I don’t know whether this article on the Divine Liturgy is making any sense to my readers. I thought that I would regroup and focus a little more on my understanding of the Liturgy. I’ve tried to give a little … Continue reading
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It is the letter of James that states that the gathering of a Christian group is referred to as an assembly – the Greek word for assembly is the one from which we derive synagogue. There is little in this … Continue reading
It is known that by the 9th century the Slavic population of western Ukraine (likely the White Croats) had accepted Christianity while under the rule of Great Moravia. However, it was the East Slavs who came to dominate most of … Continue reading
When I think about the spirituality of the Christian East, I immediately think about the Transfiguration of Our Lord. This event in the life of Jesus always reminds me that the task of this earthly life is Personal Transformation. In … Continue reading
Byzantine Christology (i.e., study of Christ) has always been dominated by the categories of thought and the terminology of the great controversies of the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries about the person and identity of Jesus Christ. These controversies involved … Continue reading
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary since the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church left the underground, a religious procession will be held in Lviv on October 19, 2014. The Archeparchy of Lviv says that the procession will be held to … Continue reading
The Lord was moved with pity upon seeing the widowed mother and said to her “Do not cry.” Today’s Gospel story relates just one the typical random acts of kindness that Jesus did during His lifetime. He made a habit … Continue reading
As I have suggested, the call to holiness begins with an awareness of the longing we have for meaning and purpose. It is an unrecognized hunger or need that we experience but don’t necessarily recognize. It comes from deep within … Continue reading
As I suggested in the last issue of this article, Eastern theology doesn’t spend time placing sinful acts into categories. Sin is sin. Therefore, a better way to look at sin would be the following: Are my actions, my thoughts, … Continue reading
It was only in the fourteenth century that the altar area (i.e., sanctuary) came to be distinguished from the nave by what we now call the iconastasis. Earlier church buildings had a series of columns and or panels that served … Continue reading