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The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross aims to address contemporary issues and social challenges facing our century and the world through ecumenical dialogue and theological scholarship.

10/28/2026

Δύο φαινομενικά απροσδόκητες συναντήσεις, με τον Οικουμενικό Πατριάρχη Βαρθολομαίο και την Τζέιν Γκούντολ, αποκτούν ένα κοινό σημείο αναφοράς μέσα από τις συνομι....

10/27/2026

What is the Ecumenical Patriarchate? Who is Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew?

This spring, Holy Cross School of Theology will offer a revised course entitled “The Ecumenical Patriarchate: Yesterday and Today” proposed by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute and approved by the faculty. The course will present the history and traditions of the Ecumenical Patriarchate through the centuries; special focus will be given to the ministry and initiatives of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

The core course has been expanded from the previous course that introduced students to the history of the Church of Constantinople in the first millennium and during the Ottoman Period, the liturgy and chant at the Phanar, as well as the local and global perspectives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States and throughout the world. Students will now also learn about the extraordinary developments of the Orthodox Church under the spiritual leadership and patriarchal tenure of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

The course will be jointly offered by Fr. Bartholomew Mercado, Ph.D. (HCHC) and Dr. Stylianos Charalambidis (University of Thessaloniki). It will be introduced and concluded by Fr. John Chryssavgis.

📨 Interested in registering? Email us at [email protected].

The class is required for HCHC M.Div. students slated to participate in the St. Helen’s Pilgrimage to Greece, Mount Athos, and Constantinople, but is open to all students including non HCHC students.

Photo Credit: Photo by Nikolaos Manginas

10/16/2026

This spring, the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross will offer a course on disability and the Church.

Announced during the 2026 Clergy-Laity Congress, the class is entitled “The Broken Body of Christ” and will be offered by Subdeacon Jeremy Swartz and Fr. John Chryssavgis.

📨 Interested in registering? Email us at [email protected].

The course will draw on Scripture, the Church Fathers, liturgical theology, contemporary scholarship, and lived experience to examine disability, healing, suffering, and communion through the lens of the Body of Christ, tracing the history of disability within Christianity and exploring paths forward.

Photo Credit: Orthodox Observer/Jeremy Swartz

10/15/2026

📌Μόλις παραλάβαμε δύο εξαιρετικά βιβλία που έγιναν σε συνεργασία με το Ινστιτούτο Huffington στην Βοστόνη.
👉Βαρθολομαίος, 35 χρόνια Πατριαρχίας. Το ανθρώπινο πρόσωπο ενός αρχαιου θεσμού.
https://www.akritasbooks.gr/gre/bartholomaios-35-chronia-patriarchias
👉Jane Goodall & ο σπόρος της οικολογικής συνείδησης
https://www.akritasbooks.gr/gre/jane-goodall-o-sporos-tis-oikologikis-syneidisis
👉Επιμελητής και των δύο βιβλίων : π. Ιωάννης Χρυσαυγής, Αρχιδιάκονος του Οικ. Θρόνου και Δ/ντής του Ινστιτούτου Huffington στη Βοστόνη.
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10/14/2026

Join us tomorrow as we discuss the environmental crisis and what it demands of us, both individually and collectively.

🗓️ The event, "Living with Planetary Boundaries," will take place Thursday, October 15, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Maliotis Cultural Center.

Humanity has, in many ways, fallen short of living in balance with the natural world—a shortcoming that suggests policies and technologies alone may not be enough, and that a broader spiritual rethinking may also be necessary.

How can life continue to flourish within planetary boundaries? And to what extent does this challenge require a deeper transformation in our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world?

At tomorrow’s event, Alexandra Mitsotaki, president and co-founder of the World Human Forum, and Fr. John Chryssavgis, HEI’s Executive Director, will explore these questions and more.

We hope you’ll join us!

10/13/2026

Living with Planetary Boundaries
How can humanity learn to live in balance with the natural world?
Join Alexandra Mitsotaki, President and Co-Founder of the World Human Forum, in conversation with Fr. John Chryssavgis, Professor of Theology and Executive Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute, to explore what the environmental crisis demands of us, and whether a deeper transformation in our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world may be needed.
Moderated by Nicolas Prevelakis of the Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University.
📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM (ET)
📍 Maliotis Cultural Center, Hellenic College Holy Cross, Brookline, Massachusetts
Co-sponsored by the Huffington Ecumenical Institute, the Maliotis Cultural Center, the World Human Forum, and the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece at Harvard University.

