Hope, Charity, Empathy and What We Can Learn from St. Paraskeva

Mariana Cuceu, MD, MPH, PhD candidate, Affiliate with the Program on Medicine and Religion, University of Chicago; Member of Sts. Constantine and Helen Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago, IL.

On Inner and Outer Restoration: Correct Communion as a Therapy for Isolation and Violence; There is Hope and Work to do, says St. Theophan the Recluse

Imad Rubeiz, MA, PhD candidate, Assistant Accreditation Officer and Lecturer, University of Balamand; Chanter at Our Lady of Balamand Patriarchal Monastery (Antiochian Patriarchate), Balamand, El-Koura, LEBANON.

Agape Circle: A Practical Way to Foster Communion in Love in the Parish Setting

Dn. Mark Nickolas, MDiv, PhD, LMHC, Psychotherapist at Inner Resources Counseling, Marblehead, MA; Visiting Assistant Professor, Salem State University, Salem, MA; Deacon in the GOA Metropolis of Boston.

Isolation, Violence, Hope and Communion: The Inner Structure of Holy Week, and its Spiritual and Therapeutic Significance

Fr. Isaac Skidmore, MDiv, PhD, LPC, NCC, Adjunct Instructor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Southern Oregon University; Auxiliary Priest at Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church (OCA), Ashland, OR.

Healing from Adversity as a Woman in the Church Today

AnnMarie Mecera, BS, Founder of St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess, Member of the Orthodox Church of St. Stephen the Protomartyr (OCA), Longwood, FL.

The Orthodox Christian Family: Helping Our Children to Grow Spiritually

Katina Kay Kostoulas, MEd, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Certificate in Psychoanalysis, Private Practice of Psychology, Teaching Faculty and Corresponding Member of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute; Member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, San Francisco, CA.

Isolation and Connection: Youth Returning to their Place of Belonging

Exploring Motives for Seeking Help and the Role of Suffering

Pres. Julie Honeycutt, MMFT, NCC, LMHC, LPC, Private Practice of Counseling, Presbytera of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Acceptance and Commitment in Therapy and Faith

Danielle Xanthos, MA, MDiv, PhD candidate, University of Denver, Denver, CO; Member of St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, Greenwood Village, CO.

Opioid Recovery and Identity Renewal: A Narrative Approach

Fr. Paul Jannakos, MDiv, MA, LPC, Pastor of St. Luke Orthodox Church (OCA), Palo Hills, IL; Psychotherapist at Ethos Counseling Group, Oakbrook, IL.

Dn. Theodore J. Saclarides, MD, Licensed Physician, Vice Chairman of Surgery, Rush University, Chicago, IL; Deacon at Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, Glenview, IL.

“Physician, Heal Thyself:” Using Life Stories to Promote Physician Spiritual Well-Being

John Yoon, MD, Licensed Physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago; Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center; Attends Hyde Park University Bible Fellowship (nondenominational), Chicago, IL.

The Medical School Curate: An Examination of Student Need

Hiermonk John Schieffler, PhD, MTh, MSW, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, New Jersey City University; Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, New York University; Cleric of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Moscow Patriarchate), New York City, NY.

Rev. Donald P. Owens, Jr., MDiv, PhD, Retired, Chaplain (Episcopal) and Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry Emeritus, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Peterman-Prosser Professor of Medicine in the section of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Joel Klepac, MA, LMFT, Counselor at Centre College Counseling Services, Danville, KY; Member of St. Andrew Antiochian Orthodox Church, Lexington, KY.

Donald Jenkins, MD, Licensed Physician, FACS, Clinical Professor in the Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center; Distinguished Chair in Burn and Trauma Surgery and Associate Deputy Director of the Military Health Institute; Member of St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Church (OCA), San Antonio, TX.

Fr. Jon-Stephen Hedges, BA, Licensed EMT, Certified Trauma Responder, Certified Crisis Chaplain, Senior Chaplain with the Disaster Response Team, International Conference of Police Chaplains; Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care; IOCC Disaster Frontline Team; Assistant Pastor, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church (Antiochian), Santa Barbara, CA.

Fr. Jan Veselak, MA, LAC, Certified Sex Addition Therapist, Clinical Director of St. Ephraim Center (an Orthodox Counseling Center); Priest at All Saints of Russia Orthodox Church (ROCOR), Denver, CO.

Kathryn Bocanegra, PhD, LCSW, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Loyola University of Chicago, Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy, and Practice.

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