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Jeff has been a choir member and chanter, a member of a parish council, a Sunday School teacher, and an adviser to a metropolis-wide subcommittee on adult education. He has been blogging about his experiences in Orthodoxy since 2000. E-mail him at OrthodoxExaminer@gmail.com.

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Local churches contribute to Haiti disaster response

In Haiti, "the greatest immediate need is cash," says World Vision CEO, Richard Stearns. Stearns spoke today on a conference call, along...
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2009 review of Orthodox news

What were the big stories in Orthodoxy this year, near and afar? Archimandrite Dr. Elpidophoros Lambriniadis' speech at HCHC Metropolitan...
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The story of Christmas, Facebook style

Saint Paul writes that Jesus arrived "at the fullness of time?" But suppose that contemporary social media tools had been available back then......
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Putting the X back in Christmas

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The "War on Christmas" is in full swing. But consider the issue from the other side. Once upon a time, the entire activity of the Church...
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Favorite Advent songs

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Somewhere in the past century or two, Western culture stopped distinguishing between Advent music and Christmas music. The distinction is not minor,...
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Wife of slain Moscow priest issues statement

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Matuschka Julia Sysoieva, wife of slain priest Fr. Daniel Sysoieva, issued a statement to the Russian media this past week. Fr. Daniel was martyred in...
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First pan-Orthodox clergy retreat to develop unity

Is a pan-Orthodox American unity possible, and soon? The short answer is yes, especially now that the Ecumenical Patriarch has mandated the active...
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Conciliar Press prepares to move warehouse, lowers prices

Conciliar Press, the Orthodox publisher currently in the Bay Area's backyard, will be relocating its warehouse to a new midwest location in 2010. In...
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A call to avoid anti-social media

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Without genuine commitment to treating humanity humanely, social media quickly decays into anti-social media. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace,...
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Orinda church to host newlywed tune-up seminar

St. John the Evangelist Orthodox Church in Orinda, CA, will host a conference tomorrow, November 14, for newlyweds. Those who have been married for...
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