Light Of The East

Light burns out the darkness. True healing for the dark scandals in the Church will come about only when the Light of God's Divine Plan shines brighter in our homes, parishes and seminaries.

Don't just "go to Church." Don't just "satisfy an obligation." Rather, LIVE the Liturgy, which is an immersion into the truth of life, particularly when it comes to marriage.

Among the many descriptions and title for the Blessed Virgin Mary is that of consoler, In the Byzantine tradition an service is based on the Virgin Mary as consoler, It is prayed before the Feast of her Dormition.

When Jesus Christ was transfigured on Mt. Tabor amidst three Apostles they were overwhelmed by the sight of Christ's Divinity but also by the glory of His humanity, a glory that is our origin and our destiny.

There is something transformative and bonding that happens to us when we gather as a community in the liturgical worship of the Church. It is a mystical reality for which we have proof.

The Byzantine Liturgy is not just a particular Liturgy that we find suitable for our Sunday obligation. The Liturgy is part of a living church and life itself flows in and out of the Liturgy.

Don't just "go to Church" Don't just "satisfy an obligation." Rather, LIVE the Liturgy, which is an immersion into the truth of life, particularly when it comes to marriage.

God Himself took on flesh and submitted Himself to His own laws. What other response can we have except that of the Elder Simeon: "Now you may dismiss your servant, O Lord."

The hazy, lazy wonderful days of summer are not a signal to get lazy and casual about our Faith. We can trust the Church's liturgical life to provide the proper context and grounding for our lives during summertime.

The spiritual masters of the eastern monastic tradition taught that we must think about our own death a few minutes each day. This may be frightening and can certainly make us wonder about the mystery of the afterlife.

Living in the both-and, means living in the mystery, in the confluence of what is known and not known. This particular genius of the Eastern lung of the Church is handily applied to some confusing and controversial issues.

It is the Sunday of All Saints in some Eastern Churches - it is a celebration of all those who have reached "normal" humanness. To be a saint is not something extraordinary but ordinary according to God's original design.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who are everywhere present and filling all things, come and dwell within us. Cleanse us of our sins and save our Souls O Gracious One.

The Nicene Creed, as proclaimed at every Byzantine Divine Liturgy, has a significance and relevancy today as it did during its beginnings when the Church Fathers gathered at Nicea in 325 AD.

The Ascension of Our Lord into Heaven unites our earthly nature with Heaven. During this same week the Feasts of Ss. Cyril and Methodius unites both lungs of the Church, east and west.

The sanctity of marriage and the whole order of man and woman finds its context in the Liturgy and iconography of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. His Resurrection is also our Resurrection.

Story telling is the essential way that Our Lord and the Liturgy of the Church immerse us into the drama and message of the scriptures. Our special guest, Eric Groth tells stories through the medium of film.

This week through the Liturgy of the Church we become the Myrrh-Bearing women who are the first to hear of Christ's Resurrection. The fact that it was women is Providential.

In the Byzantine calendar the Divine Mercy of God comes through the reality of Christ's Resurrected body appearing to St. Thomas. In this same Resurrected body we find our own true health of body and soul.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Together with you and Luke the Regular Guy we will share and proclaim the joy of this Day of Days, the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from the Dead.