CHEESEFARE SUNDAY IS TRADITIONALLY the last day for eating dairy products until Pascha, as the Great Fast begins tomorrow. This poses a problem in our society where meat and dairy are the substance of every meal. Some people say that they cannot do without meat and so they only fast sporadically. By this they may […]
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The Importance Of Sunday
The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological ConsultationSaint Paul’s College, Washington, DC Recovering the theological significance of Sunday is fundamental to rebalancing our lives. As Orthodox and Catholics, we share a theological view of Sunday and so our purpose in this statement is four-fold: to offer a caring response to what is not just a human, but […]
Pastoral Letter of the UGCC Bishops of Canada for Nativity 2012
To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters, Seminarians and Lay-Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When as a Christian family, we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we greet one another with words of joy: “Christ is […]
Canadian Priest Receives the Lesser Schema
Bishop Venedykt, Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv was present at St. Elias Church in Brampton for Vespers with Vigil on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross (Julian Calendar). At that service, Bishop Venedykt tonsured Hieromonk Taras Kraychuk to the Lesser Schema (Stavrophore). He is now named – Hieromonk Teodosy. Photo […]
Churches of the East
Assyrian Church of the East Assyrian Church of the East Oriental Orthodox Churches Armenian Apostolic Church Coptic Orthodox Church Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Eritrean Orthodox Church Autocephalous Orthodox Churches Patriarchate of Constantinople Patriarchate of Alexandria Patriarchate of Antioch Patriarchate of Jerusalem Orthodox Church of Russia Orthodox […]
Eastern Catholics 101
by Dr. Adam DeVille If you ask Americans how many states there are in the Union, they will tell you “fifty.” If you ask a Canadian how many provinces there are in Canada, few of us would hesitate before answering “ten.” But if someone asked you how many churches make up the Catholic Church, what […]
The UGCC in Canada
By Archpriest Robert Anderson Historical Overview The history of our Church in Canada began with the arrival of Wasyl Elyniak and Ivan Pylypiw in Montreal on September 7, 1891. They had both come from the village of Nebyliv in the district of Kalush. They left Montreal and traveled by train to Winnipeg, Manitoba, a journey […]