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News & Updates : Year: 2022
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FR. PENTIUC FIRST ORTHODOX MEMBER OF B.E.S.T. EDITORIAL BOARD
learn moreOn February 25, 2022, the Editorial Board of the B.E.S.T (La Bible en ses traditions / The Bible in Its Traditions) Bible Research Program at École Biblique et Archéologique Française (EBAF) in Jerusalem voted unanimously to appoint Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, PhD, as a member. He is the only Orthodox scholar ever to serve on the prestigious editorial board, which consists of Dominican professors at EBAF. Fr. Pentiuc is Archbishop Demetrios Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins and Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He received an MA in Biblical...
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DR. TOM PAPADEMETRIOU LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE
learn moreHistorian and Archon Dr. Tom Papademetriou (Archon Didaskalos tou Genous) presented two successful in-person lectures on “The History of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Under Ottoman Rule” on February 11 and 18, 2022. Dr. Papademetriou was a guest lecturer in the seminar on the Ecumenical Patriarchate taught by Rev. Dr. George Parsenios, Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. In his lectures, Dr. Papademetriou explored two main questions: How did the Ecumenical Patriarchate survive during the era of the Tourkokratia (Turkish rule)? And how did the Ecumenical Patriarchate function as a kivotos (ark) to preserve the Christian faith and protect...
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HOLY CROSS TO OFFER PASCHAL SERIES
learn moreThe faculty of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology will offer spiritual guidance and instruction in various forms throughout the entire Paschal period, from the beginning of Lent until the feast of Pentecost. The first set of offerings will be a Lenten series entitled “My Soul, My Soul, Rise Up”: Lenten Reflections from Holy Cross. These brief video presentations will begin on Clean Monday and will continue every Monday until Holy Week. The first session, entitled “Grant Me to See”: Reflections on the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim, will be delivered on March 7 by Fr. George Parsenios, PhD,...
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HELLENIC COLLEGE LAUNCHES MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY
learn moreFor the first time in its fifty-year history, Hellenic College is offering an official minor in Philosophy, beginning this semester. “Many students have asked for such a minor to be created, and under the guidance of our new Vice President for Academic Affairs, we were able to design this program quickly,” stated Dr. Tone Svetelj, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and director of the new program. “As the world becomes a more complicated and confusing place, rigorous treatment of fundamental questions about meaning and responsibility is indispensable for this next generation of adults.” Through this minor, undergraduate students grapple...
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HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS VISITS HCHC TO BLESS THE STUDENTS AND NEW SEMESTER
learn moreHis Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America honored Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology with his visit on the weekend of February 5-6 to bless the students and the entire community as the spring semester got underway. His Eminence officiated at Great Vespers in Holy Cross Chapel on Saturday, the eve of the Feast of St. Photios the Great, describing it as “a gathering of joy and spiritual celebration.” He exhorted all to emulate St. Photios: “…Use your learning in service to Christ. Study with diligence and dedication and above all practice love—love in all that you do.”...
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MAJOR GRANT AWARDED BY HCHC’s NY LIFE INSURANCE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HELLENISM IN PONTUS AND ASIA MINOR
learn moreThe New York Life Insurance Center for the Study of Hellenism in Pontus and Asia Minor at Hellenic Holy Cross is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Exodus Project through a grant in the amount of $100,000. This monumental project, undertaken by the Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center (AMPHRC) in Chicago, consists of the translation from Greek to English of hundreds of survivor testimonials from the Asia Minor Catastrophe, or the Great Catastrophe, which displaced millions of Greeks from their ancestral homelands between the early 1910s and early 1920s. The Greek original, Η ΕΞΟΔΟΣ (The Exodus), is...
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V. REV. DR. ANTON VRAME PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS AT LMU HUFFINGTON INSTITUTE AND ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY
learn moreOn January 21, 2022, Fr. Vrame, Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, recorded an episode of Huffington Orthodox-Catholic Conversations, sponsored by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. The program, moderated by Sr. Vassa Larin, features one Orthodox and one Roman Catholic having an informal conversation on a specific topic. Fr. Vrame was in dialogue with Professor Christian Smith of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Their conversation was on the religious faith of young people today and the challenges facing the...
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DR. PATSAVOS TO DELIVER HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE THREE GREAT HIERARCHS
learn moreOn Thursday, February 3, 2022, Dr. Lewis Patsavos, Professor of Canon Law emeritus at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, will deliver a homily to commemorate the Feast of the Three Great Hierarchs in the Holy Cross Chapel. Dr. Patsavos was invited to speak by unanimous vote of the Holy Cross faculty, in order to recognize publicly his receipt of a doctorate honoris causa from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome on December 3, 2021. He will deliver his homily at the conclusion of the Vespers service on February 3, which begins at 5pm. The homily was initially scheduled...
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HCHC TO HOST GOA 100th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE – CALL FOR PAPERS
learn moreHellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology will hold an academic conference from October 6-8, 2022 in observance of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The organizing committee welcomes paper proposals from scholars and advanced graduate students on topics related to the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in America. Topics could include, but are certainly not limited to, research on the leaders (ordained and lay) of the Archdiocese, the relationship of the Archdiocese to American society, the growth and development of various institutions of the Archdiocese, various eras of change...
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PROFESSOR GANSON MAKES PRESENTATION TO FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS
learn moreOn December 20, 2021, Professor Nicholas Ganson, co-director of The Greek Revolution through American Eyes bicentennial exhibition now on display at HCHC’s Maliotis Cultural Center, made a presentation entitled “Greek Fever: Philhellenism, Humanitarianism, and Reform” via web conference for the Fulbright Scholars of Northern Greece. He provided insights into the interplay between philhellenism, humanitarianism, and the ideal of liberty, as seen in the activism of prominent American grecophiles Edward Everett and Samuel G. Howe in support of the Greek cause, and later, in domestic reform and the abolitionist movement. Professor Ganson, exhibit co-director Dr. Tom Papademetriou of Stockton University, and other participants...