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Volume IV - 2019
Healthcare ProfessionalsIn previous articles, I discussed the Opioid Pandemic and how there are three categories of people affected by this crisis. There are addicts and recovering addicts who will benefit greatly…
Volume IV - 2019
Support for Family and Friends In this article I will address the second category of those affected by the Opioid Pandemic, the family and friends of current and recovering addicts.Family and friends of current…
Volume IV - 2019
The First Affected Group:Current and Recovering AddictsMy first article on the opioid pandemic was an introduction describing how the opioid crisis became a pandemic, who is affected by it and what the Orthodox…
Volume IV - 2019
Introduction How an Opioid Epidemic has become a Pandemic, its meaning, its growth, who is responsibleThe drug problem has been a major concern for decades, from the 1960s with marijuana and heroin, to the 1980s…
Volume IV - 2018
Roy McInerney and Paul Finley.Paul Finley is the Director of St. Herman House of Hospitality - FOCUS Cleveland, a local Center of FOCUS North America. On June 12th, 2018, I had an opportunity to sit down with him to…
Volume IV - 2018
He looked much younger than his true age would suggest. Unlike the rest of the clients at the local warming center in downtown Flint, Michigan, “Craig” was clean in appearance and sober. He was one of about two…
Volume IV - 2017
“We are working hard at Ss Peter & Paul with a new vision and paradigm of urban ministry for Christians to serve, providing a venue for people who are called to be missionaries in the city through prayer and…
Volume IV - 2017
Fr. Thomas Moore ready to assist in the Columbia, SC floodIt all started innocently enough. By October 7, 2015, it had been raining steadily for six days in Columbia, SC and I heard on the news the night before that…
Volume IV - 2016
For a number of years we have conducted an Adult Study and Discussion Group at Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church in Brick Town, New Jersey. Whether reading the Holy Fathers, liturgical theology, or contemporary…
Volume IV - 2015
When we think of mission and ministry, we often think of traveling to Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, or some far flung foreign country. The Church needs international missions, even the Apostle Paul cared for the new…