Washington, DC - The Eighteenth Annual Orientale Lumen Conference is set for June 23-26, 2014 in Washington, DC at the Washington Retreat House of hte Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement. The theme for this year’s conference will be “The Ecumenical Dimensions of Marriage”. Presentations and discussions will focus on the theological, sacramental and canonical similarities and differences of marriage between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, pastoral issues for mixed marriages and divorce, and the married priesthood.
The OL Conference will begin on Monday afternoon and conclude with lunch on Thursday. There will be plenary sessions by prominent speakers in the ecumenical dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, a variety of liturgical worship services with full congregational participation, and many opportunities for fellowship with other participants and the speakers.
Presenters
Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia
Patriarchate of Constantinople, Oxford, England
Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ
Pontifical Oriental Institute (Retired), Weston, MA
Archpriest Peter Galadza
The Sheptytsky Institute, Ottawa, Canada
Father Patrick Viscuso
Greek Orthodox Church of America, Chantilly, VA
Father John Beal
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Sr. Vassa Larin
University of Vienna, Austria
Solon and Marianna Patterson
Orthodox/Catholic Marriage of 50+ years, Atlanta, GA
Father Ron Roberson, CSP (Moderator)
US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC
More information, including photos and excerpts from sessions of past conferences, a registration form, and online registration can be found at www.olconference.com. Videos of past conferences can be viewed at www.oltv.tv.