The Patriarch emphasized the primacy of liturgy in the church: “It is in liturgy that all aspects of Church faith and spirituality, of Church life and practice, of pastoral ministry and canon law, derive their essential source and find their ultimate significance.”
Plenary speakers during the conference included Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia from Oxford, Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ, of the Pontifical Orientale Institute in Rome, Father Peter Galadza of the Sheptytsky Institute in Ottawa, Father Andrew Dudchenko of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Kiev, Father Paul McPartlan of the Catholic University of America in Washington, Professor Gabriele Winkler of Tubingen University in Germany, and Professor Richard Schneider of York University in Toronto.
Chairman of the Orientale Lumen Conferences, Jack Figel, noted: “It was a great moment, to stand in
The Orientale Lumen Conference is a lay-organized and run ecumenical movement working to achieve unity among the historic Christian churches that became divided in the year 1054. It is the only such movement to have the blessing and support of Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Catholic bishops and patriarchs.
The next Orientale Lumen Conferences will be held June 18-21, 2007 in Washington, DC and June 25-28, 2007 in San Diego, CA on the theme of “Icons: Expressions of our Faith.” Both conferences are open to the public and will include plenary sessions by a wide range of speakers, ecumenical prayer services, and local church visits.