“Who shall climb the Mountain of the Lord, who shall stand in His Holy Place…” by Hieromonk Theodosy In 2008, with trust in the Most High God Who calls us all to climb His Holy Mountain, and with the blessing and guidance of His Grace Bishop David, we set out on an adventure to practically […]
In Psalm 115:5 we read “Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.” From time immemorial, Christians have prayed for their dead and elaborated their prayers with ritual. The death of a loved one is a sorrowful experience for anyone. Often it is a numbing experience as well. Survivors […]
Relationships in an Age of Fluidity July 2-5, 2015 St. Michael’s College University of Toronto 100 St. Joseph Street (at Queens Park Crescent) Toronto, Ontario EARLY BIRD PRICE EXTENDED TO JUNE 10! REGISTER TODAY! The 2015 Sheptytsky Institute Study Days will take place on the campus of the University of St. Michael’s College in […]
Presentation on the 100th Anniversary of Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Rossdale, Manitoba (2014) When we stand in our church building, we are in a sacred space. But what does that mean? All of God’s creation is supposed to be in some sense sacred, so what makes this place different? Isn’t God everywhere, you […]
On December 16, 2014 The “Daily Double” radio program on Tucson, AZ, radio station KVOI 1013 AM featured an hour-long conversation with the founder of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies (MASI), Fr. Andriy Chirovsky. The program, hosted by Chris DeSimone, features a daily extended interview with one guest. Fr. Andriy has been the […]
by Brent Kostyniuk “So, what did you do for summer holidays?” This time of the year, as life begins to return to its normal routine, that question seems to be a popular one as people gather at the office water cooler or coffee machine. Unfortunately, as a freelance writer, discussions about summer holidays are generally […]
Edmonton Eparchial Sobor May 23-24, 2014 Vision 2020 “The Vibrant Parish: The Place to Encounter the Living Christ” From time to time, the Church gathers together the clergy, religious, monastics and laity to study and reflect upon pastoral concerns which affect the life and well-being of the Church. In the context of an eparchy, such […]
Visit of His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk to Saint Demetrius The Great Martyr Parish in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 2, 2014.
Appeal of His Beatitude Sviatoslav to the Faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on the Occasion of the Missionary Days Dearly Beloved in Christ ! Today I address all of you faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, led by your priests and bishops, and invite each one of you to embark together with […]
His Beatitude Sviatoslav visited the parish community of St. Elias in Brampton, Ontario on Sunday, May 4. The words of their pastor, the Mitrophoric Archpriest Roman Galadza, reminds us all of who the Church is!
