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Great Concelebration of the Unity of Orthodoxy in the Netherlands
On Sunday, 22 March 2026, the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Rotterdam hosted the Great Concelebration of the Great Lent in the Netherlands, bringing together clergy, faithful, and distinguished guests from different Orthodox traditions in a moving witness to the unity of the Orthodox Church. Presided over by Metropolitan Athenagoras and marked by multilingual liturgical chanting, the celebration concluded with an agape reception and heartfelt gratitude for the many volunteers whose dedicated service made the event possible
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Take Up Your Cross: Reflections on the Third Sunday of Great Lent
On the Third Sunday of Great Lent, a wooden cross is carried into the middle of the church and placed there for the entire week — not as decoration, but as a summons. Fr Thomas Hopko, Emeritus Dean of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, reflects on what it truly means to venerate the cross: not merely to kiss it, incense it, or carry it in procession, but to pick it up. Drawing on Mark 8:34, the early Christian hymns of St Paul, and the missionary writings of St. Innocent of Alaska, this homily cuts to the heart of Lenten discipline — that to deny oneself and take up the cross is, in the end, simply to love. No matter what.
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The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas – A Sermon by Fr. John Behr
As part of the 2026 Orthodox Scholars Preach series, organized by the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University, we are pleased to share this sermon delivered on the Second Sunday of Great Lent — the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas — by the Very Rev. Dr. John Behr. This series brings together leading Orthodox scholars who offer short but
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Orthodox Disability Theology for Christian Communities
Dr. Petre Maican, Orthodox theologian, PhD, and author based in Brussels, is devoted to bridging theology and disability. His work confronts a pressing question: how can Orthodox communities truly welcome people with disabilities, autism, mental illness, and neurodiversity?
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