BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Huffington Ecumenical Institute - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Huffington Ecumenical Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Karachi BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0500 TZOFFSETTO:+0500 TZNAME:PKT DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260305 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20250326T202154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T223139Z UID:1712-1772409600-1772668799@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:ANASTASIOS: Missionary\, Theologian\, Archbishop DESCRIPTION:In-Person Registration Reopened \nIn response to the many heartfelt requests to attend—and in the spirit of honoring the life and legacy of the late Archbishop Anastasios—we are pleased to announce that in-person registration has been reopened. We are grateful for the extraordinary interest this conference has inspired and look forward to welcoming additional participants as we gather in remembrance\, reflection\, and shared witness. \nPlease register by using the form below and indicate whether you would like to attend in person or via livestream. \nWe warmly invite those who were unable to register in person to join us online. The conference will be available via livestream here. \n—————– \nAn international conference “Anastasios: Archbishop\, Theologian\, Missionary” will be held on March 2–4\, 2026\, at Holy Cross School of Theology to mark the first anniversary since the passing of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania. \nOrganized by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross and the Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity\, the conference will explore the life and legacy of Archbishop Anastasios\, a leading figure in contemporary Orthodoxy known for his commitment to interfaith understanding\, evangelical outreach\, and ecumenical reconciliation. \nThe program will feature presentations from prominent hierarchs and distinguished theologians from all over the world\, along with selected academic papers\, examining his role as theologian\, missionary\, and archbishop. Presentations and panels will explore the life\, witness\, and impact of Archbishop Anastasios through a series of thematic sessions\, each focusing on a different dimension of his extraordinary ministry and leadership. Discussions will highlight his pioneering work as an archbishop\, his contributions to theology and interfaith dialogue as a scholar\, and his groundbreaking ministry in Africa and Albania as a missionary. Attention will also be given to the intersection of evangelism\, culture\, and nationalism\, as well as the practical preparation of missionaries for service in diverse contexts. The gathering will conclude with reflections on the late Archbishop’s role in fostering ecumenical relations\, including his involvement in global and regional church dialogues. Along with liturgical services and personal reflections\, the program will provide a comprehensive view of his enduring legacy. \nPROGRAM\nMarch 2\, 2025 \n5.00pm | Vespers\, Holy Cross Chapel6.00pm | Registration and Reception\, Maliotis Cultural Center of HCHC \n7.30pm | Session 1: Keynote Session    Moderators: Fr. John Chryssavgis and Fr. Luke Veronis    Welcome Address: Archbishop Elpidophoros of America    Keynote Address: Archbishop Joani of Tirana\, Durrës and All Albania – The Legacy of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania \n\nMarch 3\, 2025 \n9.30am | Session 2: Anastasios as Archbishop    Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou    Archbishop Demetrios\, formerly of America: A Close Friend Remembers    Metropolitan Ignatios of Demetrias: Anastasios as Archbishop    Metropolitan Neofitos of Eldoret & Northern Kenya: Anastasios in Africa \n11.00am | Session 3: Anastasios as Theologian    Moderator: Dr. James Skedros    Dr. Nikolaos Tsirevelos: Interfaith Theology and Coexistence    Prof. Angeliki Ziaka: Religious Studies at the service of Reconciliation and Interreligious Dialogue \n12.30pm | Lunch \n1.45pm | Guest Remarks: Prof. Todd Johnson\, Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary \n2.00pm | Session 4: Anastasios as Missionary    Moderator: Presvytera Kyriaki Triantafyllidou-Bathrellos    Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis: Evangelism and Nationalism    Fr. John Parker: A Theology of Mission \n3.30pm | Session 5: Anastasios as Educator    Moderator: Bishop Anthony (Vrame)    Fr. Martin Ritsi: Theological Education in Africa    Dr. Nathan Hoppe: Theological Education in Albania    Gabriela Hoppe: The Archbishop as the Light of Christ to Me \n5.00pm | Vespers\, Holy Cross Chapel6.00pm | Dinner \n7.30pm | Special Presentations    Moderator: Fr. John Chryssavgis    Ms. Xanthi Morfi\, WCC Communication Executive Officer: A Conversation with Archbishop Anastasios of Albania    First public screening of interview with WCC Communications    Fr. Luke Veronis: A Candle Before the Icon of Christ \n\nMarch 4\, 2025 \n9.30am | Session 6: Theology and Mission in Action    Moderator: Dr. Bruce Beck    Prof. Dimitra Koukoura: Preparing Missionaries for the Church    Ms. Anastasia Pamela Barksdale: Beyond building churches . . .Building a Church \n11.00am | Session 7: Anastasios as Ecumenical Leader    Moderator: V. Rev. Fr. Bartholomew Mercado\nRev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian: Archbishop Anastasios and the Quest for Unity    Rev. Dr. Fr. Gregory Edwards: A “Doxological Symphony” – Archbishop Anastasios’ Global Impact \n12.30pm | Closing Reflections \n*Join us live by clicking on livestream.  \n**The conference will be recorded. \n***Any audio\, visual\, and/or audio-visual materials captured during or as a result of the Anastasios: Archbishop\, Theologian\, Missionary conference—including but not limited to recordings\, photographs\, video\, and livestream content—are the property of Hellenic College Holy Cross and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. \nThe conference is organized by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross and the Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity\, which operate under the auspices of Hellenic College Holy Cross. \nSuch materials may not be reproduced\, distributed\, published\, or otherwise used without the prior written permission of the aforementioned institutions. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/anastasios-missionary-theologian-archbishop/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_9891-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260125 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20260107T210358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T213622Z UID:2132-1769040000-1769299199@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On The Road: "GREATNESS IN DOING AND TEACHING" DESCRIPTION:Daring with Grace\, Doing with Purpose: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Archbishop Anastasios\nOn January 22 and as part of the Anastasios Memorial Conference at Tirana\, Albania\, Fr. John Chryssavgis will reflect on the life and witness of Archbishop Anastasios as a model of courageous faith\, humble leadership\, and purposeful action. His ministry demonstrates how grace-filled daring—rooted in service and sacrifice—can renew a persecuted church and transform an entire society\, even amid profound challenges. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-greatness-in-doing-and-teaching/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Albania-Conference-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251121T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251121T150000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20251112T153215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T153215Z UID:2111-1763733600-1763737200@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:A History of the Desire for Christian Unity (Vol. II) DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a Seminar and Discussion with the editors:\nAlberto Melloni and Luca Ferracci\nintroduced and moderated by Rev. Fr. Philip Halikias \nOrganized and Hosted by Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC \nNovember 21\, 2025 | 2 – 3pm \nMaliotis Cultural Center of HCHC\n50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, Massachusetts 02445\, US \nFor info and/or to register: Elena Kontogli | ekontogli@hchc.edu URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/a-history-of-the-desire-for-christian-unity-vol-ii/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chagall.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20251113T210535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T210714Z UID:2119-1763683200-1763855999@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:2025 North American Academy of Ecumenists Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross is honored to host the 2025 North American Academy of Ecumenists Annual Conference. \nDate: November 20–21\, 2025\nLocation: Maliotis Cultural Center of HCHC\, Brookline\, MA \nThis year’s conference commemorates:\n🔹 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea\n🔹 100 years since the World Conference on Life and Work\nJoin scholars\, theologians\, and leaders in an ecumenical exploration of unity and charity. \nRegistration: Use the QR code to register. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/2119/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/NAAE2025FLYER.