Miscellaneous

Resources of interest to those seeking information on Eastern Christianity and/or ecumenism

Note: the links provided on this page are for reference only.  The Huffington Ecumenical Institute does not endorse any opinions or statements that may be expressed on the following sites.

Parishes Associated with Ecumenical Activities

• St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles
• St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church in Irvine, CA 
• Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Salt Lake City, UT   
• St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral, Los Angeles 
• All Saints of North America Russian Orthodox Church; links to outside resources on the Russian Orthodox Church 
• St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Irvine, CA  

General Information

Eastern Christianity

•  “Light of the East” series of podcasts regarding Eastern Christian influence on Western Christianity/culture.
• LA Greek Fest, annual event in Los Angeles held at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral.
• Audio files (MIDI format) of various Eastern Catholic Divine Liturgies and hymns.
• Current issue and archives of the Orthodox Observer, which reports news and events from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, as well as from other Greek Orthodox Metropolises, parishes, ministries, and organizations.  

Ecumenism

• Statements, announcements, and addresses related to dialogue between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Latin Church.  
• Article on Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople at the Mass for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
• A sermon of Pope Benedict XVI on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
• Reports of the North American Catholic-Orthodox Theological Consultation, sponsored jointly: on the Catholic side by the USCCB and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, on the Orthodox side by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of America (SCOBA).  
• Main site for the Society of St. John Chrysostom, an ecumenical group of clergy and lay people which promotes Eastern Christianity and Ecumenical Dialogue between the Eastern and Western Churches.
• The Orthodox Theological Society in America was organized under the auspices of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) to

1) promote Orthodox theology
2) cultivate fellowship and cooperation among Orthodox Christians
3) coordinate the work of Orthodox theologians in the Americas.

Miscellaneous

• Article: Follow the Call of Sts Peter and Paul
• Tours of holy sites in Eastern Christendom and the early Church
• Interview with Prof. Antoine Arjakovsky, an Orthodox Frenchman who teaches at the Ukrainian Catholic University.

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