Pope Francis has approved the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church to appoint Bishop Andriy Rabiy as Auxiliary Bishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. Bishop Andriy Rabiy was born October 1, 1975 in Lviv, Ukraine and after initiating seminary studies in Ivano-Frankivsk transferred to the United States where he completed his seminary formation and was ordained to the priesthood on December 19, 2001 in Philadelphia by Metropolitan Stefan Soroka. In addition to various pastoral assignments in the United States, he completed a doctorate in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America in…

Archeparchy of Winnipeg Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak, as the local hierarch in Winnipeg, has officially accepted the request by the Postulator for the cause of the canonisation of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska to investigate whether a miracle occurred within the Archeparchy through the intercession of the saintly nun. Blessed Josaphata, the cofounder of the Ukrainian Catholic Congregation of women of consecrated life, the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, was beatified by Pope St. John Paul II in Ukraine in 2001. This declaration allows veneration of the good Sister and celebrate her extraordinary life in and for Christ. It also puts her only…

Drinking from the Hidden Fountain: Thinking and Living with the Patristic Heritage At the heart of the Eastern Christian tradition is the first millennium of Christianity. This period, its figures, and its controversies determine the theology, worship, and spirituality that Eastern Christians are submerged in today. MASI’s 2022 Study Days dives deep into this wellspring and offers a community of prayer and fellowship guided by these sacred texts under the direction of world class speakers and scholars of Early Christianity. Keynote Speakers: Rev. Dr. John Behr, University of Aberdeen “Reason Persuading Necessity: Gregory of Nyssa on the Human Being” Fr.…