"To repeat, as it has been repeated many times before, Christian unity is possible only when all those who call themselves Christian embrace common doctrine bearing common definitions. Thus far, there has been only one church that has not changed its beliefs—the Eastern Orthodox Church. She should be the apex of unity. That is not the direction in which the ecumenical movement is moving; therefore, unaware of its ecclesial need, the ecumenical movement has lost its horizon."
Metropolitan Pavlos of N & S America spent the Saturday after Pascha of 1999 at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Ascension in Bearsville, NY. It was the first Divine Liturgy ever celebrated there. Holy Ascension became a Greek Orthodox Parish in early 2019.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPhsgSJ7UdI
Archimandrite Pavlos Stratigeas (Metropolitan of America; Emeritus) gives an introduction to the Greek Orthodox Church, and what it teaches. There are two sections to the program. We edited them together.
This program was recorded at the Cathedral of St. Markella in Astoria, NY in July of 1988 using a Portapak SONY U-matic VTR and camera. The tape is deteriorating but it is still quite viewable. The program is in English.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh2YUkG0YJk
A Short Poem by Vasso Dimitropoulos as read by the author.
Music by Jamie Sieber: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl23BL6MZFeKyJAEuTr_ykA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95rgZl4sD_A
Emmanuella, Kalliope, and Ioannis Chatzis chant, "Rejoice, O Bethany", on Lazarus Sunday - 2024, at the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Holy Ascension in Bearsville, NY.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JTU3edoe-g
Fr. Pavlos Stratigeas asks, and answers, the question of who is it that can save Hellenic civilization. This program was originally cablecast on October 3, 1989.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tgn9gX2hhk
Fr. Paul Stratigeas discusses the Truth that is Orthodox Christianity as compared to the errors of every other faith tradition. This program is in Greek. It was originally cablecast on Feb. 21, 1989 in NYC.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGtA4uxaoQ
Archimandrite Pavlos Stratigeas offers a homily on spiritual paralysis: when someone is dead, yet is walking; the walking dead. This program is in GREEK.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXfr5uhINdQ