Discernment of Holiness and Holy Persons

Abstract
In this essay, the author discusses some of the key aspects of the Eastern Orthodox
understanding of holiness and holy persons. He highlights humanity’s vocation and
destiny in theosis, Orthodox hagiology and the process of canonization, as well as
iconography’s role in the discernment of holiness and holy persons.

Journal of Pentecostal Theology 2024/33, pp.165-177

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Interview with National Catholic Reporter

Small islands are settings for big messages as Francis heads to Cyprus, Greece

For Fr. Nicolas Kazarian, director of inter-Orthodox, ecumenical and interfaith relations for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, migration is an area in which Francis has “dived into our common witness.”

“I would say that Pope Francis is the hero of the ‘preferential option for the migrant,’ much as Pope John Paul II spoke about the ‘preferential option for the poor,'” Kazarian told NCR. “Protecting migrants has become an opportunity for rapprochement with the Orthodox Church and its involvement in ministering to them.”

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“The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinope: Power and Geopolitics”

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople today faces a contradictory situation. Being the first Church within the communion of Orthodox Churches for centuries, the ecclesiastical institution has lost most of its territory and members over the course of the 20th century…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: Power and Geopolitics” in Sebastian Rimestad & Vasilios N. Makrides (eds), Coping with Change. Orthodox Christian Dynamics between Tradition, Innovation and Realpolitik, Peter Lang, Berlin, 2020, 173-187

https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/19027

Religious Holidays under Lockdown: Praying and Celebrating in Unusual Ways

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In New York, Dr Nicolas Andre Kazarian, Ecumenical Officer, Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, similarly celebrated Easter holidays online.

“I have a small parish in south Manhattan, we don’t do any livestreams of services, but many of my fellow clergy used Facebook or YouTube to livestream events during Easter,” Kazarian said. “What we have been doing is reproducing the spiritual experience of being in church while staying at home.”

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Pâques autrement

 

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Je ne sais pas pour vous à Genève, mais ici à New York, où nous vivons depuis presque trois ans avec Lianna, Matthias et Émilie, la pandémie a eu un effet inattendu, il n’y a presque plus de trafic. La circulation est fluide. C’est une première ! Mais à quoi bon s’en réjouir lorsqu’il vous est demandé de rester à la maison. Certes, les conditions de confinement varient selon les pays, il n’en demeure pas moins que notre rapport au monde en général a considérablement changé. Mais ce changement nous suivra-t-il une fois la crise passée ? Certainement ! À quoi ressemblera notre vie après le ce confinement qui n’en finit pas ? Qu’adviendra-t-il de nos relations interpersonnelles après la distanciation sociale ? Et qu’en est-il de notre vie spirituelle après ne pas être allés à l’église pendant ce qui nous semble être à une éternité ?

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