Holy Cross Orthodox Church

Recorded at the Greek Cathedral of the Annunciation during their 14th annual Lenten Retreat on April 5, 2008. Topics include genetics, cloning, stem cell research, euthanasia and end-of-life care.

• Session 1
  
• Session 2
  
• Session 3
  
• Session 4
  

This recording is from the March 2, 2008 special visit by Fr. Peter Gillquist, project leader for the New Orthodox Study Bible. Fr. Peter speaks frankly about the NOSB, the challenges of managing the project and provides many answers to questions presented regarding what is and is not included in this volume.

• A Walk Thru the New OSB (69M)
  

On February 16, 2008, His Eminence, Metropolitan KALLISTOS (Ware) lectured at the Greek Cathedral of the Annunciation in Baltimore, MD on the Holy Spirit.

• Lecture 1 (43M)
  
• Lecture 2 (43M)
  

In February of 2008, Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green spoke at a parish adult education class on the Kontakion of St. Romanos the Melodist, beginning with the Natity Kontakion and then the Akathist Hymn.

• On the Kontakion (59M)
  

This is a recording of the Paraklesis to the Mother of God by some of the parish chanters. Holy Cross offers the Paraklesis services the first Thursday of each month outside of Great Lent.

• The Paraklesis (60M)
  

Four speakers from the 2007 Annual Lenten Retreat at the Annunciation Cathedral gave presentations on applying the Apostolic Tradition to pop culture.

• Fr. Matthew Street: Religious Authority in Pop Culture (30M)
  
• Fr. Demitrios Nicoloudakis: The Church's Interaction with the Culture (31M)
  
• Prof. Terry Mattingly:The Role that the Entertainment Media Plays in Our Lives (31M)
  
• GOArch Webmaster, Teo Nicolakis: The Apostolic Tradition (20M)
  

In early November, 2006, the Orthodox Christian Laity held a conference in Baltimore, MD to discuss issues of and relating to administrative unity among the Orthodox jurisdictions in America. The speeches as recorded are as follows:

• Archbishop LAZAR: The Priesthood of the Laity (55.9M)
  
• Fr. Kevin Scherer: The Vision of Orthodox Christian Fellowship (32.2M)
  
• Terry Mattingly: So What Do the Converts Want, Anyway? (27.3M)
  
• Peter Marudas: The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Orthodox Unity (33.3M)
  
• Andrew Natsios: Working with the Orthodox Church (25.5M)
  
• V. Rev. Fr. Peter Gillquist: Crucial Steps Toward Orthodox Unity (34.4M)
  
• Sdn. Robert Miclean: Orthodox Campus Ministry (18.6M)
  

Holy Cross parishioners were blessed to have Fr. John Oliver come to speak at our Nativity Retreat 2005. His knowledge, meekness and insight were an inspiration to all. We pray these mp3 downloads of his three sessions with us will equally deepen your own knowledge of Christ, the world and those around you.

• Session I: Knowing God (55.1M)
  
• Session II: Knowing our World (49.6M)
  
• Session III: Knowing Ourselves (54.3M)
  

At the 2005 summer convention of the Antiochian Archdiocese, Dr. Kyriacos Markides delivered a fascinating presentation on Christian Spirituality in the ‘desert tradition’ and how it relates to Orthodox laypersons. From the presentation:

In order to get to God, you go through three different stages. You don’t go there automatically. There are three identifiable stages. The first stage is the stage of purification of the self from egotism. This is the stage of catharsis. That’s the stage where we have to work on in order to develop our self so that the God within and the God without will be recognized in us. So, once we do that through the practices offered within the ecclesia… and the ecclesia as understood through by people like Fr. Maximos is really a spiritual hospital. Its a hospital for the restoration of the soul to its primordial condition…

This mp3 was originally posted on the Antiochian Archdiocese website. Dr. Markides also has a new book available in our online bookstore, Gift of the Desert, speaking to the same subject.

• Monasticism: The Forgotten Path of Christian Spirituality (32M)
  

On March 24 2005, His Grace Bishop Kallistos (Ware) of Diokletia gave three lectures at the Annunciation Cathedral in Baltimore, MD, as part of their Lenten Retreat and Centennial celebration. His topic was on the Cross of Christ, and characteristically his lectures were both pastoral and academic. Included in the mp3 downloads below is Q&A following each lecture.

• Lecture I: The Cross as a Redeeming Sacrifice (27.4M)
  
• Lecture II: The Cross as Suffering Love (21.8M)
  
• Lecture III: The Meaning of Forgiveness (19.6M)
  

The Holy Cross Choir has recorded several hymns used in the Liturgy and various other services, including O Lord, Save Thy People, our patronal hymn. They can be listened to online or downloaded from the choir page!