Ordination to the priesthood of Simon Saliba
On July 24th one of our alumni, Simon Saliba, was ordained to the priesthood. He successfully finished our Pre-Master programme, continued his studies at Master’s level, and graduated with a degree in Spiritual Care. Currently he works as a chaplain in several institutions. Mor Polycarpus, archbishop of the Dutch diocese of the Syrian-orthodox Church and […]
The spiritual father of our institute has fallen asleep in the Lord
On Thursday, September 1st, Metropolitan Kallistos (Timothy Ware) was buried in his hometown of Oxford. He died August 24th, almost 88 years of age. Memory Eternal! His many books, articles and lectures are characterised by his profound knowledge, coloured by the practice of an Orthodox life. Making the complex tradition of Eastern Christianity accessible to […]
‘Welcome to our kitchen’
On Saturday September 10th in an open house event called ‘Welcome to our kitchen’, St Irenaeus institute organised a programme in the Orthodox Parish Amersfoort which allowed prospective students and others to sample what our institute has on offer. In two rounds of mini-lectures by our staff members, prospective students and others were able to […]
Inauguration of St Irenaeus Orthodox Theological Institute
Last Friday St Irenaeus institute was officially inaugurated at its new home, Radboud University in Nijmegen. Metropolitan Athenagoras, co-chairman of the Orthodox representative body, performed a small blessing of the waters. The other co-chairman, Archbishop Polycarpus, pronounced a prayer and the blessing. The dean of the faculty welcomed the institute at the university. John McGuckin […]