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251113T060000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251113T203000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20251113T205224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T205417Z UID:2116-1763013600-1763065800@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On The Road: Byzantine Vespers and Theological Reflection: Fr. John Chryssavgis Responds DESCRIPTION:Program\n6:00 PM – Vespers according to the Byzantine Rite featuring a men’s ensemble of chanters under Fr. Herman Majkrzak\n7:00 PM – Presentation by Cardinal DiNardo “The Pastoral Side of the Nicaean Council”\n7:30 PM – Panel Discussion\nGuest Moderator: Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis\, Archdeacon of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America \nHosted by the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia | In collaboration with the Durandus Institute for Sacred Liturgy & Music URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-byzantine-vespers-and-theological-reflection-fr-john-chryssavgis-responds/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nov-13-Vespers-flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251107 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20250326T201553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T164518Z UID:1355-1762214400-1762473599@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches: Moving the Dialogue Forward DESCRIPTION:EASTERN AND ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES: Moving the Dialogue Forward\nA Conference of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross\nDates: November 4–6\, 2025 \nFree | Open to the public | Livestreamed | Recorded \nLivestream: \nTuesday\, November 4\, 2025: https://www.youtube.com/live/_agwTUCahVY\nWednesday\, November 5\, 2025 : https://www.youtube.com/live/mMKOiOJQlRA\nThursday\, November 6\, 2025: https://www.youtube.com/live/9Me3dAoBaEY\n  \nConference Description: \nThe second half of the twentieth century saw many unofficial consultations and official meetings between the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox church families. Their resulting documents—full of promise—were formally received by only a small number of churches from either side\, while the rest have waited for an official response. It is time to see where the churches are and reassess the findings of the dialogues. As Christians from both families increasingly live\, work\, study\, and teach together in the same localities and the same institutions\, there is a growing desire to move forward and act on the official dialogues and agreed statements. \nThis conference will address theological\, liturgical\, and pastoral questions. Leading scholars and hierarchs\, as well as educators and students\, will learn about and discuss agreed statements and current research\, outstanding obstacles and unheard voices\, current modes of cooperation and how these can be expanded\, and how the families of our churches can move forward toward the restoration of communion. \nProgram: \nTuesday\, November 4\n5:00 PM – Vespers at Holy Cross Chapel\n6:00 PM – Registration and Reception\n7:30 PM – Opening Session and Keynote Addresses\nModerator: Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis\nKeynote Speakers:\nHis Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros (Chairman\, Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA): Nicaea One and the Unity of the Faith\nHis Eminence Archbishop Vicken (Armenian Apostolic Church): The Council of Nicaea and its meaning in the Armenian Church\nHis Grace Bishop Kyrillos (Coptic Orthodox Church): Moving Forward in Trust: Renewing the Oriental-Eastern Orthodox Dialogue\nChristina Andresen (Orthodox Christian Fellowship): Parallel Witness: Ancient Martyrs & Modern Experience \nWednesday\, November 5\n9:30–11:00 AM – Session I: Church Councils – The Historical Basis\nModerator: Dr. James Skedros (Holy Cross School of Theology)\nSpeakers:\nDr. Nikos Kouremenos (Volos Academy of Theological Studies): Conciliar Reception and Ecclesial Identity: Reassessing the Post-Chalcedonian Divide\nHis Eminence Archbishop Alexander Golitzin (Orthodox Church in America\, Bulgarian Diocese and Diocese of Dallas and the South): Anathema!\nRespondent: Dr. Andrew Youssef (Trinity College\, Toronto): Partial Acceptance of Ecumenical Councils as a Path Forward Toward Unity\n11:00–11:30 AM – Coffee Break\n11:30 AM–1:00 PM – Session II: Christology – The Theological Framework\nModerator: Dr. George Kiraz (Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute)\nSpeakers:\nRev. Dr. Demetrios Bathrellos (Holy Cross School of Theology): From Divergence to Agreement: Chalcedon\, its Critics\, and the Quest for Unity\nHis Eminence Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia (Church of Greece): The Bilateral Dialogue of the Orthodox Church with the Ancient Oriental Orthodox Churches and its Prospects\nRespondent: Atsede Elegba (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church): The Context of Tewahedo in the Non-Chalcedonian and Chalcedonian Dialogue\n2:30–4:00 PM – Session III: Hagiology and Liturgy – Holiness and Worship\nModerator: His Grace Bishop Maxim Vasiljevic (Bishop of Los Angeles and the Western Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church)\nSpeakers:\nDr. Michael Hjälm (Sankt Ignatios College): The Rehabilitation of Severus in the Council of 553: Was there ever an Ecumenical Condemnation of Miaphysite Churches?\nRev. Dr. Bartholomew Mercado (Holy Cross School of Theology): The Mutual Recognition of Saints: A Fresh Approach\nRespondent: His Grace Bishop Daniel Findikyan (St. Nersess Armenian Seminary): Liturgical Diversity and Orthodox Communion: Obstacle or Opportunity?\n4:00 PM – Coffee Break\n5:00 PM – Vespers\n7:00–9:00 PM – Community Event: Eastern (HCHC Byzantine Choir) and Oriental Choral Chant\nModerator: Dr. Peter Bouteneff (St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary)\nSpecial Roundtable: Orthodox Christian Fellowship\, Holy Cross School of Theology \nThursday\, November 6\n9:30–11:00 AM – Session IV: Implementing the Agreements – Pastoral and Ecumenical Dimensions\nModerator: Rev. Dr. Gary Alexander (Hellenic College Holy Cross)\nSpeakers:\nRev. Dr. Philip Halikias (Hellenic College Holy Cross): Re-membering ourselves as an Orthodox family\nRev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America): Agreements: what is Missing?\nRespondent: His Eminence Mor Severios Roger Akhrass (Patriarchal Vicar and Director\, Syriac Studies Department\, Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch): Thirty-Five Years after the Chambésy Recommendations on Pastoral Issues (1990): An Assessment\n11:00–11:30 AM – Coffee Break\n11:30 AM–1:00 PM – Session V: From Here to Where? Discerning the Way Forward\nModerator: Rev. Dr. Stefanos Alexopoulos (Catholic University of America)\nSpeakers:\nProf. Sebastian Brock (University of Oxford): Some Reflections on the Way Forward\nDr. Peter Bouteneff (St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary): The Pathos of Division\nPanel of Respondents \nFor questions and to register\, email the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC at hei@hchc.edu or fill out the following contact form.  \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/eastern-and-oriental-orthodox-churches-moving-the-dialogue-forward/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ChristPantocrator-St.AnthonyMonastery-1.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251023T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251023T183000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20250717T144934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T210033Z UID:1846-1761224400-1761244200@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:Memorial Tribute to Archbishop Iakovos\, Hellenic College Holy Cross DESCRIPTION:In person | Online | Watch the recording of the event | Link to the event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88956229691 \nThis event marks the 20th anniversary since the passing of Archbishop Iakovos\, honoring his legacy as a visionary leader in the Orthodox Church and beyond. As Archbishop of North and South America from 1959 to 1996\, Iakovos was courageous and committed to the Orthodox faith\, ecumenical dialogue\, and social justice. His historic participation in the Selma march alongside the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. symbolized his dedication to human dignity and civil rights. \nHosted and organized by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross\, the event will take place at the Maliotis Cultural Center on the HCHC campus. The program will include panel discussions with HCHC faculty and former coworkers of the late Archbishop\, a memorial service at his gravesite\, and the premiere screening of a new documentary film on his life and enduring impact. \nOctober 23\, 2025 | 1:00 pm \nPROGRAM \n1.00 pm\nGreetings:\nFr. John Chryssavgis: Executive Director\, HEI\nDr. Demetri Katos: President\, HCHC\nHis Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros \n1.15–1.45 pm\nFilm Premiere:\nIakovos—In His Own Words \n2.00–3.15 pm\nFaculty Panel:\nDean Nicholas Ganson: Hellenic Culture and Hellenic College\nBishop Anthony [Vrame]: Educational Dimensions\nProf. James Skedros: Socio-Political Dimensions\nRev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian: Ecumenical Dimensions \n3.15–3.30 pm Coffee Break \n3.30–4.45 pm\nGuest Panel:\nMetropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco\nMs. Paulette Poulos\, Leadership 100\nFr. Peter Orfanakos\, Archdiocesan Presbyters Council\nProf. Lewis Patsavos\, Professor Emeritus of HCHC \n5.00 pm Vespers\n6.00 pm Memorial Service at the Gravesite of Archbishop Iakovos \nTo register or for more information\, please use the form below. