Nicaea and the Date of Pascha/Easter
Virtual Conference via Zoom
The Orientale Lumen XXVI Conference was held as a "virtual" conference in June 2022 on the theme of "Nicaea and the Date of Pascha/Easter." Speakers pre-recorde their lectures for viewing on YouTube, and two 2-hour live, interactive panel discussions were held on Wednesday, June 22 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EDT, and on Thursday, June 23 from 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon EDT via Zoom video conference. We also offered other background video material.
Instead of a registration fee, we are asking all participants make a minimum $50 donation toward humanitarian aid to refugees of the war in Ukraine. 100% of the donations collected will be divided between the Orthodox and Catholic churches of Ukraine. The Orientale Lumen Foundation is a 501(c)3 approved charitable institution, and you will receive a tax receipt for your donation. Links will be sent to only those who register for access to the videos and Zoom panel discussion.
The lectures and panel discussion form the content for a 1 credit online course towards a masters degree in theology from the Byzantine Catholic Seminary in the summer of 2022.
Speakers included:
His Beatitude Patriarch Emeritus Gregorios III
Melkite Greek Catholic Church of Antioch
Archbishop Job of Telmessos
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Geneva, Switzerland
Msgr. Paul McPartlan
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Father John Behr
University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Father Christiaan Kappes
SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA
Father John Erickson
Orthodox Church in America, Phoenix, AZ
Deacon Anthony Kotlar
Patronage of the Mother of God
Byzantine Catholic Church, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Ines Murzaku
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
The Aleppo Agreed Statement of the WCC
Pre-recorded Video by Jack Figel
Bishop John Michael Botean, Moderator
Romanian Catholic Diocese of St. George, Canton, OH