponement of upcoming events due to coronavirus. Read the full text below:   My brothers and sisters in Christ, “O God Almighty, Lord of heaven and earth, and of all creation visible and invisible, in thine ineffable goodness, look down upon thy…

The Patriarchal Exarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan of Singapore and SE Asia, His Eminence Sergius, visited the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta this week, where he was received by the new minister of religious affairs in the country, Fachrul Razi.

Although a dialogue began yesterday between representatives of the Montenegro government and hierarchs of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church, regarding a controversial law that the Church says aims to confiscate its properties and relics, the latter clarified that twice-weekly rallies will continue in cities around the small Adriatic…