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by Jesse Penna Feast of St George, Bishop of Mytilene Anno Domini 2023, April 7
by Jesse Penna Feast of St Gideon the New Martyr of Mount Athos Anno Domini 2022, December 30
What we commonly call "culture" may become a thing of the past if face-to-face communications are lost. So the appeal I'm about to make stands on doubly shaky ground. I'm sending it as an email (rather than putting pen to paper or making a visit), and I'm asking your support for a face-to-face community which might not be your community.
by Erin Doom Feast of St Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea Anno Domini 2022, November 17
One PERSON (St Paul) led to conversion of three PERSONS (a business woman from Asia Minor, a slave girl who was a professional fortuneteller, and Paul’s jailer), which led to the conversion of a CONTINENT (Europe), which led to the conversion of a CIVILIZATION (Western Civ).
What EDI has to offer is so real and so human that we can’t not continue to do what we’re doing. We need these stories and lectures, the dinners and toasts, the feasts and pub crawls. We need to be able to stay up until well-past midnight arguing the finer points of Apostolic Succession. We need to add Arthur Machen to our repertoire of Inklings and Francis Thompson to our wall of heroes. But what makes EDI what it is, is that it recognizes above all else that we need one another—face-to-face, pushing and challenging each other in love and devotion to Christ and His Church. And that’s what EDI is all about.
by Erin Doom Feast of St Habakkuk the Prophet Anno Domini 2021, December 2
by Erin Doom Feast of St Clement of Rome and Peter of Alexandria Anno Domini 2021, November 24
2021 Symposium Plenary Abstract by Dr Louis Markos
The Board of Directors for Eighth Day Institute has been hard at work over the last six months. Today I’d like to share with you some of the fruit of that work. But first let me express my deep gratitude to each Director of the Board for all the time and energy and money they have invested into EDI. Many thanks to Fr. Geoff Boyle (President), Rex Casner (Treasurer), Anthony Jacobs, Stephanie Mann, Jesse Penna, Adam Rorabaugh (Secretary), and Joshua Sturgill! And many, many thanks to all former directors of the board who helped carry us thus far. Now, here’s what we’ve been up to:
