“While this is a tumultuous time, Christ the ‘Prince of Peace’ is always offering healing and the Holy Spirit is always seeking to unite those who love God, love their neighbor and love creation,” said the Rev. Perry Hamalis, a professor of religious studies at North Central College in west suburban Naperville and an Orthodox deacon. “Orthodox Christians are people of hope — regardless of how much despair spreads in the world — and the visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spreads that hope in our great nation.”
