Another understanding of the “call to holiness” is a call to grow in our “likeness of Jesus” – to actualize our potential that God has given us to truly be His Children. It is our faith-based understanding that God had … Continue reading
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A fascinating instance of how this exclusive position was attained by the four Gospels that are a part of the Canon of the New Testament (NT), is presented in the story of Serapion, bishop of Antioch (ca 190 CE). Serapion … Continue reading
Gregory states about the Persons of God: There was never a time when there was not a Father, A Son and a Holy Spirit. The Father has always been unbegotten, the Son always begotten and the Spirit always proceeding from … Continue reading
Genesis states that humans were created in the image of the Creator and, as the original text states, “according to the likeness of God.” The word translated ‘likeness’, homosiosis, suggests something more precise in Greek: the ending, -osis, imples a … Continue reading
Our readings this weekend are again taken from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans and St. Matthew’s Gospel. In Romans we hear these words of Paul: “Through him [Jesus] we have gained access by faith to the grace in which … Continue reading
In the last issue I shared information about how the present four gospels that make up the New Testament (NT) was finally chosen. These four gospels ac-quired importance because of the names attached to them: John was an important figure … Continue reading
While we worship God in union with Jesus, our worship is now a stylized ritual that remembers how and what Jesus did to worship God. Our Liturgy is, first and foremost, a ritualized way for us to offer “THANKSGIVING” to … Continue reading
I am sure that it has become quite obvious to all those who have consistently read my Bulletin and also this particular article, the “call to holiness” is a call to understand human life and why life is the way … Continue reading
Our Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest of the Eastern Catholic churches that are in communion with Rome. Christianity was established among the Ukrainians in 988 by St. Volodymyr and follows the Christianity established by missionaries from Constantinople. It … Continue reading
The notion that human kind was created according to the image of God found an enormous resonance in the hearts and minds of the Fathers of the Church, especially the Eastern Fathers. There seem to be several converging reasons for … Continue reading