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Becoming Byzantine

Akathists and Molebens, Catechism Resources, Christian Life, Christology, Church, Communion with the Catholic Church, Communities, Divine Liturgy, Divine Praises, Domestic Church, Ecumenism, Faith, Fasting, Featured Articles, Great Lent, History, Holy Mysteries, Holy Tradition, Liturgical Year, Liturgy, Pascha, Personal Prayer, Podcasts, Prayer of the Heart, Relations with other Churches, Salvation History, Scripture, Teaching, Theosis, Trinity, UGCC Catechism July 18, 2022 Fr. Michael Winn

The series, Becoming Byzantine, is intended to be an online introduction to Byzantine Catholic Faith, Worship, and Life, based on the teachings of the catechism, Christ Our Pascha. Each month, the series sponsors a 90-minute webinar which will serve as a conversation introducing the topics and themes from the Catechism (which can be read afterwards), […]

The Prophet Isaiah: “More an Evangelist than a Prophet”

Lives of the Saints, Salvation History, Scripture May 8, 2015 Fr. Roman Planchak 1 Comment

Of all the Old Testament Prophets quoted in the New Testament, the most frequently cited is Isaiah, who is remembered on our Church’s calendar on May 9. Isaiah’s prophecies are referenced 66 times in the New Testament; only the Psalms are more frequently quoted. Isaiah lived in the eighth century bc, a time of great […]

A Lamb Without Blemish and Without Spot

Featured Articles, Holy Tradition, Pascha, Salvation History, Scripture April 24, 2015 Fr. Roman Planchak

What’s in a name?” This question, which Shakespeare put in the mouth of Juliet, has become something of a cliché ever since. Nevertheless, it is certainly a valid question when we look at our name for the Feast of Christ’s Resurrection. In AD 725 St Bede the Venerable, an English monk and scholar, addressed this […]

Righteousness Through Faith in Christ

Christology, Featured Articles, Salvation History, Scripture June 27, 2013 Fr. Roman Planchak

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax raised many an eyebrow at the 1965 World Series when he refused to pitch at the opening game because it was Yom Kippur. He remains a model for countless observant Jewish athletes, debaters, spellers and other competitors who decline to practice or compete on the Sabbath, even if it […]

Being “One in Us”

Christology, Church, Ecumenism, Featured Articles, Pneumatology, Salvation History, Scripture, Theosis, Trinity May 15, 2013 Royal Doors Roving Reporter

In monastic or religious circles it is common for spiritual leaders to leave their followers a “spiritual testament,” an outline of the teachings and instructions which they want uppermost in their disciples’ minds. Christ’s prayer in John 17 is a kind of spiritual testament. In it the Lord expresses His holy will for Himself, for His apostles, for the Church and for all mankind on the eve of His crucifixion.