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Prayer of Saint Ephrem

Thoughts and Reflections on a Life of Peace and Repentance

Dealing with Scripture and Tradition (and things in between)

I will never forget when I had first read through the Bible in its entirety as a high schooler. My…

(Part of) What we think about when we think about the Holy Trinity

“Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.”-The Trisagion The Holy Trinity is upheld as a…

Post-Marriage Formation based on Amoris Laetitia and Byzantine Spirituality

The theological understanding of marriage in the Catholic Tradition is based upon the Scriptures and the Church’s understanding of the…

The Seven Prayers of Healing as a Journey from Imperfection to Perfection

In the Byzantine Rite, the fullness of its prayer tradition can come across to outsiders (and even insiders) as repetitive…

No Stone Unturned: the Divine Office as a Symphony of All-Encompassing Invitation

The Byzantine prayer tradition can be overwhelming, so much so that many despair following any part of it. There is…

A vocations reflection on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost

In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Dear Father, Brothers and…

A Reflection on the Exaltation of the Precious, Holy, and Life-Giving Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit Amen. A lot of us…

A Reflection on the Dormition of the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary

Glory to Jesus Christ! It is good to be here to celebrate this most special feast. This feast of the…

Byzantine Catholic, Catholic, Dormition, Eastern Catholic, Icons, Incarnation, Liturgy, Mysticism, Orthodox, Scripture, Theotokos, Tradition

The Harmony between Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis in Chrysostom’s Anaphora

The Christian world is often cast in terms of divide and distinction. There are those who would argue that the…

Kenosis, Christmas and Christians

  Whenever we reflect on Christ and who He is, we knowingly or unknowingly engage in what is formally known…

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