As I have tried to express in past issues of this article, the Call to Holiness is truly a Call to Take a Journey – A Journey With God. A truly Vibrant Parish or Christian Community is one that constantly … Continue reading
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We continue to look at the books of the New Testament (NT) in the chronological order in which they were written. The next book we must consider is the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew was written a decade or two after … Continue reading
In getting to know our Greek-Catholic faith better, it is important that we consider two important events that our Church celebrates during the month of November. The first is the beginning of the Nativity Fast, a period of abstinence and … Continue reading
I know that in some ways the article has been a little disjointed. I have tried to present some historical information together with some thoughts about the meaning of the Liturgy. I will be taking a slightly different approach during … Continue reading
A BIG THANK YOU….. Is extended to all those who made our Feast Day celebration such a delightful event. Our Parish Council, which provided the leadership for the event, is to be congratulated. Also a big thank you is extended … Continue reading
Fear is useless; what is needed is trust… Said Jesus in response to the people who announced that the daughter of the chief of the synagogue was dead. The raising from the dead of Jairus’ daughter, is one of two … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, we began looking at the Letter to the Colossians. One of the letter’s most striking passages speaks of the cosmic Christ; that is, its language about the status and significance of Jesus transcends … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I ended my thoughts about the spiritual journey that we humans are called to make by commented on the fact that Mary, the Mother of God, also had to make such a journey. … Continue reading
In the last issue I presented Justin’s basic format the early Church used to celebrate the Divine Liturgy. If you compare later liturgical developments to Justin’s first format you will find that the evolution respects this primitive outline in what … Continue reading
This article is dedicated to helping my readers develop their spiritual lives. One of the possible approaches is to reach out to God through prayer. As I suggested, there are several forms of personal prayer. One is reciting prayers that … Continue reading