Berkshire Town Sends Giant Cheese Ball to Washington
On this day in 1801, the Berkshire County town of Cheshire made a 1235-pound ball of cheese and shipped it to Washington, D.C. as a gift for the newly-elected P...
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Lambeth Conference
Well I do not usually comment on things going on in other churches but I thought I would comment on the Lambeth Conference in the Anglican Communion. This is th...
Unification
Word has reached us here in the Village of the vote at the Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas and the Romanian Episcopate to reunite ...
Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on Messiah
JERUSALEM – A 3-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet st...
In Congress, July 4, 1776
WHEN IN the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume am...
Orthodox Patriarch Says Dialogue Is Progressing
Notes That Church Will Also Celebrate Pauline Year VATICAN CITY, JUNE 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople says dialogue between the ...
Papal Greeting to Patriarch Bartholomew I
“Men and Women Feel a Growing Need for Certainty and Peace” VATICAN CITY, JUNE 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the Benedict XVI̵...
Tiny Shetland island declares independence
Editors Note: I love guys like this! The owner of a tiny island in off Scotland declared its independence from the United Kingdom on Saturday, saying he wanted ...
Orthodox-Catholic dialogue is necessary
Published by Father Joseph D. WallaceThu, June 19 2008 The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation met earlier this month to discuss how the t...
IOCC Mobilizes First Responders to Flood Stricken Midwest
Large sections of the U.S. farm belt are under water after a week of torrential rains. The worst flooding to hit the Midwest in 15 years has claimed two dozen l...