The Liturgy must go on. by Philip Chrysopoulos Turkish authorities notified the Ecumenical Patriarchate that the license for the yearly mass at Panagia Sumela Monastery in Trabzon is revoked. After five consecutive years during which it was allowed to have Orthodox Christian divine liturgy on August 15 at Panagia Sumela Monastery in Trabzon, this year the […]
How To Carve A Turkey Like A Man – And The One Thing You Must Do To Pull It Off
by Fr. John A. Peck This Thursday is National Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America, and a great national holiday. STEP ONE, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING This is the one thing you must do to get it right, so pay attention. Unlike those ‘other blogs’ that make you wait until the end […]
Turkey Leans Toward Opening Halki Seminary
After years of resistance, the Turkish government is considering allowing the re-opening of the closed Halki Seminary, the Anatolia News agency reported. Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said the institution should be reopened to educate clerics for the Orthodox community, saying “minorities have the same rights as us” while he was speaking at a conference […]
Halki Seminary Returned To The Orthodox
At its meeting today, the Council of Foundations – part of Turkey’s Directorate General for Foundations (VGM) – decided to return to the Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Halki, the Hill of Hope as it is called, 190 hectares of forest. The pine hill is 85 meters in height and located at the top […]