Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Palatine, IL, USA recently had an addition built on to their church. We are looking for an icon of the Mother of God which will be placed on an exterior surface of the church which will measure approximately 7 ft. X 5 ft. Note that the icon will…
March 18, 2020 OUT-2020-66ENG Glory be to Jesus Christ! Dear Reverend Fathers-Pastors, Administrators and Deacons of St. Nicholas Eparchy With the blessing of Bishop Benedict, this appeal from the Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of America concerning the COVID-19 pandemic is shared with you. This appeal refers specifically…
Contemplation of Christological events, like the Transfiguration, provides a wealth of liturgical poetry and hymnography in the Eastern Church Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted at CWR on August 6, 2013. August 6th commemorates Christ’s transfiguration in glory on Mount Tabor. The Transfiguration is one of twelve major feasts on the Eastern Christian liturgical calendar. A…
Presentation given after the annual White Mass on October 15, 2017 for the Catholic Physicians Guild of Chicago, a local guild of the Catholic Medical Association. This presentation discusses the church fathers’ teachings, and the early church’s understanding, of SALVATION AS HEALING. . It presents a potential “antidote” to the current technologically driven and potentially…
Pilgrimage for Peace in Ukraine Door of Mercy
Wednesday, 18 June 2014. His Holiness, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Your Holiness: Remembering with pleasure our meeting in Washington some years ago, I am prompted to write by what I once hoped was a common concern for the unity of Christ’s Church and a shared commitment to bridging the chasm that opened…
All: Thank you for supporting and participating in the The Bible and the Church Fathers Bible Study at our parish. Thank you to Father Kuzma for supporting the effort and to Lesia for arranging our use of the Cym classroom 4 for our study. Attached is the roster of people participating, or soon to be participating in…