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Dec

20

2012

The Importance Of Sunday

Christian Life, Faith

The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological ConsultationSaint Paul’s College, Washington, DC Recovering the theological significance of Sunday is fundamental to rebalancing our lives. As Orthodox and Catholics, we share a theological view of Sunday and so our purpose in this statement is four-fold: to offer a caring response to what is not just a human, but also a theological question; to add a little more volume to the growing chorus of Christian voices trying to be heard in the din of our non-stop worklife; to offer brief reflections in hopes of drawing attention to the fuller expositions elsewhere; and to reinforce…

Nov

13

2012

By Fr. Roman Planchak

Letting Christ Live in Me

Christian Life, Faith, Featured Articles

WHAT DID ST. PAUL MEAN when he wrote, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20)? How was he crucified with Christ? In the sacramental sense, he was “crucified” the same way we were: through baptism. In this mystery the death and resurrection of Christ are mystically represented. We are buried in Christ when we are immersed (buried) in the water. We are resurrected with Him when we are raised up out of the font. This is not simply an attempt to paint a picture of Christ’s burial…

Apr

07

2012

By Respected Author

Ancient Holy Saturday Homily

Faithpatristics

Something strange is happening - there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and hell trembles with fear. He has gone to search for our first parent, as for a lost sheep. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, he has gone to…

Mar

25

2012

By Respected Author

Great and Holy Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

FaithGreat Fast, Great Lent, Holy Week, Lent

The following is excerpted from A Paschal Pilgrimage: A Guide to the Great Fast by Bishop Basil Losten. The Bridegroom Cometh On Palm Sunday evening at Vespers we “pass from the feast of palms and branches… to the saving solemnity of the sufferings of Christ.” On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning of Holy Week, Matins is popularly called the “Bridegroom Service,” because each time we sing the Troparion, “Behold, the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night!” (Hear this troparion on Youtube) Each day the Gospel is read. There is Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts on Monday, Tuesday and…

Dec

24

2011

By Most Rev. David Motiuk

Tidings of Great Joy (Luke 2: 10)

FaithChristmas, Nativity of our Lord, Pastoral Letters

We are celebrating the Feast of the Birth, the Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, one of the greatest and most loved feasts of all Christianity. Yet, many people say they have a vague feeling of emptiness at Christmas. Even though they are doing things that they have looked forward to all year long and are surrounded by family and friends, they still have the feeling that something is missing. But for most people, the real problem with Christmas isn’t that they are spiritually bankrupt or that Christmas is devoid of meaning. It’s simply that they haven’t taken…

Jul

15

2011

By Fr. Michael Winn

Churches of the East

Faith, Featured Articles

Assyrian Church of the East Assyrian Church of the East Oriental Orthodox Churches Armenian Apostolic Church Coptic Orthodox Church Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Eritrean Orthodox Church Autocephalous Orthodox Churches Patriarchate of Constantinople Patriarchate of Alexandria Patriarchate of Antioch Patriarchate of Jerusalem Orthodox Church of Russia Orthodox Church of Serbia Orthodox Church of Romania Orthodox Church of Bulgaria Orthodox Church of Georgia Orthodox Church of Cyprus Orthodox Church of Greece Orthodox Church of Poland (reported as attack site on November 8, 2009) Orthodox Church of Albania Orthodox Church in Czech and Slovak…

Jul

15

2011

By Dr. Adam Deville

Eastern Catholics 101

Faith, Featured Articles

by Dr. Adam DeVille If you ask Americans how many states there are in the Union, they will tell you “fifty.” If you ask a Canadian how many provinces there are in Canada, few of us would hesitate before answering “ten.” But if someone asked you how many churches make up the Catholic Church, what would you say? Most of us would regard it as a non-sensical question; most of us view the Catholic Church as a singular entity, and therefore we would answer “one.” But we would be wrong! Just as there are not seventeen provinces or forty-two states,…

Jul

08

2011

By Robert Anderson

The UGCC in Canada

Faith

By Archpriest Robert Anderson Historical Overview The history of our Church in Canada began with the arrival of Wasyl Elyniak and Ivan Pylypiw in Montreal on September 7, 1891. They had both come from the village of Nebyliv in the district of Kalush. They left Montreal and traveled by train to Winnipeg, Manitoba, a journey of approximately 2300 km.They fortunately were able to find work in Gretna , Manitoba. Western Canada had a lot of land, but needed people to settle there. Elyniak and Pylypiw made arrangements for their families to join them and then went west to Alberta (approximately…

Jul

05

2011

By Fr. Michael Winn

On True Friendship

Faithfriendship

Here a few saying from Scripture and the Father of the Church on true friendship... Do not allow yourself to violate the Divine commandment for the sake of human friendship.St. Anthony the Great Do not make acquaintances with a wicked man: friendship with the wicked is friendship with the devil.St. Anthony the Great A forward man sows strife: and a whisperer separates chief friends. (Proverbs 16:2.8) "A faithful friend is beyond price" (Ecclesiasticus 6:15), since he regards his friend's misfortunes as his own and suffers with him sharing his trials until death. A true friend is one who in times…