600 years of brutal persecution by Turkish oppressors culminated in the Greek Genocide of Asia Minor. We’ll talk historical context and introduce Asa Jennings, the humble American who said “Enough!”
Why is September 1 a big deal for Orthodox Christians? We explore the purpose and history of the Ecclesiastical New Year, St. Symeón the Stylite, and the Green Patriarch.
Patriarchal Encyclical For the Indiction Published 8/27/20
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeo chants "Φως ιλαρόν" Joyous Light
Why Orthodox call Easter Pascha, the spiritual symbolism of red Easter eggs - and how Greeks square off in an egg cracking competition that will leave one egg standing.
Closing music: Holy Thursday Hymn Simeron kremate epi xilou featuring Iro Saia
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What Americans mean by “white,” Greek allies, and how a Greek Orthodox Archbishop rallied his flock to step up for Civil Rights at a time when conforming was the only way to succeed in America.
Archbishop Iakovos Reflects on Joining Dr. King to March on Selma
Hellenism and the Civil Rights Movement
The Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
Black Children Arrested & Assaulted in Birmingham/Children's Crusade