Apostolic Christianity: Regaining a Catholic Vision of the Church

April 29, 2023 0 Comments

As Eastern Christians living in a predominately Western Christian society, we often find ourselves defending what it means to worship differently from the Latin Catholic Church. We may also have to field questions about the church that we attend or the religious practices we engage in. Sharing the unique gift of our Eastern Christian faith …

Learning to serve the Divine Liturgy

September 4, 2022 0 Comments

This weekend we are honored by having Fr. James Brent OP, serve the Divine Liturgy and preach; Fr. Dennis concelebrated. Fr. James is a Dominican friar and is a professor at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. He’s learning the Divine Liturgy very well. He joins a few other Dominicans in the USA …

Joan Lewis looks into Eastern Churches

June 19, 2021 0 Comments

Joan Lewis, the EWTN news correspondent in Rome speaks with Paulist Father Matt Berrios about the Eastern Churches. Joan also blogs at Joan’s Rome. Father Matt is in Rome to pursue advanced studies at the Pontifical Oriental Institute (PIO). Joan lives in Rome full-time and is well-connected with the goings-on of the Catholic Church. In …

What Are The Eastern Rite Catholic Churches?

April 26, 2020 0 Comments

This is an episode of “The Catholic Talk Show,” talking with Fr. Elias Rafaj of the Ruthenian Church –a good friend to the Melkites– discussing the Eastern Catholic Churches attending to the similarities and differences with the Latin Catholic Church. Highly recommended as part of your adult faith formation.

Keeping focus on Eastern Catholicism

April 23, 2020 0 Comments

This brief essay on Eastern Catholicism is a helpful piece to keep our focus clear. We all need to refresh our hearts and minds regarding on relationship with Christ and our life in the Church: Adult Faith Formation is not a buzz word as much as it is a way to be attentive to they …

Talking about our faith

February 26, 2020 0 Comments

New Episode from Matt Fradd! I talk with Byzantine priest and co-host of Catholic Stuff You Should Know, Fr. Michael O’Loughlin about the Eastern Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, the Filioque, and much, much more. Listen/watch the conversation: https://buff.ly/2Vn5WHF