By our Initiation into the Church of Christ, we have been called to holiness – we have been called to actualize the potential within us for becoming more like Christ. In fact, this is the meaning and purpose of this … Continue reading
Category Archives: Called To Holiness
The call to holiness is a call to imitate the way that Jesus Christ thought and lived. He is God’s revelation to us on how best to use the years we have of life on earth. It is important to … Continue reading
It is interesting how this weekly article has changed over the months. It began with my attempting to share the vision of our Patriarchal Synod for all parishes – that is revitalize and reenergize Ukrainian Greek Catholic parishes. The Synod … Continue reading
St. Paul said this: “Make sure that no one traps you and deprives you of your freedom through some secondhand, empty, rational philosophy based on the principles of this world instead of on Christ. In His body lives the fullness … Continue reading
As I compose this article this week, I think about all the twists and turns it has taken since I began it. It began with thought on the initiative that our Synod of Bishop devised called Vibrant Parishes. It quickly … Continue reading
The call to holiness, as I have tried to indicate, is a call to accept and understand our true selves. Through inner healing we discovers our true selves. Unfortunately, many Christians misinterpret Jesus’ call for “death to self”. We hear … Continue reading
Another spirituality that people have used to excuse themselves from growing spiritually and finding their true selves is to say that God never wants for us what we want for ourselves, our heart’s desires. When we think this way, however, … Continue reading
The call to holiness is a call to discover who we really are in God’s creation and to learn how to reject any false sense of ourselves. If we are convinced of our lovability in our formative years, we will … Continue reading
As I shared with you, Jesus wants us to know the truth about ourselves. He wants us to know our true selves. He is a lover of the truth. Jesus points the way down the path of spiritual growth and … Continue reading
I ended this article in the last Bulletin with the statement that it is my belief that the Call to Holiness is truly a call to find our true self. I shared that Christians have for ages misinterpreted the words … Continue reading