Understanding The Theology of Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Faith — 20150809 August in our Church is, probably one of the liturgically more intense months of the year in terms of the individual feasts that we celebrate. There are three major feasts … Continue reading
Category Archives: Getting to Know Something About Our Greek Catholic Faith
In the last issue of this article, I pointed out that St. John Paul II wrote two documents that have had a very explicit impact on our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC) and all Eastern Catholic Churches. These two documents, in … Continue reading
Following 1596 and the Union, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC), being an Orthodox Church in communion with Rome, ought to have continued to live an ecclesiological life of prayer traceable to its Patristic roots. Yet the Union of Brest-Litovsk, through … Continue reading
In 1596, in exchange for certain guarantees, a small group of Ukrainian Orthodox bishops agreed to recognize the authority of the Bishop of Rome. From the perspective of the Ukrainian bishops who signed the Union, its main import was to … Continue reading
In the last issue I shared one of the important aspects of our theology, namely the veneration of saints. Those not of the Catholic and Orthodox faith do not venerate saints through prayer, nor do they keep statues or icons … Continue reading
One of the important aspects of our Theology is the veneration of saints. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches both recognize this veneration as an important part of our faith. Saints have been honored since the early church. Special veneration was … Continue reading
We truly owe to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul the priceless treasure of the Christian faith. They passed on Christ’s teachings. They laid a firm foundation for the Church of Christ. Both Apostles are distinguished for their character, their … Continue reading
O Prophet and Forerunner of the Coming of Christ, in spite of our honor and devotion, we are unable to give you worthy praise. Through your glorious and noble birth your mother’s childlessness was ended, your father’s tongue was freed, … Continue reading
In this article I have been sharing the thoughts of the Greek Fathers about the Spirit of God in creation. It is based on a rather highly developed theology of the Holy Spirit and forms the basis for our beliefs … Continue reading
As everyone who worships with me knows, the theology of our Church stresses the fact that all major acts of God are Trinitarian acts and secondly that the particular role of the Spirit is to make the first contact, which … Continue reading