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NEW MEMBERS OF HCHC’S FOUNDERS LEGACY SOCIETY HONORED AT WEEKEND CELEBRATION
learn moreFollowing the celebration of Divine Liturgy at Holy Cross Chapel on March 19, the Sunday of the Holy Cross, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America inaugurated eight new members into the newly established Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) Founders Legacy Society. The Legacy Society was launched in 2022 to recognize the school’s benefactors who have made or are in the process of making various forms of planned gifts. Its purpose is to cultivate fellowship and relationships with and among the school’s planned giving benefactors, give them the opportunity to experience the beautiful HCHC community firsthand, and thank them both personally...
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FIRST HCHC VOCATIONS RETREAT “BE ATTENTIVE” A GREAT SUCCESS
learn moreTwenty-one men from across North America took part in a first-of-its-kind vocations retreat called “Be Attentive” on the campus of Hellenic College Holy Cross from March 16-18. Named after the liturgical command proclaimed before the reading of the Gospel, this retreat consisted of formal presentations offered by six clergymen, Chapel services, devotional experiences, and stimulating conversations amongst attendees, priests, and current students, all designed to help the participants more clearly understand what a priest is, what he does, and how a call to ordained ministry may manifest in their lives. Presenting to the group were Fr. Peter Orfanakos, Fr. Stavros...
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HCHC TRUSTEE CREATES $1 MILLION CHALLENGE GRANT
learn moreIn the wake of an outstanding ten-year accreditation review from The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Helen A. Carlos, exemplary Trustee of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) recently announced a $1 million ninety-day challenge grant. Her intention is to inspire others to give HCHC the working capital needed to further advance its ongoing strategic initiative to boost enrollment, ensure academic excellence, cultivate spiritual growth, and enhance the campus and its facilities. “We’re fooling ourselves if we think our parishes, families, and Archdiocese can grow and prosper without a strong Orthodox school of higher...
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HCHC FULL ACCREDITATION REAFFIRMED
learn moreOn March 3, 2023, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) continued its full accreditation of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology following its ten-year comprehensive evaluation last fall and a final meeting on March 2. As part of the evaluation process, a self-study of more than 250 pages was required, a project that consumed thousands of hours to prepare in advance of the site visit of a team from NECHE. The team was on campus from October 30 to November 3, 2022, to meet with members of the administration, trustees, faculty, staff, student body, and...
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HOLY CROSS OFFERS ONLINE MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES DEGREE
learn moreHoly Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology has received approval by the New England Commission of Higher Education to offer the Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree online as well as on campus beginning this September. This is the School of Theology's second online degree offering, following approval in March 2022 of an online Master of Theology (ThM) program. Thanks to these programs, the reach of our graduate school is now truly global, allowing students to pursue advanced theological studies from anywhere in the world. Rev. Dr. George Parsenios, Dean of Holy Cross, says, "We are delighted that we can...
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DEACONESSES: A TRADITION FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW JUST PUBLISHED BY HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX PRESS
learn moreDeaconesses: A Tradition for Today and Tomorrow has just been published by Holy Cross Orthodox Press. This collection of twenty-one essays by well-known scholars examines the issue of the ordination of women to the diaconate in the Orthodox Church and other Christian Churches from multiple perspectives: historical, patristic, archeological, theological, and liturgical. The collection makes a persuasive argument for the restoration of the order of deaconesses in the Orthodox Church today. Most of the essays in the collection were presented at an international symposium, “Deaconesses: Past-Present-Future,” organized by the Center of Ecumenical, Missiological and Environmental Studies (CEMES) and the International...
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DAVID KARLE WINS HELLENIC COLLEGE HUMANITIES PAPER PRIZE
learn moreDavid Karle has just been named the winner of the fifth annual Hellenic College Humanities Paper Prize, which is awarded by the Literature and History program. David's paper, titled "Hand Me Down, Reform Me Not: The Divergent Paths of Eastern and Western Theology in the History of the Reformation," was written in Fr. Demetrios Tonias’ Great Christian Thinkers course last spring. The paper was selected by the prize committee, consisting of Drs. Timothy Patitsas, Kathleen Ryan, and James Skedros, from a pool of outstanding submissions written in courses during the 2021-22 academic year. David’s paper reflects upon the religious reformation...
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DR. DOVA DELIVERS KEYNOTE FOR GREEK LETTERS DAY
learn moreDr. Stamatia Dova, Director of Classics and Greek Studies at Hellenic College, delivered the keynote address at the annual celebration of Greek Letters Day hosted by the Hellenic Society Prometheas in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 28. Her topic was "Athletics, Community, and the Chemistry of homilos." The address explored the history of the word, which means "assembled crowd or group of people," from Homer to Modern Greek within the framework of identity formation. Dr. Dova explicated how the social chemistry signified by this word contributes to the creation of a community that defines itself through shared cultural values. Dr. Dova...
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REV. DR. PENTIUC’S WORK TRANSLATED INTO SEVERAL LANGUAGES
learn moreRev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc’s book The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition, originally published in English by Oxford University Press and used in Old Testament courses at Orthodox seminaries worldwide, has now been translated into three other languages, greatly increasing its potential audience. Romanian: Vechiul Testament in Traditia Ortodoxa Rasariteana (translated by Nectarie V. Daraban; Cluj-Napoca: Editura Renasterea, 2019). Arabic: Alh`d Alqadeem fee Altaqleed Alorthozoxy Alsharqee (translated by Ephraim Massoud; Cairo: Alexandria School Foundation, 2023). Albanian: Diatha Vietër në Traditën Ortodokse Lindore (translated by Stefan Zhupa; Tirana: Shoqëria Biblike Ndërkonfensionale e Shqipërisë, 2023). Fr. Pentiuc is Archbishop Demetrios Chair...
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REV. DR. GEORGE PARSENIOS RESIGNS AS DEAN OF HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
learn moreAfter two years of admirable, devoted service as Dean of Holy Cross, Rev. Dr. George Parsenios has announced his resignation from the position, citing personal health concerns. Effective June 1, 2023, Fr. George will continue as Professor of New Testament, and will continue to contribute his unique talents to the advancement of the institution in its teaching, scholarship, and service. A formal search for the next Dean will commence immediately through an international posting, to attract the most excellent candidates to build on the work Fr. George had only just begun. During his tenure as Dean, Fr. George led critically...