2026 Winter Symposium Details
Themed
The Most Holy Theotokos in the Teachings of the Church Fathers
Date and Time
Saturday, January 24th 2026 at 12 PM EST, via Zoom
Agenda and Speakers
Welcome
Azizeh Elias Constantinescu
Moderator
 Opening Prayer
Introduction
V. Rev. Fr. Michel Najim
AHOS President
Rt. Rev. Fr. Fadi Rabbat
AHOS Dean
Presentations
Each presenter will have 20 minutes, followed by 10 minute Q&A.
Marina Guevara-Trejo (Ph.D. student, AHOS)
Saint Gregory Palamas and Saint Maximus the Confessor on the Annunciation of the Theotokos
Fr. Cosmin Sicoe (Ph.D. student, AHOS)
The Teaching of the Church about the Theotokos before the Third Ecumenical Council with a Focus on St. Ephraim the Syrian’s Hymns on the Nativity of Christ
Fr. Charles Nicholas Baz (Ph.D. student and Faculty)
The Preeminence of Christology within Orthodox Mariology: The Vision of the Holy Fathers