In last week’s Bulletin I suggested that each of us, if we truly desire salvation, must ask ourselves several questions. The first set of questions I presented dealt with the actual process of becoming holy – being called to holiness. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Called To Holiness
If you have been following this article in my Bulletin, you are probably aware that it is my belief that truly vibrant spiritual communities have members who understand to some degree that they care called to holiness. The followers of … Continue reading
It is my hope that this article about being called to holiness is beginning to resonate with my readers. Spiritual growth comes when we understand that we are called to holiness – called to be saints. It is my belief … Continue reading
As I hinted in the last issue of this article, being called to holiness also means being called to a life of prayer. I also suggested that I subscribe to this particular definition of prayer: Prayer is the lifting of … Continue reading
We must realize that our call to holiness is, for us, a true call to be Christian, that is a follower of Jesus Christ. To be a follower of Jesus means to possess the attitudes that give expression to a … Continue reading
To be Church also means to consider ourselves as the People of God. Like the people of Israel, we must come to think of ourselves as the People of God. When we do this, it changes how we think about … Continue reading
As I expressed in the last issue of this article, the call to holiness is also a call to be church. I further suggested that to be church also means to be community. I would now like to suggest that … Continue reading
Our call to holiness, I truly believe, also includes a call to be church. So what does it mean to be church. The Church has been defined as a holy mystery because of her origin in the Holy Trinity and … Continue reading
It is truly my hope that my readers are finding this article thought-provoking. As you know, it is the wish of our Patriarch and Synod of Bishops that each Ukrainian Greek-Catholic parish in the world become engaged in thinking about … Continue reading
I continue to think about the fact that a spiritual community truly become vibrant when the majority of its members truly understand that they have been called to holiness and do everything in their power to support one another in … Continue reading