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/memorial-tribute-to-archbishop-iakovos-hellenic-college-holy-cross/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/HEI-ArchB-Iakovos-b-1-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250501T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002702 CREATED:20240621T200429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T003341Z UID:1338-1746122400-1746288000@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:Gathered as One Body: Disability\, Accessibility\, and Inclusion in the Orthodox Church DESCRIPTION:Gathered as One Body: Disability\, Accessibility\, and Inclusion in the Orthodox Church\nThe Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross invites you to GATHERED AS ONE BODY\, a groundbreaking conference dedicated to fostering accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities within the Orthodox Church. \nThis event marks the official launch of the five-year GOA “On Behalf of All” Pilot Program on Parish Accessibility\, funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc. The conference will bring together Orthodox church leaders\, clergy\, theologians\, and disability advocates to explore practical and spiritual approaches to creating truly inclusive parishes. \nKey Highlights:\nKeynotes & Reflections featuring Archbishop Elpidophoros\, Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago\, and other Orthodox leaders\nPractical Workshops & Panels on church accessibility\, advocacy\, caregiving\, and inclusive parish strategies\nTheological & Spiritual Insights exploring disability in Orthodox theology and community life\nReal-World Inclusion Stories from thriving disability ministries and initiatives \nEvent Details:\nMay 1\, 2025 | 6:00 PM – Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church\, Watertown\, MA\nMay 2 & 3\, 2025 | 9:00 AM – St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church\, Weston\, MA \nProgram:\nThursday\, May 1\, 2025 | Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church (Watertown\, MA) \n6.00 pm: Paraklesis Service | 6.30 pm: Registration and Reception (Livestream) \n7.45 pm: Opening Session: The Accessible Parish (Livestream) \nModerator: Fr. John Chryssavgis \nKeynote Addresses: Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago\, Fr. Matthew Schneider \nConcluding Remarks: Nicholas Racheotes \nFriday\, May 2\, 2025 | St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Weston\, MA) (Livestream) \n9.00 am: Divine Liturgy (Sermon: Archbishop Elpidophoros of America) \n11.00 am:        Break \n11.30 am: Session I \nLeadership and Commitment: Brief Reflections \nModerator: Fr. John Chryssavgis \nArchbishop Elpidophoros of America \n                             Metropolitan Methodios of Boston \n                             Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh \n                             Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago \n                             Bishop John Abdalah of Worcester \n                             Bishop Irinej of Eastern America \n1:00 pm: Lunch (Generously sponsored by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros) \n2.30 pm: Session II \nPilot Program 1 \nModerator:  Fr. James Kordaris \n                   Presvytera Melanie DiStefano\, Archon Constantine Zografopoulos  \n“On Behalf of All” Lilly Grant Overview | How we got here and where we want to go | Inspiring stories and examples \n4.00 pm: Break \n4.30 pm: Session III \nPilot Program 2 \nModerator: V. Rev. Anthony G. Yazge \n                  Summer Kinard\, Natalie Kapeluk Nixon \nBest Practices and Models |  Learning from Existing\, Thriving Disability Ministries \n6.00 pm: Dinner \n7.45 pm: Session IV \n            Theological and Spiritual Perspectives \nModerator: Fr. Perry Hamalis \n               Disability and Theology (Mary Jo Ioccio) \n               Disability and Sanctity (Charlotte Riggle) \n               Mental Health and Spirituality (Katherine Karam McCray) \nSaturday\, May 3\, 2025 | St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Weston\, MA)  \n9.00 am: Session V (Livestream) \nPilot Program 3 \nModerator: Fr. Constantine Lazarakis \n                  Marissa Eliades\, Eleni Anast \nGetting your parish on board for changes toward accessibility for the participation of all. What is essential? 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The Academic Symposium will be held at the Marasleios Urban School and the Municipality of Nicaea (today’s Iznik). \nHis All-Holiness will be in attendance to welcome participants and declare the official opening of the symposium\, which is sponsored by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Holy Cross School of Theology. Speakers at the Academic Symposium of the Ecumenical Patriarchate include the most prominent scholars and authors from all over the world on the First Council of Nicaea and its broader influence on the Christian world. \nClick here for a full recap of the event.\nClick here to watch the video.\n\n  \n  URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/official-international-conference-on-nicaea/ LOCATION:Heybeliada\, Turkey ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HUFFINGTON-ECUMENICAL-INSTITUTE-fin-logo-02-02.png ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250314 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20250213T181104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T173656Z UID:1675-1741737600-1741910399@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:On Behalf Of: Join the PPI on a Field Trip to Discuss Fr. Michael Magree’s New Monograph! DESCRIPTION:Join the PPI on a Field Trip to Discuss Fr. Michael Magree’s New Monograph! \nThe Pappas Patristic Institute (PPI) is organizing an exciting field trip to Boston College to discuss Fr. Michael Magree’s latest monograph on St. Cyril of Alexandria. This thought-provoking discussion will explore St. Cyril’s theological insights\, focusing on his ecumenical dimensions. \nPPI is currently finalizing the date\, with options set for March 12 or 13\, 2025. The event is open to everyone in the HCHC community\, and PPI encourages participation from those interested in theology\, Church history\, and ecumenical dialogue. \nStay tuned for updates\, and let us know if you’re interested in joining! \nFor more details\, feel free to visit PPI’s website at https://www.pappaspatristicinstitute.com/saintcyril. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/on-behalf-of-join-the-ppi-on-a-field-trip-to-discuss-fr-michael-magrees-new-monograph/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/38f972_1d473035406d427d90bf629b5e535de2mv2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250311T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250311T203000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20250220T173438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T173438Z UID:1687-1741719600-1741725000@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Perspectives on Deaconesses DESCRIPTION:Join St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess for an engaging conversation on the renewal of the ancient order of deaconesses in both the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions. This event will bring together scholars and faith leaders to connect these important discussions\, fostering dialogue and shared learning. \nDate: March 11\, 2025\nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 PM (EST)\nOnline via Zoom \nPanelists:\n🔹 Rev. Dr. Radu Bordeianu – Professor at Duquesne University\, former President of the Orthodox Theological Society of America\n🔹 JoAnn Melina Lopez\, MDiv. – Director of Faith Formation\, St. Basil’s Catholic Parish\, Toronto\n🔹 Kelly Meraw – Director of Pastoral Care and Liturgy\, St. John – St. Paul Collaborative\n🔹 Dr. Helen Creticos Theodoropoulos – Adjunct Professor\, St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology \nModerated by: Carrie Frederick Frost\, Chair of St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess \nRegister here. \nThis event is co-sponsored by:\nThe St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess | Discerning Deacons | The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross \nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to engage in an ecumenical discussion on the role of women in Church leadership. Register today and be part of this vital conversation! URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/eastern-orthodox-and-roman-catholic-perspectives-on-deaconesses/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/03-11-25-RC-OC-event-graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250227T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250227T203000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20250122T212238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T150058Z UID:1628-1740681000-1740688200@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:DIETRICH BONHOEFFER: A Theological Conversation on his Life and Legacy DESCRIPTION:The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC is excited to invite you to an intimate discussion on the movie about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s influential life\, writing\, and legacy\, which was recently spotlighted in theaters across America. An ecumenical array of Orthodox\, Roman Catholic\, and Protestant speakers—clergy and theologians—will lead a conversation on ethical dilemmas related to faith and politics\, as well as justice and war. Emmanuel and Camille Kampouris\, the producers of the movie “Bonhoeffer: Pastor\, Spy\, Assassin” will join us via Zoom! \nBonhoeffer: Pastor\, Spy\, Assassin\n“Synopsis of the movie. As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation during World War II\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer finds himself at the heart of a daring and deadly plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Torn between his unwavering moral convictions and the harrowing reality of genocide\, Bonhoeffer faces a profound decision: uphold his faith or risk everything to save millions of lives.” \nSpeakers: \n\nHis Eminence Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh\nRev. Dr. Matthew C. Kruger\, Associate Professor of the Practice\, Theology Department\, Boston College\nJane Carol Redmont\, MDiv\, PhD(cand) Co-Chair\, Bishop’s Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (BCEIR)\, Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts\n\nThe event is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Council of Churches. \nEvent Details:\nDate: Thursday\, February 27\, 2025\nTime: Reception at 6.30 pm\nDiscussion at 7.00–8.30 pm \nWhether you’ve seen the film or are encountering this story for the first time\, join us for a meaningful exploration of Bonhoeffer’s inspirational life and enduring legacy.