A lecture by: Fr. Deacon Nicholas Denysenko Theological Studies, LMU Fr. Dorian Llywelyn, S.J. Theological Studies, LMU The Huffington Ecumenical Institute: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Reception; 6:00 p.m. Lecture: 7:00 p.m.  Free and open to the public, although registration is required.  Registration, directions and additional information: Katherine Lash (HEI Assistant) 310.338.1917. bellarmine.lmu.edu/ecumenical/Fall2010.htm On the […]

Are you baptized? Guess what, that makes you a mystic! St. Dionysius can help show you how to live that mystical vocation we call the Christian life. By a careful study of his famous Mystical Theology, in the context of his other writings, we will look at one of the most profoundly optimistic visions of […]

Second of a two part series examining the music and chanting traditions of the Western and Eastern Churches. Dr. Vladimir Morosan of www.musicarussica.com will present a workshop on the music and chant of the Orthodox Church. Location: St. George Serbian Orthodox Church 3025 Denver Street San Diego, CA 92117 619-276-5827    http://www.saintgeorgeinsd.com/ Cost: $10.00/person (includes lunch). […]

Speakers: Fr. Thomas Fitzgerald, Fr. Ronald Roberson. With Metropolitan Gerasimos, Bishop Tod Brown, Bishop Nicholas Samra Location: St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church 4949 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92604 (949) 733-2366 info@stpaulsirvine.org http://www.StPaulsIrvine.org $20.00/person Link to printable Flyer (PDF) Plus mail-in Registration Form below: Ecumenical Light of the East Conference 2-5-2011 Link to mail-in Registration Form (.doc) below: […]

Join the Byzantine Catholic monks in their celebration of part of the season of the Great Lent. In addition to joining the monks at prayer, workshops will help you see how everything about the Byzantine Rite: icons, music, fasting, prayers, church architecture and furnishings—everything!—is designed to engage the whole human person in an experience of […]

It is easy to stereotype Eastern Christianity as the “mystical” and “contemplative” sister of the active, socially-conscious West. But it is also true that Eastern Christians have their own approach to Christian ethics, revolving around the twin notions of divinization (theosis) and asceticism (askesis). We will discuss how this moral vision leads Eastern Christians to […]

Rome and the communion of churches: Bishop, Patriarch or Pope? The Orientale Lumen XV East Conference will be held in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference is Rome and the Communion of Churches. Plenary Speakers (confirmed): Metropolitan Jonah (Orthodox) Primate of the Orthodox Church of America Washington, DC Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia (Orthodox) Ecumenical […]

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“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” The Jesus Prayer is an ancient monastic means to “prayer of the heart.” This workshop will help put the contemplative Jesus Prayer tradition at the service of contemporary Christians who seek to encounter God, “heart to heart.” Presenter: Fr. Maximos Davies Holy Resurrection […]