Light of the East

The Scripture parable of the Prodigal Son is our story - a choice for the delusion of ideology or a choice for reality, right reason and our ultimate glorious destiny.

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

In a temple, the Elder Simeon holds Christ in his hands and then asks to be dismissed from this world. What do we say with God entering our entire being.

Ah yes, the good old days of the Church, bar fights over who was the greatest among three great Fathers of the Byzantine Church. I know! Let's celebrate all three of them on the same day!

The calendar of the Church seems to be in a lull at this time, and, we are in the dog days of winter. Yet, in the Byzantine Liturgical calendar this time sparkles with brilliant saints.

Almighty God raises up in each age, certain persons who turn the Church and the world on its axis. Pope Benedict XVI in our age and the desert monastics in an early age are some examples.

As though being born and laid in a manger in Bethlehem was not humbling enough, Our Lord chose to lower himself in the lowest spot on the Earth’s surface, the river Jordan. There he would be baptized for our sake and God as Trinity would be revealed.

There was no room at the Inn for the Holy Family traveling to Bethlehem. Is there room in Iowa for a Byzantine Catholic priest and his community? Find out, from our special guest.

All families have their story, from sinners to saints, so it is with the family of Jesus Christ. But God still works out His divine plan which is the miracle of this season.

St. Pope John Paul II described monasticism as the "reference point for all the baptized." During this season, we return to our baptism through, monasticism. Our special guest will explain.

Do not celebrate Christmas. That's Right. Do not celebrate Christmas. Rather, rely on the Church's preparation for Christmas to help you enter the mystery of the Incarnation and be transformed by it."

As we draw near to the Nativity of Our Lord, we look back on the ancestry of Christ and the many foretellings and prefigurements of Christ in the Old Testament.

So which are you...? A 'Rad Trad', a Pro-Popolo Novus Ordo or maybe Ad Orientum Novus Ordo, or just plain confused and fed up? The Eastern Catholic Churches are here to help.

Those who Confess best will far surpass the rest. So, how do we Confess best in the Eastern Catholic form of this healing Sacrament of Confession?

With only a few weeks of each other, two giants have been lost to the Church in these modern times. How does this concern or impact the Eastern Catholic Churches?

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.

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

In America, it is difficult for Catholics to vote with a complete sense of peace and confidence due to life issues, In this regard, Eastern Liturgy and the Catholic Catechism can bring some perspective.

When an evil force seeks to destroy a culture, it destroys the imagery of that culture. Imagery makes present the soul of a culture, just as it does in the Catholic Church

'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 within the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Every Eastern Christian church has its own ancient and indigenous chant which is sung by the faithful during liturgical services. This gives cantors a special place in Eastern Christian Liturgy.

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?

An often aske question is "What is THE difference between an Eastern Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church?" We will attempt to offer a simple answer for this not so simple question.

As the horizontal bar and the vertical bar converge to form the Cross, ancient Byzantine liturgical texts converge with a modern era prophet to explain the mystery of the Cross.

The Eucharistic Congress has passed. So where are we now in terms of a... Eucharistic revival? And... what might the Eastern Catholic Churches contribute to this question?