\nRSVP by Tuesday\, February 25\, 2025\, at hei@hchc.edu. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/dietrich-bonhoeffer-a-theological-conversation-on-his-life-and-legacy/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bonhoeffer.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250225T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250225T130000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20250130T174406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T175008Z UID:1647-1740488400-1740488400@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On the Road: Discussions with Met. Kallistos of Diokleia on Care for Animals and the Environment DESCRIPTION: URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-discussions-with-met-kallistos-of-diokleia-on-care-for-animals-and-the-environment/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Flyer-final-Met-K-webinar-25-feb-2025-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250217T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250217T200000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20250213T175542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T175542Z UID:1672-1739818800-1739822400@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On the Road: For the Life of the World – A Collective Work DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, February 17\, at 7:00 pm in the Church of Agioi Anargyroi in Psyrri\, in Athens\, Greece join the discussion on the Social Ethos of the Church\, inspired by the translated collective work “For the Life of the World”. To learn more about the book\, follow the link: Akritas Books: For the Life of the World \nPanelists:\n✅ Fr. John Chryssavgis\, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne\, Executive Director\, Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross\, Brookline\, MA✅ Stavros Yangazoglou\, Associate Professor\, School of Theology\, NKUA✅ Angeliki Kariotoglou\, PhD in Philosophy\, Theologian✅ Moderator: Maria Kokkinou\, Publisher \nBook Presentation:\n📖 For the Life of the World – A Collective Work✔ Edited by: Fr. John Chryssavgis & David Bentley Hart✔ Translated by: Nikolaos Asproulis \n  URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-for-the-life-of-the-world-a-collective-work/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250216T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250216T120000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20250213T172453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T175854Z UID:1667-1739703600-1739707200@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On the Road: Family in Crisis DESCRIPTION:On the occasion of the reissue of an important collective volume on marriage and family\, Fr. John will speak with Dr. Stoumpou\, Psychologist and Mental Health Counselor about the diverse mosaic of human relationships. This conversation reflects the contemporary individual’s struggle for communication and mutual understanding within the family unit. The event will take place on Sunday\, February 16 at 11:00 AM at the Holy Church of Saint Philothei\, in Filothei\, Athens\, Greece. \nModerator: Fr. Antonios Kalligeris \nPanel Speakers:\n🔹 Fr. John Chryssavgis – Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate & Executive Director\, Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross\, Brookline\, MA\n🔹 Hero Stoumpou – Psychologist\, Mental Health Counselor \nMore about the book: Akritas Books – Family in Crisis URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-family-in-crisis/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241212 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240621T194630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T161905Z UID:1334-1733788800-1733961599@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:For the Life of The World: Baptists and Orthodox Toward a Common Witness DESCRIPTION:BAPTIST-ORTHODOX COLLOQUIUM IV\nJoin prominent Orthodox and Baptist theologians to discuss topics related to Christian spirituality and social engagement\, including family life and sexuality\, economic justice and migration\, as well as ecumenical relations. \nThis event is open to the public. It will be live-streamed and recorded. \nZoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87035232736. \nHOST: Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis; Professor of Theology\, Executive Director\, Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross \nFACILITATORS: Rev. Dr. Brandon Gallaher (UK) (Associate Professor of Systematic Theology\, University of Exeter) and Dr. Elizabeth Newman (Adjunct Professor of Theology\, Duke Divinity and Union Presbyterian Seminary) \nSCHEDULE \nTuesday\, Dec. 10\, 2024 \n7.00 pm     Reception at the Maliotis Cultural Center of HCHC \n7.30 pm     Introduction: Fr. John Chryssavgis \nModerator: Dr. Dale Irvin \nJoint Keynote Address: Christian Spirituality and Social Engagement | Dr. Brandon Gallaher and Dr. Elizabeth Newman \nWednesday\, Dec. 11\, 2024 (Joint sessions) \n9.00 am–10.30 am         Session I: Family Life: Sexuality and the Role of Women | Moderator: Dr. Curtis Freeman  \nSpeakers: \n\nRosa Hunt (Baptist)\nValérie Duval-Poujol (Baptist)\nDr Teva Regule (Orthodox)\nRev. Dr. Philip LeMasters (Orthodox)\n\n10.30 am–11.00 am          Break \n11.00  am–12.15 pm         Session II: Economic Justice and Migration | Moderator: Benjamin Malian \nSpeakers: \n\nRady Roldan-Figuero (Baptist)\nRev. Dr. Anthony (Vrame) of Synada (Orthodox)\n\n12.30 pm–2.00 pm            Lunch Break \n2.00 pm–3.30 pm              Session III: Ecumenical Relations | Moderator: Fr. John Chryssavgis \nSpeakers: \n\nSteven Harmon (Baptist)\nDr. Philip Halikias (Orthodox)\n\n3.30 pm–4.00 pm             Concluding Remarks \nFor a shared background\, speakers and participants are encouraged to read the relevant sections of the recent Orthodox statement\, For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church (https://www.goarch.org/-/life-of-the-world-thurs). The conversation will also focus on various social statements of the Baptist Communion. \nBAPTIST SPEAKERS \nDr. Curtis W. Freeman is Ruth D. Duncan Director of the Baptist House of Studies and Research Professor of Theology and Baptist Studies. His most recent book is Pilgrim Journey: Instruction in the Mystery of the Gospel (Fortress Press 2023). He is an ordained Baptist minister\, editor of the American Baptist Quarterly\, and a member of the Baptist World Alliance Commission on Doctrine and Christian Unity. \nDr. Valérie Duval-Poujol is a French Baptist theologian\, Bible translator\, and author of several books. She teaches at the Catholic Institute of Paris and is involved at different levels in the fight against domestic violence. She serves as Vice-Chair of the Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity of the Baptist World Alliance and as a delegate for Phase III of the international ecumenical dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church. \nDr. Steven Harmon is a Professor of Historical Theology at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity in Boiling Springs\, North Carolina. He is the author or editor of seven books\, including most recently Baptists\, Catholics\, and the Whole Church: Partners in the Pilgrimage to Unity (New City Press\, 2021). He is Co-Secretary for Phase III of the Baptist-Catholic international dialogue and served as a member of the Baptist delegations to the Anglican Communion\, and to pre-conversations with the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate. \nDr. Rosa Hunt is a Senior Research Fellow at IBTS\, Amsterdam. She is a minister of the Welsh-speaking Tabernacle Baptist Chapel in Cardiff\, Wales\, Co-Principal of Cardiff Baptist College\, and an honorary lecturer at Cardiff University. She is originally from Malta. Her interests include patristic hermeneutics and language in all its manifestations. She enjoys communicating the relevance of faith to everyday life and does this in a number of ways including presenting a programme on BBC Radio Wales. She also has a particular interest in contemplative spirituality. \nDr. Dale T. Irvin is the chair of Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network\, an adjunct at Georgetown University in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies\, a founding editor of the Journal of World Christianity\, and a founding faculty member of the New School of Biblical Theology.  He previously served on the faculty of New York Theological Seminary for 31 years\, the last 13 of those as President.  He is the author of a number of publications\, including History of the World Christian Movement with Scott W. Sunquist. \nDr. Elizabeth Newman is an Adjunct Professor of Theology at Duke University Divinity School and teaches in The Baptist House of Studies\, Union Presbyterian Seminary\, Richmond\, VA. Her most recent book is Living the Liturgy\, Enlarging the Baptist Vision (Baylor\, 2024).  