Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
21 Jan 07: Synodal Youth Pilgrimage
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOSES
Unique youth pilgrimage to Egypt, Jerusalem and Palestine:
100 youth from 10 countries!
100 youth from 10 countries!
18 Jan 07: The Second Day of the Nativity of Christ
We offer our readers photographs of the divine services performed by His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand in his church (more…)
18 Jan 07: The 42nd Youth Conference “Purifying the Heart and Sanctifying the Soul” held in Adelaide.
In writing my report, I first thought to compare the situation of the prophet of the Old Testament, Lot, who lived in the city of Sodom, with that of the typical Russian living abroad, in the corrupt Western world today. But after an exhaustive reading of materials available on the internet, after the work of the Synod of Bishops was completed, I decided to look to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and her purpose; not her purpose according to mortals, but according to God.
31 Dec 06: An Orthodox Perspective on the Da Vinci Code
An Orthodox Perspective on the Da Vinci Code
Archpriest Nicholas
Lecture 10 from the 2004 Youth Conference
As Orthodox Christians, why would we bother worrying about, or even reviewing, a novel? In the 21st century, we are living in the post-Christian era. This does not mean that Society now considers Christianity redundant and outmoded, supplanted by modern philosophy and science, and even by new theology – end of story. This may well be the case, but it is not sufficient; Christianity must now be attacked and ‘proved’ wrong. How? (more…)
31 Dec 06: The Nature of the Soul
The Nature of the Soul
Priest David Moser
Lecture 11 from the 2004 Youth Conference
What is a soul? You know we talk a lot about the soul, but did you ever stop and try to figure out what it is we’re talking about? We talk about saving the soul, but what is it that we’re saving. Earlier we talked about some of the theories developed by psychologists that try to describe the inner workings of the person, and probably that is the closest secular description of the soul, but even psychology doesn’t fully grasp what the soul is. (more…)
31 Dec 06: Orthodox Latvia : St John of Riga
Orthodox Latvia : St John of Riga
Presented by Protodeacon Basil Yakimov
Author Unknown
Lecture 8 from the 2004 Youth Conference
Janis (John) Pommer was born to a peasant family in the district of Vendzen, Latvia in 1876. He had no Russian blood, even though he later showed a great love for Russia. His great-grandfather had been one of the first to accept the Orthodox Faith in this region, and as a result he had been subjected to severe persecution.
At that time there was a great interest in Orthodoxy among the peasants of Lithlandia, thanks to the preaching which had been begun in the Latvian language. (more…)
31 Dec 06: Identity and Intimacy
Identity and Intimacy
Priest David Moser
Lecture 5 from the 2004 Youth Conference
About 7 times a minute in Australia, as well as in the US a great miracle occurs, a child is born. From the moment of his birth each child begins to be shaped by his interaction with the world around him. At the very beginning, the child knows nothing of the world around him and he begins to figure out what the nature of this world is. (more…)
31 Dec 06: The Protection of the Mother of God: In History, and In our Lives
The Protection of the Mother of God: In History, and In our Lives
Priest James Carles
Lecture 1 from the 2004 Youth Conference
Vladika, Fathers, Brothers & Sisters:
My talk to you this morning is about ‘The Protection of the Mother of God: In History and In Our Lives’. In it I want to do two things. The first is to show what an active, life-and-history-changing help the Mother of God is to us. (more…)