As mentioned earlier, Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) is in the US on a Lenten lecture tour. Here is the first of what I hope will be a flurry of blog posts on his visit. In fact, if you don't have a blog, but want to report on one of the visits, just send me the text and I will post it.
From Lord, I have cried unto Thee...
The evening of Wednesday, 10 February, I was blessed to be able to attend a lecture by His Eminence Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Richmond, VA. The event was this year's offering by the Hellenic Society Paideia of Virginia, and the title of the presentation was Athens and Jerusalem: Hellenic Paideia and the Greek Fathers.
We (my wife and a friend) made the trek to Richmond from Newport News - only about an hour-and-a-half's drive - in the wake of a blizzard. Earlier in the day, a fast-moving squall carrying loads of snow swept through Virginia, leaving roads a mess and plenty of cars wrecked. By the time we left, though, the sky and the roads were equally clear and dry.
We arrived to find a nice-sized crowd gathering in the social hall just outside the side-entrance to the nave of the cathedral. There we met with my mother-in-law who lives in the Richmond area, and others from our neck of the woods that had made the trip. Amidst the sea of mini-reunions and quick introductions, there was the occasional cassock floating here and there. It was a mixed and excited crowd. Before long, we funneled into the cathedral and took our seats; we were all pleasantly surprised to see the cathedral filling to near-capacity, despite the day's dreary weather...
We (my wife and a friend) made the trek to Richmond from Newport News - only about an hour-and-a-half's drive - in the wake of a blizzard. Earlier in the day, a fast-moving squall carrying loads of snow swept through Virginia, leaving roads a mess and plenty of cars wrecked. By the time we left, though, the sky and the roads were equally clear and dry.
We arrived to find a nice-sized crowd gathering in the social hall just outside the side-entrance to the nave of the cathedral. There we met with my mother-in-law who lives in the Richmond area, and others from our neck of the woods that had made the trip. Amidst the sea of mini-reunions and quick introductions, there was the occasional cassock floating here and there. It was a mixed and excited crowd. Before long, we funneled into the cathedral and took our seats; we were all pleasantly surprised to see the cathedral filling to near-capacity, despite the day's dreary weather...
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