She is Chair of the Baptist World Alliance Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity and Co-Chair of the Baptist delegation of Phase III of the international ecumenical dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church. \nDr. Rady Roldán-Figueroa a Professor of the History of Christianity at the Boston University School of Theology\, is a Puerto Rican scholar whose research engages a diversity of themes and topics in the history of Christianity from the 15th to the 20th century. He specializes in early modern global Christianity\, Christianity in colonial Latin America\, the intersectionality of Catholicism\, race\, and colonialism as well as the history of Christian spirituality. His most recent book is The Martyrs of Japan: Publication History and Catholic Missions in the Spanish World (Spain\, New Spain\, and the Philippines\, 1597–1700) (Brill\, 2021). \nORTHODOX SPEAKERS \nRev. Dr. Brandon Gallaher is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Exeter (Devon\, UK). He is a priest of the Ecumenical Patriarchate serving in the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. His publications include Freedom and Necessity in Modern Trinitarian Theology (OUP\, 2016)\, [with John Chryssavgis] The Living Christ: The Theological Legacy of Georges Florovsky (Bloomsbury\, 2021) and Kallistos Ware of Oxford (1934-2022): A Life in Pilgrimage (The Wheel\, 2024). He is currently co-editing Eastern Orthodoxy and World Religions: The Theology and Practice of Inter-Religious Encounter in the Contemporary Christian East (Forthcoming Brill\, 2025). \nRev. Dr. Philip Halikias is the Chief Equity and Compliance Officer and Adjunct Professor of Orthodox-Catholic Relations and Ecumenism at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He focuses on Ecumenical and Interfaith work through the National Council of Churches’ Faith and Order Commission and Muslim-Christian Dialogue. He is an active participant and contributor to the North American Orthodox-Catholic Consultation and is currently representing the Orthodox church on the editing team for the World Council of Churches Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Fr. Philip serves the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Manchester\, New Hampshire\, and lives in Massachusetts with his family. \nV. Rev. Dr. Philip LeMasters is Professor of Religion and Director of the Honors Program at McMurry University (Abilene\, TX). An Archpriest of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America\, he is a member of the Board of Trustees at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary\, where he has also taught as an adjunct Professor of Christian Ethics. His most recent book is Sex and Salvation (SVS Press\, forthcoming 2025). A Senior Fellow in the Orthodoxy and Human Rights Project of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University\, his research focuses on applied issues in Orthodox social ethics. \nBenjamin Malian is a graduate student of theology at Holy Cross School of Theology\, where his work-study is at the Huffington Ecumenical Institute. Originally from Michigan\, he completed undergraduate studies at Michigan State University. His academic training is in the field of international relations\, with a concentration in sustainable community design and development. He is interested in exploring Orthodox visions of communal belonging and sacramental ecology. \nDr. Teva Regule is an Adjunct Professor at Boston College. She received her M. Div. from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and her Ph. D. in Systematic Theology from Boston College. Her doctoral work focused on liturgical theology and history. Throughout her life\, she has been an active member of the Orthodox Church. Dr. Regule is the immediate past president of the Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA). At present\, she serves on the board of the St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess\, an initiative that aims to educate the faithful about the historical female diaconate and advocate for its revival to meet the ministerial needs of the church and society for today. \nRt. Rev. Dr. Anthony (Vrame) of Synada is the Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press\, Adjunct Associate Professor\, and Acting Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He is an auxiliary bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America\, Ecumenical Patriarchate. He was a member of the Faith and Order Commission from 2004-2019 and Chair of the Commission from 2005-2013 for the National Council of Churches in Christ\, USA. Currently\, he is a member of the Convening Table on Christian Education and Faith Formation of the NCC and serves on the Board of Directors of Friendship Press. He was President of the Orthodox Theological Society in America from 2007-2009. He is the author of The Educating Icon: Teaching Wisdom and Holiness in the Orthodox Way (Holy Cross Orthodox Press\, 1999) and many articles on Orthodox Christian religious education and the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States. \n  \n  URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/baptist-orthodox-colloquium/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241205T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20241108T212045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T224026Z UID:1461-1733425200-1733432400@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:Bishop Themi in Conversation with Fr. John Chryssavgis DESCRIPTION:We are honored to announce an inspirational evening with Bishop Themistocles\, renowned for his journey from Australian rock n roll fame in the 1960s\, from atheism to faith\, and his missionary dedication and transformative ministry in Sierra Leone. With a life of service to the poor and advocacy for the marginalized\, Bishop Themi is a beacon of hope in the marginalized communities he serves. His work has brought education\, healthcare\, and pastoral guidance to many\, creating lasting change across the region. This is an opportunity to learn firsthand about the realities of serving in one of the world’s most vulnerable areas in Sierra Leone and gain a deeper understanding of the ways that faith\, love\, and resilience can uplift entire communities. \nRegister via email at hei@hchc.edu. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/bishop-themi-in-conversation-with-fr-john-chryssavgis/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/50791FEA-22DF-4AD3-A654-2AC423CD49FD_1_201_a.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241122 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20241112T155745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T230037Z UID:1469-1732060800-1732233599@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:The National Jewish-Christian Dialogue to be held at Hebrew College and Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology DESCRIPTION:On November 20-21\, the National Jewish-Christian Dialogue was held at Hebrew College and Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology\, where it was hosted by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute. Co-sponsored by the National Council of Churches and the National Council of Synagogues\, this dialogue has convened for decades\, but with renewed vigor in recent years.  Dr. Antonios Kireopoulos\, NCC Associate General Secretary and a co-convener of the dialogue\, commented:  “We are grateful that the strong bond of friendship that has been built among the dialogue’s participants over the years allows us to frankly discuss critical issues\, especially the painful and distressing issues that have been with us since October 7\, 2023.  This is certainly a testament to the commitment we share in engaging faithfully with one another.”The dialogue included representatives from many Christian communions and Jewish organizations in the US\, who assembled to study theological matters and address societal concerns here in the US and abroad.  On meeting at Hellenic College/Holy Cross\, Dr. Kireopoulos added:  “We are grateful for the opportunity to continue our discussions while enjoying the hospitality of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute and the wider HCHC community.” \nNational Jewish-Christian Dialogue Opening Remarks offered by Fr. John Chryssavgis (Full Transcript) \n  URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/the-national-jewish-christian-dialogue-to-be-held-at-hebrew-college-and-hellenic-college-holy-cross-greek-orthodox-school-of-theology/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image001.