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# Holy Cross Launches Course on Orthodox Theology of Marriage
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/87028-holy-cross-launches-course-on-orthodox-theology-of-marriage/
- Published: 2026-04-30T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T09:39:53.000Z
- Description: A new Holy Cross course presents Orthodox marriage as a sacramental vocation shaped by Christ, Scripture, and daily spiritual practice.
- Author: Tobias Straney
- Tags: #Category: News, Hellenic College Holy Cross, Religious education, Digital Ministry, Marriage

**BROOKLINE, MA —** The Scriptorium Initiative at Hellenic College Holy Cross has announced a new [online course](https://www.thescriptoriuminitiative.org/course/marriage-in-the-orthodox-church/?fbclid=IwdGRleARgBJ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEelwHVTnum11BTSH8UXllLKxfQZwNHJhgCayvYmk1CRu2XGgTm9DGwPkEuWWY%5Faem%5FhwFWDWezflJulcSblPNPiQ) titled “Marriage in the Orthodox Church,” offering structured theological instruction on the sacrament of marriage for participants at all levels.

The eight-hour course, taught by Philip Mamalakis, Ph.D., will run from May 4 to May 29, 2026, and draws on Ephesians 5:32 to present marriage as a sacred mystery and an image of Christ and His Church. The program explores how Orthodox theology frames marriage as both vocation and sacrament in daily life.

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Course modules include “Marriage as Icon and Journey,” “The Sacrament of Married Life,” “The Sacrament of Speaking and Listening,” and “Special Topics and Applications,” each paired with weekly live Zoom Q&A sessions. Instruction combines four prerecorded lectures with interactive discussions held on Wednesdays from 7–8 p.m. ET.

The course costs $150 and requires reliable internet access. It is designed to deepen understanding of marriage within the Orthodox theological tradition.

Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/85829-met-saba-marriage-is-a-path-to-paradise/) that Metr. Saba taught that marriage is a path to paradise.