Blog entries - February 2008

Beyond Torture: The Gulag of Pitesti

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:38:17 +0100

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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.

I hope to post the entire documentary, without the Romanian subtitles, soon.

Standing Out and Winning Notoriety on the Internet

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:15:52 +0100

When 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.

That happened to me recently. I've written about the plight of the Assyrians in Iraq. The Assyrians are CRead More...

Video Tribute to Archbishop Demetrios

Seraphim Dankaert — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:23:22 +0100

This 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 ERead More...

Web 2.0 and the Small Business or Ministry

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:13:40 +0100

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?"

If you either don't know what Web 2.0 is, or if you do but Read More...

Early Christian Spirituality

Seraphim Dankaert — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:46:28 +0100

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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.

Fr. Roman Braga on Prayer & Imprisonment

Seraphim Dankaert — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:17:40 +0100

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 >>

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

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:48:04 +0100

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.

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But during the first weekend in February, 2008 in Ocala, Florida, I got to experience a Greekfest firsthand Read More...

Podcast Audience is Increasing

Jason Barker — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:41:31 +0100

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 18.5 million. They estimate that 2008 will see a 54 percent increase in active listeners (up to 10 million), and a 51 percent increase in total listeners (to 28 million). The total increase by 2012 is estimated to be 251 percent, with an active audience of 25 million and a total audience ofRead More...