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241112T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20241108T204817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241115T204643Z UID:1458-1731438000-1731445200@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:The International Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue (November 12\, 2024_Event) DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a discussion on the history and the development of The International Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue\, featuring His Eminence Isaias\, Metropolitan of Tamassos (Cyprus)\, and Prof. Jennifer Wasmuth\, University of Göttingen (Germany). Relations between the Lutheran World Federation began with the Ecumenical Patriarchate as early as 1967\, while the international Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission met for the first time in Finland\, in 1981. Since then\, several joint statements have been issued on various topics\, such as “Salvation: Grace\, Justification and Synergy” (1998)\, “Baptism and Chrismation as Sacraments of Initiation into the Church” (2004)\, and most recently on “The Holy Spirit\, the Church\, and the World” (2019–2024)\, including a statement on the “filioque”. \nSpeakers: \nProf. Dr. Jennifer Wasmuth\, “Ecumenical Paths: 40 Years of Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue and Understanding” (Full Transcript and Presentation) \nHis Eminence Isaias\, Metropolitan of Tamassos\, “Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)” (Full Transcript) \nRecording: TBA URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/the-international-lutheran-orthodox-dialogue/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/0D1FA397-26BB-4771-AF23-6DA289386044.png ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241115 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240621T193717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T213606Z UID:1326-1731283200-1731628799@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:OFFICIAL ORTHODOX-LUTHERAN DIALOGUE (Planning Meeting) DESCRIPTION:The Planning Committee of the Pan-Orthodox Dialogue with the World Lutheran Federation will meet in Boston to prepare for their forthcoming 19th Plenary Session. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/official-orthodox-lutheran-dialogue-planning-meeting/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241023T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241023T203000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240917T171959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T171959Z UID:1411-1729710000-1729715400@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:“Night in the Desert: An Ancient Monastic Ecology of Darkness.” DESCRIPTION:“The hesychia of the night is enough for us if our thoughts are wakeful towards God.” This saying from the Apophthegmata Patrum suggests the importance of the night in early Christian monastic experience. This talk will consider the meaning of night in the desert as early Christian monks lived and imagined it. It will also ask how this ancient monastic “ecology of darkness” can help us recover a sense of the immense value of the night at a moment when the twenty-four-hour economy and unceasing light pollution are threatening to banish darkness completely from our world.” \nAbout the Speaker\nDouglas E. Christie\, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is the author of The Word in The Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism (Oxford\, 1993)\, The Blue Sapphire of the Mind: Note for a Contemplative Ecology (Oxford\, 2012) and The Insurmountable Darkness of Love: Mysticism\, Loss and the Common Life (Oxford\, 2022). He has been awarded fellowships from the Luce Foundation\, the Lilly Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. From 2013 to 2015\, he served as Co-director of the Casa de la Mateada study abroad program in Córdoba\, Argentina\, a faith-based program rooted in the Jesuit vision of education for solidarity. He lives with his family in Los Angeles. \nIn-Person | To register please fill out the following form. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ\n \n\n  URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/night-in-the-desert-an-ancient-monastic-ecology-of-darkness/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1C7CA993-FCD4-4753-A9F0-8BB7197FAA7E.png ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241012 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240508T161327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T154550Z UID:1270-1728000000-1728691199@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:Anglican-Orthodox Dialogue [Plenary] DESCRIPTION:At the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America\, the next plenary meeting of the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue (ICAOTD) will be hosted by Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in October 2024. \nThe Commission has identified “The Mission of the Church in the World Today” and “Christian Formation” as the focus of its conversation in Brookline\, MA. The last meeting has just concluded in Jerusalem\, where it was hosted by the Anglican Church. \nIn announcing this Dialogue\, Archbishop Elpidophoros commented\, “It is an immense honor to host one of the most important dialogues of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the first time officially within the Archdiocese and at the Huffington Ecumenical Institute on the campus of our beloved seminary\, where it will serve to showcase the ecumenical vision of our Patriarch throughout our communities. I look forward to welcoming the members of the commission.” \nThe dialogue is the oldest ongoing bilateral theological conversation between the Anglican Communion and the Orthodox Church. The current Dialogue is co-chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium (Orthodox) and His Grace Bishop Michael Lewis in Jerusalem (Anglican). Orthodox participants comprise representatives of Autocephalous Churches from all over the world: including but not only from Alexandria and Antioch\, to Jerusalem and Georgia\, as well as Greece and Cyprus. Anglican participants range from Australia and Canada\, England and the Middle East\, as well as Brazil and Ceylon. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/anglican-orthodox-dialogue-plenary/ LOCATION:Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Ave\, Brookline\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EDE566FA-7A74-41D9-A4AA-E9C5F0E541D8.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240919T163000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240919T180000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240917T170354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T170354Z UID:1408-1726763400-1726768800@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:Persecution Economies: Violence and the Transnational Politics of Migration Between the Middle East and the United States. DESCRIPTION:We are very excited to invite you to the first lecture in Sarah Riccardi-Swartz’s Global Orthodoxy and International Politics Lab @ Northeastern University\, on September 19th\, 2024 at Northeastern University Boston campus. Candice Lukasik\, Assistant Professor of Religion at Mississippi State University\, will give a talk titled “Persecution Economies: Violence and the Transnational Politics of Migration Between the Middle East and the United States.” This talk will examine how Coptic and Assyrian communities are shaped by\, and respond\, to local and global forces of authoritarianism and imperial intervention that perpetuate violence and propel migration. \nThe event runs Thursday\, September 19th\, from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM. This is a hybrid event and a team link will be sent to all who RSVP. Please go to the link to fill out the RSVP form provided. \n(THIS EVENT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HUFFINGTON ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE AT HCHC OR HELLENIC COLLEGE HOLY CROSS) URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/persecution-economies-violence-and-the-transnational-politics-of-migration-between-the-middle-east-and-the-united-states/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/75D7A821-3D9E-4740-92C8-07D53B160CEC.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240913 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240531T144806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T170732Z UID:1274-1725926400-1726185599@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On the Road: Earth -One Sustainable Planet For All- A Call To Action. Change is Possible DESCRIPTION:On September 10\, 2024\, Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis\, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Executive Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross will be the keynote speaker at the Ecological Symposium in Rethymno titled “EARTH: ONE SUSTAINABLE PLANET FOR ALL – A call to action. Change is possible.”. The Holy Metropolis of Rethymno and Avlopotamos\, the University of Crete\, and the Goulandri Museum of Natural History are the organizers of the Symposium which is part of the anniversary events for the completion of 200 years since the martyrdom of the Holy Four New Martyrs\, Manuel\, Angel\, Georgiou\, and Nikolaou (1824-2024) in Rethymno. They will include speeches by experts in the field raising awareness and addressing the climate crisis. \nThe Symposium is under the auspices of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew\, and the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. His All-Holiness will be represented by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Dimitrios of Prinkiponnesos. \n\n\nPlease click here to access the final program agenda (Σχέδιο Προγράμματος Συμποσίου) \n\n\n  URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-earth-one-sustainable-planet-for-all-a-call-to-action-change-is-possible/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240903 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240508T155853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T201108Z UID:1259-1724889600-1725321599@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On the Road: Halki Summit VI DESCRIPTION:WATER: SPIRIT AND SCIENCE\nExploring Spiritual and Scientific Perspectives\nWater is the most vital and inseparable of every ecosystem and provides the lifeblood of every community. Every living organism\, like every human being\, needs for survival and growth. In brief\, water is life—physical and spiritual. Water is also considered sacred\, comprising a symbol of life and renewal\, as well as of repentance and purification. \nHalki Summit VI brings together theologians and scientists including Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis\, Executive Director at Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC to explore the scriptural and liturgical\, as well as the philosophical and historical sacredness of water in the Church\, but also the technical and technological significance of water and wastewater management for sustainability\, development\, and well-being in local and global communities. The overarching theme of the summit will be faith and religion in partnership for environmental justice. \n  URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-halki-summit-vi/ LOCATION:Heybeliada\, Turkey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240705 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240621T133317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T025113Z UID:1317-1719705600-1720137599@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:HEI On the Road: Join Us at the 47th Biennial Clergy - Laity Congress DESCRIPTION:Please stop by our booth\, attend a workshop\, or participate in a panel discussion. Below is a sample schedule of our participation in this groundbreaking event. We are looking forward to seeing you in San Diego! \nTuesday\, July 2\, 2024\nEcumenical Families: A Pastoral\, Theological and Canonical Approach \n\n\nPresented by: Rev. Dr. Patrick Viscuso\, Rev. Dr. Philip Halikias\, Dr. Despina Prassas\, Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis\n\n \nThe mystery of marital unity in Christ speaks to the communion of faith. It has special pastoral\, canonical\, and theological meanings when related to the icon of marriage and family as the “little Church”\, according to the expression developed by Saint John Chrysostom. Many ecumenical families (couples from different Christian denominations)\, also known as mixed marriages\, call for a renewed compassionate\, and pastorally inspired approach. This panel discussion will focus on new pastoral\, canonical\, and theological responses to this common reality. In this regard\, the panelists will focus on the latest groundbreaking document published by the North American Orthodox–Catholic Theological Consultation: “The Pastoral Care of Mixed Marriages: Neither Yours or Mine – But Ours”. This panel will be offered in collaboration with the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross.\n\n \nWomen in Orthodoxy: Past\, Present\, and Future Roles \nPresented by: Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis\, Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou Kyrou\, Dr. Helen Creticos Theodoropoulos\, Sara Tsugranis\, Kyra P. Limberakis (MTS)\, Dr. Cary J. Limberakis\n\n \nThe Church is the unity of the faithful gathered into one Body under the headship of Christ\, and all of her faithful\, men and women\, old and young\, share both personally and collectively in the vocation to be the Church. In what ways have women lived and are living this vocation to be the Church in the world? This panel will reflect on the needs and experiences of women today\, and examine the vital ways in which women have served historically\, the roles they undertake today\, and possible paths of future service\, covering philanthropic\, pastoral\, liturgical\, administrative\, and educational roles. The panel aims to educate\, listen\, and identify actions that will encourage organized and systematic support for the dynamic participation of women in the Church. \nWednesday\, July 3\, 2024\nNurturing Orthodox Christians through Accessible Education\, Publications\, and Spiritual Formation \n\n\nPresented by: Dr. Bruce Beck\n\n \nThe mission of HCHC is “the formation and education of the person within the life of an Orthodox Christian community.” Our vision is “to be the intellectual\, educational\, and spiritual formation center of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.” This presentation will highlight several recent innovative initiatives that invigorate our educational outreach to everyone who wants to learn\, bringing the good news to places where people live and work.\n\n \nFully Human: Toward Full Participation of People with Disabilities in the Orthodox Church (Link to Video)\n\n\nPresented by: Pres. Kerry Pappas\, Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis\, Justin Heard\, Summer Kinard\n\n \nParticipants can expect an in-depth look at the efforts of the Fully Human ministry\, including those being made toward accessible worship for Deaf and blind persons\, how to create accessible Sunday School rooms and tailor educational materials for atypical learners\, and the vital importance of churches addressing physical access needs.\n\n \nPanelists will offer personal insight regarding their lived experience as caregivers and individuals with disabilities while emphasizing the theological connections related to the oneness of the Body of Christ and how the inclusion and valuing of people with varying abilities enhances the health and life of parishes. \nA significant portion of the session will be dedicated to an interactive Q&A session\, allowing attendees to engage with the panelists and delve deeper into the subject matter. URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/hei-on-the-road-join-us-at-the-47th-biennial-clergy-laity-congress/ LOCATION:Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/A12D9C81-4D68-4167-8796-75EC74BD2B60.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240417T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240417T210000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20240403T193039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T204747Z UID:1215-1713382200-1713387600@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:THE MONK AND THE CELL DESCRIPTION:The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC presents:\nTHE MONK AND THE CELL – The story of the desert of Mount Athos.\n Wednesday\, April 17\, 2024\, 7.30 pm | Maliotis Cultural Center of HCHC\nMeet Elder Nektarios\, a hieromonk from the Skete of St. Anne (just near what is called “the desert”) of Mt. Athos. A monk for over 40 years\, he is the Elder of the historic cell of the Holy Cross\, the oldest hermitage on Mt. Athos with uninterrupted monastic presence since the 1600s. \n Introduced by Fr. John Chryssavgis | Accompanied by Dr. Nikos Dimitriadis \nDr. Nikos Dimitriadis teaches World Religions at the American College of Thessaloniki as well as Ecology and Ethics in a Master‘s Program in Ecumenical Theology. He is President of the Center of Ecumenical\, Missiological\, and Environmental Studies (CEMES) at Thessaloniki\, GR. \nThis event is offered in collaboration with:\nthe HCHC Office of Student Life \n& \nthe Maliotis Cultural Center of HCHC\nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nRegister by filling out the form below or via email at the Huffington Institute \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/the-monk-and-the-cell/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BEFD4742-70CF-4752-8F2F-5C1885B46126.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240329 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20231007T050826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T205501Z UID:712-1711497600-1711670399@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:SYNODALITY: Envisioning the Future of the Church DESCRIPTION:A conversation on the significance and future of synodality as the structure and service of the Christian Church. The conference will convene Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox theologians from New England\, the United States\, and internationally to discuss the history and vision of the synodal system through the centuries as well as to assess how it should impact the wider ecumenical church. \n2024 SYNODALITY: Envisioning the Future of the Church Conference Schedule\nWednesday\, March 27\, 2024\n6.30 PM | Registration & Refreshments \n7.00 PM | Most Rev. Dr. Metropolitan Job of Pisidia\, Keynote Speaker | Fr. John Chryssavgis\, Chair \nHis Eminence Metropolitan Job of Pisidia is the Orthodox co-chairman of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Job is Dean of the Patriarchal Institute of Graduate Studies in Orthodox Theology (Geneva\, Switzerland). \nThursday\, March 28\, 2024\n9.00 AM | Registration \n9.30-11.00 AM | Session I | Synodality and the Global Community \nPanelists: Dr. Moira McQueen\, Dr. Massimo Faggioli\, Rev. Dr. Alexis Torrance | Presv. Maria Drossos\, Chair \nDr. Moira McQueen\, LL. B\, M.Div.\, Ph.D.\, DSL (Hon.) taught moral theology at St Michael’s Faculty of Theology\, University of Toronto\, until 2022 and is the Executive Director of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute. She authored the award-winning book Matters\, Bioethics Matters (re-published 2023) and Walking Together: A Primer on the New Synodality\, in 2022. She was the Canadian lay representative at the Second Synod on Marriage and the Family\, in 2015\, and served on the International Theological Commission\, 2014-19. \nDr. Massimo Faggioli is a Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova University. His publications include The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis. Moving Toward Global Catholicity (2020) and The Oxford Handbook of Vatican II (2023)\, which he co-edited with Catherine Clifford. He is a member of the steering committee for the project “Vatican II: Legacy and Mandate” for the intercontinental commentary of Vatican II. He lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife and their two children. \nRev. Dr. Alexis Torrance is the Archbishop Demetrios Associate Professor of Byzantine Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is a Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne and serves as Orthodox Co-Secretary of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. He recently authored Human Perfection in Byzantine Theology: Attaining the Fullness of Christ (Oxford University Press\, 2020). \n11.00-11.30 AM | Break \n11.30-1.00 PM | Session II | Synodality and the Local Community \nPanelists: Dr. Valerie Karras\, Rev. Dr. William Clark\, Rev. Dr. Cyril Hovorun | Rev. Dr. Philip Halikias\, Chair \nValerie Karras\, Ph.D.