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Feb 27
2008

Beyond Torture: The Gulag of Pitesti

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This is Part 1 of an incredible, extremely well done documentary on the sufferings endured by many Orthodox Christians under the Communist government of Romania. Three prison survivors, including the well known priests Fr. Roman Braga and Fr. George Calciu, speak about their experiences and their faith.

Feb 22
2008

Standing Out and Winning Notoriety on the Internet

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churchs.jpgWhen a European journalist based in Ammam Jordan calls a writer in Central Florida for a comment on church bombings in Mosul, only to end up on a conference call with an Assyrian activist in Beirut - you know things have changed. The world is just not the same.

Feb 20
2008

Video Tribute to Archbishop Demetrios

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Archbishop MovieThis commemorative video is a tribute to Archbishop Demetrios of America on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of His Eminence's ordination to the Episcopacy. The video was originally presented at the annual Athenagoras Human Rights Award Banquent in October 2007, at which time the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate honored His Eminence with this pretigious award. WATCH NOW >>

Feb 18
2008

Web 2.0 and the Small Business or Ministry

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According to CIO magazine, a recent survey of over 200 CIO's for medium and small enterprises revealed that 83% of them were leveraging some kind of Web 2.0 technology. That is excellent news for those of us who are into the Web design space and don't care much for static Websites.

Unfortunately, many business professionals and Christian ministers will read that statistic and ask, "What is Web 2.0?"

Feb 15
2008

Early Christian Spirituality

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Rev. Fr. Stevan Bauman, priest of Joy All Who Sorrow Orthodox Church in Indianapolis, IN, talks about the teachings of early Christianity and the spirituality of Eastern Orthodoxy.

Feb 08
2008

Fr. Roman Braga on Prayer & Imprisonment

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In this Frontline inteview (requires Real Player), Archimandrite Roman Braga speaks about prayer and his 11-year confinement in Communist prison for the Faith. WATCH NOW >>

Feb 06
2008

On the Outside Looking In - Working a Greekfest as a Vendor

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Like a lot of other Orthodox Christians who spent time in a Greek parish, I've done my share of festival duty. Several years in the Gyros booth, a couple in the parish bookstore, one doing church tours - been there done that.

Feb 06
2008

Podcast Audience is Increasing

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eMarketer published an interesting article on Monday noting that the current active podcast audience (meaning people who download one or more podcasts per week) is 6.5 million, while the total audience is 18