ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
"Keeping our College Students Connected to the Church”
Young People and Loneliness - The
Revd. Protopresbyter Dr Stavros Kofinas
Hanging from a building on one of the main streets of Athens for the past several months has been a large billboard advertisement with big red letters that reads: YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Undoubtedly the advertisement expresses one of today’s greatest concerns. Loneliness is one of the most common human experiences throughout all time. It appears, though, that our modern society, and particularly Western civilization, has brought it to the forefront as a major issue. It is considered to be the root of many of the maladies of our society, ranging from suicide attempts, alcoholism, drug addictions, psychosomatic illnesses and even automobile accidents. The truth is that today’s society forces us to feel our loneliness in a way that we cannot deny. Our lifestyle not only creates, expresses and feeds into loneliness; it leaves us bewildered and full of painful sorrow. It is a precious bane, something we try to avoid yet try to preserve. Read More here >>
Listen to Audio Recording of Article as presented at the 2nd International Youth Conference, Constantinople (July 2007) provided Courtesy of the Orthodox Christian Network
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Nov 19, 2010 3:24 AM
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