10/13/2026

Fr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne and Executive Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC, participated in an international conference organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chantilly, France, from October 5–8, 2026, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, held in Crete in June 2016.

The conference brought together scholars and representatives from Orthodox Autocephalous Churches to reflect on the Council’s decisions, documents, reception, and continuing significance for the life of the Orthodox Church.

Fr. John chaired a special panel devoted to the reception of the Council of Crete and the development of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s social document, For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church, published in 2020. The panel featured presentations by Rev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian (Commission member for the document), Rev. Dr. Dietmar Schon (author of two books on the document) and Rev. Dr. Stephanie Dietrich (Faith and Order moderator of the WCC).

Drawing on his experience as Press Officer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Council of Crete and as facilitator of the Special Commission that produced the document, he addressed the relationship between the two, and between the principles of conciliarity and primacy in the Church.

Fr. John said the conciliar life of the Orthodox Church is “scarcely neat, rarely predictable, and hardly efficient,” because conciliarity “depends upon consensus rather than imposition, upon persuasion rather than domination.”

The Council of Crete, he said, offers a revealing example of this.

“Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew worked patiently and persistently with every Orthodox Autocephalous Church,” Fr. John said. “Yet patience did not mean passivity. His All-Holiness also knew when to stand firm: to uphold what had been agreed, to guide the completion of the documents, and ultimately to ensure that the Council actually took place.”

Read the full article at the link in the comments below. Photo courtesy of Fr. John Chryssavgis

10/13/2026

Who are the influential personalities and visionaries behind the ecumenical movement?

This spring, the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross will offer a course exploring the contributions of key figures who have shaped the cause of Christian unity across denominational boundaries.

The class is entitled “The Ecumenical Movement: The Visionaries” and will be offered by Fr. Nicolas Kazarian, Ph.D.

📨 Interested in registering? Email us at [email protected].

From early pioneers to modern-day visionaries such as Pope Paul VI, Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, this course will examine the diverse array of individuals, clergy and laity alike, who have played pivotal roles in fostering dialogue, reconciliation, and cooperation among different Christian traditions.

Through in-depth study and analysis of their writings, speeches, and actions, students will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and dynamics of the ecumenical movement, and how these personalities have left an indelible mark on its history and trajectory.

Photo Credit: Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

10/13/2026

Last week, Fr. John Chryssavgis was in Chantilly, France, for an international conference organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate marking the 10th anniversary of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church.

Fr. John chaired a special panel on the reception of the Council and the development of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s social document, For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church. He also participated in the concluding session reflecting on the Council’s significance and its prospects for the future.

The conference brought together scholars and representatives from across the Orthodox world for several days of dialogue, reflection, and exchange.

10/13/2026

🔴Εκδόσεις Ακρίτας-Ινστιτούτο Huffington - Nέα έκδοση
👉Τιμητικός τόμος για τα 35 χρόνια Πατριαρχίας του Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχη Βαρθολομαίου
📍Ο 270ος Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης, κ.κ. Βαρθολομαίος το 2026 συμπληρώνει 35 χρόνια ως προκαθήμενος του ιστορικού και πρώτου τη τάξει ορθόδοξου εκκλησιαστικού θρόνου της Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Νέας Ρώμης.
Κατά τη διάρκεια της μακράς θητείας του, είναι βέβαιο πως έζησε σημαντικές στιγμές και ανέλαβε πλήθος ιστορικών πρωτοβουλιών.
📍Η παρούσα έκδοση αποβλέπει στο να παρουσιάσει τη διακονία αλλά και την προσωπικότητά του μέσα από ένα άλλο πρίσμα, πιο άμεσο και γι’ αυτό πιο αφανές και άγνωστο. Συγκεκριμένα, μέσα από τις συνεργασίες, τις σχέσεις και τις αναμνήσεις εκλεκτών συνεργατών του και προσωπικών του φίλων.
👉ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑΙΟΣ 35 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΙΑΣ,π. ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΧΡΥΣΑΥΓΗΣ
Το ανθρώπινο πρόσωπο ενός αρχαίου θεσμού
Α' έκδοση: Σεπτέμβριος 2026
ISBN: 978-618-5573-60-7
Διαστάσεις: 13 εκ. x 20 εκ.
Σελ: 160
https://www.akritasbooks.gr/gre/bartholomaios-35-chronia-patriarchias

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