Author name: Fr. Alexander Koranda

CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – The “Synaxis: National Clergy Retreat for Active and Retired Priests” was held this past week from October 17-20, 2023, at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake Conference Center in Mundelein, IL. The inaugural conference put on by the OCA Office of Pastoral Life brought together more than 120 hierarchs

CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – On Thursday, October 12, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest received the miraculous Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God at the Diocesan Cathedral, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL. The icon’s visit was in conjunction with the Cathedral’s month-long celebration of St. John of Chicago. Upon greeting

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO AND THE MIDWEST APPEALS FOR PRAYER FOR THOSE SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLENCE IN THE HOLY LAND Beloved Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest, Once again, the world is witnessing horrific acts of violence, in which one people is sorrowfully pitted against another. In light

CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – On October 9, the feast of St. Tikhon of Moscow, Enlightener of America, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest attended the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL. At the conclusion of the divine services, His Eminence extended congratulations to His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington,

BURR RIDGE, IL [DOM] – On Wednesday, October 4, a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy was celebrated at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Burr Ridge, IL, which brought to a close our 62nd Diocesan Assembly. His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest, led the clergy and the faithful in prayer at this divine service.