This weekend the Church begins a five week sequence of Gospel stories which are meant to help us understand the idea of metanoia (repentance), the activity that we are especially called to engage in during the 40 days of the … Continue reading
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The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) (Ukrainian: Українська Греко-Католицька Церква – УГКЦ), is the largest Eastern Catholic Church sui juris, particular church in full communion with the West Patriarchal See of Rome. The Head of the Church holds the office of Archbishop-Major of Kyiv-Halych and All Rus, … Continue reading
The full dimension of the problem of how to express Who Jesus is, was never directly discussed by Byzantine theologians but there are indications which can help us to understand their position. First their interpretation of such passages as Luke … Continue reading
I have been presenting some ideas about the discipline that is required if we are to effectively respond to the call to holiness. In the last issue I introduced the idea of poverty as one of the disciplines. There is … Continue reading
I have been presenting some ideas about our belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. It is our belief that in the Holy Eucharist the bread and wine offered and consecrated are changed into the holy … Continue reading
We have been considering that which is considered Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews. The author’s (perhaps not Paul) repeated use of the Jewish Bible tells us something about the community. Not only does it suggest that the Old Testament (OT) … Continue reading
Salvation is not arithmetic. It is worked out in the secret chamber of the heart, in silent tears, in invisible changes which no metric system can measure. It is really not something that we can achieve by our various acts … Continue reading
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested He withdrew to Galilee. From that time on Jesus began to proclaim this theme: “Reform your lives! The kingdom of heaven is at hand!” The arrest of John marks the end of … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I suggested that personal disciple is required if we are to truly respond to God’s call to holiness. The Gospels indicate several forms of discipline fundamental for all Christians. As the Church grew … Continue reading
The next book chronologically of the New Testament (NT) that needs to be considered is the Letter to Hebrews which is attributed to Paul. The letter is exceptionally rich. Its central and best-known metaphor presents Jesus as the “great high … Continue reading