\, Th.D.\, has earned doctorates from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and The Catholic University of America. She has taught historical theology and church history at several institutions\, including Hellenic College/Holy Cross\, Saint Louis University\, and Southern Methodist University. Dr. Karras has published numerous articles in edited volumes and peer-reviewed academic journals and has been involved in ecumenical consultations for the World Council of Churches. She served on the board of the North American Academy of Ecumenists and currently serves as vice president of the Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis. \nRev. Dr. William Clark\, SJ\, Associate Professor of Religious Studies\, College of the Holy Cross (Worcester\, MA)\, received the Doctorate in Sacred Theology from Weston Jesuit School of Theology (Cambridge\, MA ) and teaches courses in Catholic doctrine\, church community\, and Christian prayer. He is the author of A Voice of Their Own: The Authority of the Local Parish (Liturgical Press\, 2005); A Theology of the Parish (Paulist Press\, 2022); and co-editor of Collaborative Parish Leadership (Lexington Books\, 2016). \nArchimandrite Cyril Hovorun is a Professor of Ecclesiology\, International relations\, and Ecumenism at Sankt Ignatios College\, University College Stockholm\, and a Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He was a chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church\, first deputy chairman of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church\, and later research fellow at Yale and Columbia Universities\, visiting professor at the University of Münster in Germany. \n1.00-2.30 PM | Lunch \n2.30-4.00 PM | Session III | Synodality and the Role of Laity \nPanelists: Dr. Mary Ann Hinsdale\, Dr. Robin Darling Young\, Dr. Marcus Plested | Rev. Dr. Luke Veronis\, Chair \nDr. Mary Ann Hinsdale\, IHM\, a native of Chicago\, IL\, is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Boston College and a vowed member of the Sisters\, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Monroe\, Michigan). Professor Hinsdale has taught theology at the undergraduate\, seminary\, and doctoral levels for over forty years. Her specializations are Theological Anthropology\, Ecclesiology\, and Feminist Theologies. She is co-editor (with Stephen Okey) and contributor to the T & T Clark Handbook of Theological Anthropology (Bloomsbury\, 2021). \nDr. Robin Darling Young is Ordinary Professor of Church History at the Catholic University of America. She has served on the Eastern Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue and the Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue. Prof. Darling Young is a member of the International Theological Commission of the Roman Catholic Church. She has translated and/or critically edited texts in the Armenian\, Greek\, and Syriac traditions of early Christianity\, and was the chief editor and translator of Evagrius of Pontus: The Gnostic Trilogy (2023). She is currently at work on a monograph on the philosophy and ethics of Evagrius of Pontus. \nDr. Marcus Plested is a Professor of Greek Patristic and Byzantine Theology at Marquette University. He gained his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 1999 under the supervision of Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. He is a member of the St Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group. His most recent book was Wisdom in Christian Tradition: The Patristic Roots of Modern Russian Sophiology (Oxford: OUP 2022). \n4.00-4.30 PM | Break \n4.30-5.00 PM | Rev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian\, Closing Remarks | Fr. John Chryssavgis\, Chair \n5.00 PM | Chapel \nFor more information or to RSVP please use the form below or email HEI at hei@hchc.edu. 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DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence “Playing God?” | Theological\, Ethical & Pastoral Perspectives.\nIn 2014\, Elon Musk told a crowd at MIT “With AI we are summoning the demon“! Is such technological advancement an ally or an adversary? And is it moral\, amoral\, or immoral? Should the rapid emergence of AI be welcomed with cheer\, criticism\, or caution? If we can harness AI for the enrichment of biotechnology\, education\, and religion\, then what might be the ethical and practical repercussions for our communities and churches? Join us in a conversation with leading scientists\, bioethicists\, and theologians.  \nPanel Speakers:\nConstantinos Daskalakis is a Professor of Computer Science at MIT\, working on Algorithms\, Game Theory\, Economics\, Probability Theory\, and Machine Learning. His work has resolved long-standing problems about the computational complexity of Nash equilibrium and multi-item auctions and now focuses on machine learning. He has received several distinguished awards including\, in 2018\, the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize from the International Mathematical Union. \nTheo Nicolakis\, Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate\, is the Chief Information Officer for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. With advanced degrees in theology and technology management\, he has guided technological innovation and leveraged technological disruptions for the Orthodox Church over three decades. He founded the GOARCH.org website\, Online Chapel\, GOA mobile apps\, and AppleTV services\, serving also as CIO for the Holy and Great Council. \nConstantine Psimopoulos is a trained kinesiologist and bioethicist\, currently teaching Bioethics and Responsible Conduct of Science at Harvard Medical School (HMS)\, and Research Ethics at Johns Hopkins and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine\, he is affiliated with the Center for Bioethics at HMS\, researching public health ethics\, social justice\, AI\, and theological bioethics. \nGayle Woloschak is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Before that\, she was a Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. Her current research is in the areas of radiation biology and nanotechnology. She received her Ph.D. from the Medical College of Ohio and completed her postdoctoral training at Mayo Clinic. She also holds a D.Min. in Eastern Christian Studies from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. \nAgenda: \n6:00 PM – 6:30 PM \nRegistration and Reception \n6:30 PM – 8:00 PM \nIntroductions | Fr. John Chryssavgis \nAI and its limitations | Dr. Daskalakis \nAI and its social-ethical dimensions | Dr. Psimopoulos \nAI and its bioethical dimensions | Dr. Woloschak \nAI and its pastoral dimensions | Mr. Nicolakis \nQ&A \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nLive-streamed | Recorded | Register by filling out the form below or send us an email at hei@hchc.edu. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/artificial-intelligence-playing-god/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/3F1D6E7F-D2F5-405F-9915-90788FD8BACC.png ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20231212T183000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20231212T200000 DTSTAMP:20260426T002703 CREATED:20231130T163458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T204156Z UID:1009-1702405800-1702411200@huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu SUMMARY:“O JERUSALEM\, JERUSALEM” (MT 23.37) DESCRIPTION:THE CHRISTIANS OF PALESTINE\nAs horrific violence escalates in Israel and Palestine\, much of the public discourse has reduced the conflict to a binary world of Jews and Muslims. Yet\, the place of conflict is also the historic home of Christianity\, with Christians living in Gaza\, the West Bank\, Jerusalem\, and elsewhere. Who are the Arab and Palestinian Christians of the “Holy Land” and what do Christians living in the US need to know about their lived experiences now? \nJoin local Palestinian Christians living in Massachusetts\, pastors who have served in the region\, scholars\, and journalists for a panel discussion about the longing and lament of those with close ties to the region. Hear what you can do to be in solidarity and prayer.\nThis event is jointly organized by The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC and The Massachusetts Council of Churches. \nDate | Time:\nTuesday\, December 12\, 2023\n5:00 PM Orthodox Vespers at the Holy Cross Chapel\, HCHC\n5:45 PM Reception at the Maliotis Cultural Center (Lobby)\n6:30-8:00 PM Panel Discussion at the Maliotis Cultural Center (2nd Floor Wing) \nLocation:\nHellenic College-Holy Cross\n50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline MA 02445 \nParking:\nSpaces available beneath the Chapel and at the Maliotis Cultural Center \nFurther Information:\nFor more information and to RSVP\, fill out the form below or email the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at hei@hchc.edu. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/event/the-christians-of-palestine/ LOCATION:The Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross\, 50 Goddard Avenue\, Brookline\, MA\, 02445\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://huffingtoninstitute.hchc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/D168B0B8-A102-43AD-AD19-2E9A7BD2BC2E-e1701722281651.png ORGANIZER;CN="Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC":MAILTO:HEI@hchc.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR