11/1/2010
Metropolitan Joseph
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 11
Make ready, O Bethlehem, for Eden hath been opened for all. Prepare, O Ephratha, for the tree of life hath blossomed forth in the cave from the Virgin; for her womb did appear as a spiritual paradise in which is planted the divine Plant, whereof eating we shall live and not die as Adam. Christ shall be born, raising the image that fell of old.
Patriarch John X of Antioch
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 7
What place do Christians and the Antiochian Church have in the future of Syria? What role has the Church played in humanitarian assistance to the millions in need? Why is Orthodoxy finding renewed appeal in Western countries?
It was with great sadness that we learned of the falling asleep in our Lord Jesus Christ of His Eminence Metropolitan Constantine (Papastephanou) on Sunday April 17th, 2016.
Archbishop Demetrios, Metropolitan Joseph
The great joy of this holy feast, occurring in the midst of the solemn Holy Season of the Great Fast, brings us a moment of uplifting joy in the midst of our Lenten spiritual struggle. We convey our most heartfelt love to you as we celebrate this joyous feast and we ask our gracious Lord to bless you and to grant that the remainder of the Lenten Season will bring you spiritual renewal.
In the autumn of 1974, an international conference was convened in Rome, Italy, to formulate a program aimed at alleviating world hunger. The members of SOYO, compelled by their love of God and His Creation, met in Wichita, Kansas the following winter, and unanimously adopted a program which would afford every individual in our Archdiocese an opportunity to personally help bring food to their hungry brothers and sisters throughout the world.
Metropolitan Joseph , Archbishop Demetrios, Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada, Archbishop Benjamin (Peterson), Bishop Gregory of Nyssa, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew , Abp. Michael (Dahulich), Archbishop Nicolae
Inspiring words from our Orthodox hierarchs in America and around the world to help guide us through our Lenten journey to the joyous Resurrection of Christ.
From the beginning of the creation God 'made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wee, and the ACO shall become one flesh'; so then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. —Mark, 10:7-9
We are not pessimists, and we are not prophets of doom and gloom. However, we are also not prophets of cheerfulness and positive-thinking. Our Lord instructed us to discern the "signs of the times". Thus, it is always our task to be "critical" of modern society. We can not be members of a large group or movement, or any fad or mob. The only ultimate allegiance we have, obviously, is the Body of Christ. That allegiance alone determines our philosophy, our outlook and our ethic.
