Holy and Great Synod
Οne-year anniversary of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
Archbishop of Canada Sotirios
6 June 2017
Today we celebrate the Great Feast of Holy Pentecost. Today, the tenth day ...
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Witnessing History: The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Book Excerpt)
Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Archon Ostiarios, political scientist, freelance columnist
9 March 2017
The Orthodox Church will celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy tomorrow and com...
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In Defense of the Holy and Great Council
27 July 2016
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, during his opening address at the Holy an...
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Inside the Holy and Great Council
Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Archon Ostiarios, political scientist, freelance columnist
1 July 2016
There continues to be much said and written about the historic Holy and Gre...
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Message of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
28 June 2016
To the Orthodox people
and to all people of good will
To God, "the Father...
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The Orthodox Diaspora
28 June 2016
The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church concerned itself with the...
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The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World
28 June 2016
The contribution of the Orthodox Church in realizing
peace, justice, freed...
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The Importance of Fasting and Its Observance Today
28 June 2016
Fasting is a divine commandment (Gen 2:16-17). According to Basil t...
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Ecclesiastical Autonomy and the Means by Which it is Proclaimed
28 June 2016
The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church concerned itself with t...
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The Sacrament of Marriage and its Impediments
28 June 2016
I. On Orthodox Marriage
The institution of the family is threatene...
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