I would first offer a few more thoughts from our Father Athanasius of Alexandria. In the last bulletin I ended this article by sharing with my readers that the divine identity of Jesus, equal to the Father, was not a … Continue reading
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Being human means being created in the image of God. While being created in God’s image means being rational and free, that is not all it means. Being created in God’s image means having an affinity with God, not a … Continue reading
A true characteristic of our Church is that it is TRADITIONAL in a true sense of the word. By tradition we do not mean an unreasoned imitation of what our parents and past generations did! Tradition is not a body … Continue reading
I realize that this article seems to have lost some of its focus. This is, I believe, a result of my attempts to find the right words to articulate exactly what I think the “call to holiness” really means. I’m … Continue reading
According to the gospels, Jesus, during the first part of His ministry, was engaged in three main types of activity. First, he was engaged in making a broad appeal to the public. His aim was to make people aware of … Continue reading
On the weekend between the feasts of Ascension and Pentecost, our Church remembers the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council which took place in 325 CE, the Council of Nicaea. This first Council of the entire Christian Church began the … Continue reading
The 19th step on John’s Ladder is rather interesting. It is SLEEP, PRAYER and CHURCH. Sleep is a natural state. It is also an image of death and a respite of the senses. Sleep is one, but like desire it … Continue reading
To gain a deeper understanding of our Greek-Catholic faith, we must first attempt to determine what it considers to be its most basic beliefs. I believe that these basic beliefs are made manifest in its spirituality. I would preface my … Continue reading
“All you who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” This is the prayer that is sung at the initiation of a person into the Greek Catholic faith. It reveals the goal of a person’s initiation into this … Continue reading
Although I am sure that all of my readers already know that our Church embraces the theology, liturgy and traditions of Christianity originally established by the Church that developed in the Byzantine Empire, it, like all other Eastern Churches, has … Continue reading