News & Events

13 December 2021

Ordination On 12 December, College Librarian, Dr Chris Baghos, was ordained to the holy diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Spyridon (Kingsford, NSW). His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis and His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis concelebrated with His...

6 December 2021

Leadership in Times of Crisis in Byzantium From 3–5 December, Macquarie University hosted a conference on Leadership in Times of Crisis in the Later Roman Empire: The Fifth Century and Beyond. As part of the event our Faculty Member, Dr Andrew Mellas, presented a paper on the Justinianic Plague in Constantinople, exploring how the hymns of...

3 December 2021

Guest Lecture by Faculty Member On 30 November, Dr Mario Baghos (Lecturer in Patristics and Church History) gave a talk for Kogarah Orthodox Youth (KOY) entitled 'Are we Living in the End Times? Navigating through Theories and Anxieties.' Attached is an image of the flyer.

3 December 2021

Publication by Faculty Member Our Faculty Member, Dr Andrew Mellas, recently published a paper in a volume of Studia Patristica: ‘Performing the Symphony of Salvation: Liturgical Mysticism in the Hymns of Romanos the Melodist’. The publication follows a paper on the same topic that Dr Mellas presented at the 2019...

1 December 2021

Guest Lecture by Faculty Member At the invitation of the Very Revd Father Steven Scoutas, on 23 November Dr Mario Baghos, Lecturer in Patristics and Church History, delivered a talk entitled 'A Sacred Vision of Constantinople' for the Orthodox Renewal Series of St Spyridon Parish of South-East Sydney, Kingsford.

26 November 2021

Roundtable on Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium The Society of Biblical Literature invited our Faculty Member, Dr Andrew Mellas, to be part of a Roundtable on Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium at their 2021 Annual Conference in San Antonio (21 November). Moderated by Professor Andrew Krause and with contributions from Professor Erin Galgay...

19 November 2021

New Publication by Faculty Member Dr Mario Baghos' (Lecturer in Patristics and Church History) new book 'From the Ancient Near East to Christian Byzantium: Kings, Symbols, and Cities' (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021), which comprises a diachronic and cross-cultural analysis of religious symbolism in cities culminating in...

8 November 2021

'Themes in Contemporary Theology' Lecture by Revd Dr Stefanos Alexopoulos On 5 November, faculty and students welcomed via zoom Revd Dr Stefanos Alexopoulos (Assistant Professor of Liturgics and Sacramental Theology at the Catholic University of America), for the College’s ongoing series ‘Themes in Contemporary Theology’ held with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop...

1 November 2021

'Themes in Contemporary Theology' Lecture by Prof. Philip Mamalakis On 29 October, faculty and students welcomed via zoom Prof. Philip Mamalakis(A/Prof. of Pastoral Care, Holy Cross, Greek Orthodox School of Theology),for the College’s ongoing series ‘Themes in Contemporary Theology’ held with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. After...

25 October 2021

'Themes in Contemporary Theology' Lecture by Prof. Paul Gavrilyuk On 22 October, faculty and students welcomed via Zoom Prof. Paul Gavrilyuk (Professor of Theology, University of St Thomas, Minnesota) for the College’s ongoing series ‘Themes in Contemporary Theology’ held with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. Prof. Gavrilyuk is also...