Light of the East

One thousand seven hundred years ago, 318 bishops gathered in a town in what today is the nation of Turkey to make a statement that is as relevant today as it was one thousand seven hundred years ago.

The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was a palpably inspired event. As he did on earth, so too did Sheen move hearts and minds from Heaven.

Do you want to remain hopeful, faithful and negotiate the strife, division and confusion of our times? Look into the timeless wisdom of the Church’s Liturgy and saints.

The Blessed Virgin Mary is known by many titles and descriptions in the Church east and west. One of those in the Eastern Catholic Churches is, Our Holy Protectress.

Our children have gone back to school and so are we. We begin our school year with the question: What is the THE difference between the Eastern Rites and the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church?

While on September 14th the entire Church celebrates the finding of the True Cross, there was a little-known second finding that has a special relevancy for us today.

Pope Leo XIV said that what the Eastern Catholic Churches have to offer is medicinal for the Church and the world. This is true for one particular contagious disease, especially among people.

Happy New Year everybody! It IS the new year at least in the Liturgical cycle of the Byzantine Catholic Church. And the very first Feast Day is the Birth of the Mother of God.

“So ancient yet so new. How late have I found Thee.” The words of St. Augustine to Our Lord might also be the words of those who have found a place WITH the Eastern Catholic Churches.

So, did the Virgin Mary die, get buried and then go up to heaven, or was she just assumed into Heaven? A case of the two lungs of the Church.

Have you noticed that more young men are showing up in Church these days are becoming more active? A number of these men are looking to the Eastern lung of the Church. What is attracting them?

Pope St. John Paul II reminds us that the Catholic Church breathes with both lungs East and West. There are actually 21 different ancient and venerable ways to be Catholic.

The very soul and primary gift of Eastern spirituality is living a Sacramental World View. Our special guest will explain how this is possible and why it is crucial in raising balanced , holy, fully-alive children.

The SSPX versus the Pope. Novus Ordo versus Traditional Latin Mass. The Western Lung of the Church has gone bi-polar on itself and maybe the Eastern Lung of the Church can help.

Pope St. John Paul II reminds us that the Catholic "breathes with both lungs east and west." There are actually 21 different, ancient and venerable ways to be Catholic

The Fourth of July will be special this year as America observes 250 years of being a nation. To make our celebration even more special, take a tip from the eastern catholic Churches.

"Orientale Lumen" - translated, "Light of the East" the title of St. John Paul II's document on the Eastern Catholic Churches. It is the title of a radio program, AND a series of ecumenical conferences now in their 30th year.

We revisit a fundamental question that is often asked and often not well understood. What exactly is meant by the different Rites of the Catholic Church? How and why are they different?

We revisit a fundamental question that is often asked and often not well understood. What exactly is meant by the different Rites of the Catholic Church? How and why are they different?

The raging of the sea, the raging of nations, fire in the sky just some of the warnings of the End Times. Are the End Times really near? The answer is both yes and we don’t know.

The lazy, hazy days of summer are upon us again and with that often comes a war in the household on appropriate dress the Church for our young ladies. The liturgy of the Eastern Catholic Churches can be a help source for this issue.

Synod on Synodality controversy. Controversy over the Traditional Latin Mass versus Novus Ordo in the western lung of the Church. How do Eastern Catholics fit into this?

Are you charismatic, part of the charismatic movement or maybe both? Or maybe neither? During this week of the first Pentecost we revisit the question, ''Am I charismatic?"

In most areas of the world, the Eastern Catholic Churches are small and sparse. What does a small and sparse Church have to offer in confronting the big and powerful issues of our day?

We are coming up on 40 days after the bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ where we will see Christ’s Ascension into heaven and the ascension Saints Cyril and Methodius as co-patrons of Europe.