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Oct
29
2016
By Fr. Roman Planchak
Videos: Edmonton Eparchy Introduces Christ Our Pascha

Videos: Edmonton Eparchy Introduces Christ Our Pascha

Faith, Featured Articles, News, UGCC
Source: Edmonton Eparchy New Catechism - Christ Our Pascha. Now that the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has been translated into English, Bishop David has convoked an Eparchial Mini-Sobor which took place on Tuesday, October 18, at Saint Josaphat Cathedral Hall. Special guest speaker: Very Rev. Peter Galadza, Professor, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute, Ottawa. Father Peter and others will introduce us to the new Catechism, which is comprises of three parts: Part I - The Faith of the Church (what we believe); Part II - The Prayer of the Church (how we pray); and Part III - The Life…
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Oct
18
2016
By Brent Kostyniuk
Living in Harmony

Living in Harmony

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by Brent Kostyniuk Although the Catholic Church consists of 23 separate or sui iuris Churches, over 98 per cent of her members belong to the Latin, or Roman, Church. The remainder belong to the 22 Eastern Churches, which include Coptic, Maronite, and Ukrainian Catholics among others, Put another way, of the 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide, only 16 million are of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Inevitably, as in any family, conflicts do arise when dealing with each other. Recently, Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter intended to bring a little more harmony into this family. The Apostolic Letter De Concordia Inter…
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Oct
02
2016
By Fr. Roman Planchak
“The Gospel I Received”

“The Gospel I Received”

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POOR ST PAUL! Analysts from Muhammad to Dan Brown have blamed him for corrupting Jesus’ message and “turning it into” Christianity. Paul is reproached as being the first to turn Jesus from being a humble Galilean rabbi into a god. This approach became current in nineteenth-century Europe. Several German thinkers popularized the idea that St Paul, not Jesus, developed Christianity as we know it. Paul, it was alleged, changed Jesus’ message for his own uses. The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche railed, “The life, the example, the teaching, the death of Christ, the meaning and the law of the whole gospels –…
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Sep
28
2016
By Brent Kostyniuk
Camp St. Basil

Camp St. Basil

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by Brent Kostyniuk Thank goodness they still exist. Many decades ago, parish operated summer camps were a common feature on the prairies, however few remain. A remarkable exception is Camp St. Basil located about 45 miles south west of Edmonton near Mulhurst Bay on Pigeon Lake. The spark for Camp St. Basil came in 1950 when it was decided an overnight camp in the country would provide a highly desirable opportunity to educate Ukrainian Catholic youth in the Catholic faith and Ukrainian culture. It would have greater impact on them than the summer day camps for boys and girls operating…
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Jul
13
2016
By Fr. Michael Winn
Christ – Our Pascha is now published and available!

Christ – Our Pascha is now published and available!

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The English edition of Christ—Our Pascha: Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church was now been published and is available at all eparchial offices in North America (except Toronto where it is available at Holy Eucharist Parish). It has shipped to the eparchial offices of Great Britain and Australia, as well as Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. The Catechism was published by the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Synod of Bishops and the Patriarchal Commission for the Catechism of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. This blog was begun as the English edition of the Catechism is being received by our Church. It is an…
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Jun
25
2016
By Fr. Roman Planchak
The Son of Man Forgives Sins

The Son of Man Forgives Sins

Christian Life, Featured Articles
WE READ IN Matthew 9:1-8 that, when people brought a paralyzed man to the Lord Jesus, He healed the man’s paralysis, but not before telling him, “Your sins are forgiven” (Matthew 9:2). The bystanders’ initial thought that Jesus had blasphemed was replaced by wonder. As Matthew described it, “they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men” (Matthew 9:8). The Lord Jesus, of course, was more than just a man. His full humanity was joined without confusion to the divine nature of the Word of God. He forgave sin, then, as the only-begotten Son of the Father.…
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May
20
2016
By Brent Kostyniuk
In Their Debt

In Their Debt

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by Brent Kostyniuk Whenever I look at this photograph of my grandparents, I want to ask them what they are thinking. What drove you and your family to leave your home and travel to an unknown country, with a foreign language you had never even heard spoken before? Was it the tyranny? Was it the poverty? Or was it more? What are your dreams? What trials have you overcome to get this far? There are just so many things I would like to know. There is, however, one thing I do know. I owe a great debt to my gido…
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Apr
21
2016
By Brent Kostyniuk
Lord, Have Mercy

Lord, Have Mercy

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by Brent Kostyniuk We give You thanks, O invisible King, for by Your infinite power You created all things and, in Your great mercy, brought all things from nothingness into being. Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Mercy is central to our Faith. So central, in fact, that Pope Francis made it the theme of an Extraordinary Holy Year which began on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception [in the Roman Catholic Church]. This is the first Holy Year to celebrate, not an anniversary of some kind, but the attribute of God the Father which is…
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Mar
23
2016
By Fr. Michael Winn
Perspectives on a Common Date for Easter?

Perspectives on a Common Date for Easter?

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Salt and Light TV - In May of 2014, Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church sent a letter to Pope Francis. In it he expressed his desire to establish a single date for all Christian Churches to celebrate Easter. Since the 16th century the Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different calendars to calculate the date of Easter. But in modern times as Christian persecution has become rampant in many parts of the world, Christians are seeing more of what they have—and should have—in common. Join us for a new episode of Perspectives: The Weekly Edition with guest host…
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Mar
22
2016
By Brent Kostyniuk
If I Don’t Do It, It Won’t Get Done

If I Don’t Do It, It Won’t Get Done

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by Brent Kostyniuk A young lady told me that one of her most poignant memories of her father was watching him make hamburger patties one day. The meat was still partially frozen and it was obvious his hands were suffering from the cold. She asked him why he was doing it if it hurt so much. He replied, “If I don’t do it, it won’t get done.” Life is like that. We are often presented with situations which, if given the choice, we would rather avoid. I used to feel that way about Lent, or the Great Fast as it…
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