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Plans go ahead for Egypt Consultation
Following a recent meeting of the LOI board, plans are now well advanced for the next major LOI consultation. This will be a regional consultation for leaders from the Middle East and North Africa and will be held in Egypt in November 2019 at the invitation of the Coptic Church. The theme will be Christian…
Wisdom for today from the desert
One of our participants from the 2014 LOI Consultation has just published a review of a very interesting book by one of our 2013 participants. In 2014 Dr. Brad Nassif was sadly unable to join us in Albania but recommended that we invite Tekletsadik Belachew from Ethiopia – a very good recommendation. Now Tekle has…
Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky
LOI wishes to pay tribute to Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky, who fell asleep in Christ on 3 August 2021. For more information, see the announcement by St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary at https://www.svots.edu/alumni-news/memoriam-protopresbyter-leonid-kishkovsky. Fr Leonid’s extensive ecumenical experience and contacts meant that he was able to be a great help and encouragement to LOI in its early…
Anglican and Oriental Orthodox leaders meet
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Violence, Risk and the Prince of Peace
In the wake of violent attacks around the world – in Beirut, Paris, on a Russian plane over Egypt, and this week in San Bernardino, USA – US presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for new walls to be erected, walls to keep all Muslims out of the USA. Fr. Luke Veronis, a participant in the…