Tag: eastern catholic

Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal: Reflections on Reunion

Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal: Reflections on Reunion:           When it comes to overcoming divisions I am reminded of a passage from the Philokalia. It says that through the sacrament of bapti…

Paschal Letter from Melkite Patriarch Gregorios of Antioch

Melkite Church: Patirarch Gregorios’ Paschal Letter 2013 The Gospel – Ever New: Christ’s the Best Religion “In this letter, I should like to highlight the importance of the Gospel, the New Evangelisation in the…

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Further to Patriarch Gregorios’ Paschal Letter on New Evangelisation and the challenges of the current situation in Syria and the wider Holy Land region, here is the Patriarchate’s report on its assistance…

Byzantine, Texas: The serpentine staff of the Orthodox bishop

Byzantine, Texas: The serpentine staff of the Orthodox bishop: I’ve covered this topic before, but the Orthodox Arts Journal has done a better job of it. ( Orthodox Arts Journal ) –…

Byzantine, Texas: Eastern Catholic Churches in the diaspora

Byzantine, Texas: Eastern Catholic Churches in the diaspora: An interesting tome. I’m sure if you talk to almost any Eastern Catholic in the US you’ll hear a story about some inter-Church dilem…