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Pittsburgh, PA - The Very Reverend Thomas Hopko, Dean
Emeritus of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood,
NY, addressed the 3rd annual SS. Cyril and Methodius Lecture on Monday,
May 5, 2003. His topic was “Made Perfect Through Suffering (Heb 2:10)…On
Christ’s Humiliation and Human Deification.”
Fr. Hopko spoke to an
audience of over 200 men and women at the academic convocation that took
place at St. Paul’s Seminary in Pittsburgh. Drawing on his vast
experience as a teacher, Fr. Hopko was eloquent in offering an
insightful, dynamic, challenging and passionate presentation. In the
words of one participant: “It was a mind-stretching” evening as Fr.
Hopko probed deeply into the meaning of the humanity of Jesus. |
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The Very Reverend Thomas Hopko
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The author of countless articles in books, journals, magazines,
encyclopedias and newspapers, Fr. Hopko has served a distinguished career as
pastor, teacher and administrator. He retired in 2002 but continues to work
for St. Vladimir’s in recruitment and public relations activities.
Fr. John G. Petro, rector of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary, noted that one
of the goals of this lecture series is to offer to the larger community an
opportunity to come together in an academic and ecumenical setting. This
year there were representatives from sixteen different eparchies, dioceses
and jurisdictions.
Fr. Hopko follows two distinguished lecturers in the series. In May 2001,
Right Reverend Robert F. Taft, S.J., inaugurated the program, presenting the
first SS. Cyril and Methodius Lecture, “Eastern Catholic Theology: Slow
Birth after a Long and Difficult Gestation.” In April 2002, Bishop Kallistos
of Diokleia presented “Orthodoxy and the Eastern Catholics: Problem or
Opportunity.” (Fr. Hopko’s presentation on CD is available at the seminary.)
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From left to right: The Very Reverend Thomas Hopko,
His Eminence, Bishop NICHOLAS of Johnstown, His Eminence, Metropolitan
Archbishop BASIL of Pittsburgh, His Grace, Bishop JOHN of Parma, Very
Rev. Archpriest John Petro. |
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