Archdiocese News

News From the Antiochian Village, November 2024

Winter camp signups, video updates, a special appeal from Fr. Chris Shadid, and more!

Conventions and Conference Planning Meets to Tackle Challenges

The department’s members and other stakeholders met in person to discuss ways to make the Archdiocese’s largest gatherings more accessible for clergy and laity.

The Entrance of the Theotokos + November 21

"Today is the prelude of God's goodwill and the prophecy of the salvation of men. The Virgin appears openly in the temple of God and foretells Christ to all. So let us cry to her with loud voices: Rejoice, thou who art the fulfillment of the Creator's providence." +Apolytikion of the Feast, Tone 4

The Orthodox Spirit and the Nativity Fast

"Stubbornness and excessive rigor are rooted in hidden passions such as self-righteousness or vainglory. History has witnessed the downfall of many who, in their strictness, stifled and overwhelmed those under their guidance," Metropolitan Saba writes.

Metropolitan Saba Visits St. George Church of Allentown, Penn.

His Eminence preached on the parable of the rich man who wanted to build up his barns, only for God to require his soul immediately (Luke 12:16-21).

Memory Eternal! Archbishop Peter of ROCOR

"Needless to say, he was loved and well-respected by his clergy and faithful and will be missed," Metropolitan Saba writes in his letter of condolence.

The Christian Approach to Crises, Part Four

"Humans often wait for a miraculous intervention, a supernatural act, from God. When they don't see it, they question, 'Where is God?' Yet, it is certain that love changes people," says Metropolitan Saba.

Metropolitan Saba Hosts Annual Seminarians Dinner

The future priests and their families visited with their father in Christ in the annual tradition at the Archdiocese Headquarters.

To Prepare for Christmas, We Must Open Our Eyes

One of the reasons that we need these weeks of the Nativity Fast in preparation for Christmas is that, unlike the blind beggar, we often lack a sense of urgency about presenting our darkened souls to Christ for healing.