Out of the East: The Architecture of ByzantiumMICHAEL S. ROSE
Constantine's new capital, built on the remains of the ancient Greek city-state called Byzantium, is important to understanding Byzantine architecture.
Hope, the Future, and AdventREV. PETER M.J. STRAVINSKAS
As we draw closer to Christmas, our Byzantine brothers and sisters celebrate two Sundays in honor of Christ's forebears. Let's give some consideration today to one of them, the nearly forgotten Zechariah.
Eastern OrthodoxyFATHER JOHN A. HARDON, S.J
In modern parlance, the Orthodox are those Christians who separated from Rome in the eleventh century through the great Eastern Schism, and whose distinctive liturgical feature is the Byzantine rite and doctrinal basis the acceptance of the first seven ecumenical councils, up to the second Council of Nicea in 787.
Saint Stephen of HungaryJOHN JANARO
The story of the conversion of Saint Stephen is inseparable from the story of the thousand-year-old Hungarian nation.
The Other Catholics: A Short Guide to the Eastern Catholic ChurchesKEVIN R. YURKUS
As millions watched the funeral for Pope John Paul II, many were confused by the concluding Panakhyda celebrated not in Latin, but in Greek and Arabic by hierarchs in black hoods, turbans, crowns, and unusual vestments. Was this not the responsibility of the cardinals? And were those clerics even Catholic?
Prayer, Our Constant OccupationFATHER ANDRE LOUF, OCSO
Little by little we must advance on the road to prayer.
Germanus of Constantinople - Defender of Holy ImagesPOPE BENEDICT XVI
During his general audience this morning Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis to St. Germanus of Constantinople, who "played an important role in the complex history of the battle for images during the so-called iconoclastic crisis, and was able to resist the pressure of an iconoclastic emperor, ... Leo III.
They saw the signs he was performing on the sickMARY HEALY
The sacraments are particularly efficacious ways in which Christ the divine physician continues his work of healing through the Church.
What Are the Eastern Rites?FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS
The Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches emphasized, "The Catholic Church values highly the institutions of the Eastern Churches, their liturgical rites, ecclesiastical traditions and their ordering of Christian life. For in those churches, which are distinguished by their venerable antiquity, there is clearly evident the tradition which has come from the Apostles through the Fathers and which is part of the divinely revealed, undivided heritage of the Universal Church" (No. 1).
The Eastern Rite ChurchFR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS
As are many Latin Rite Catholics, I am a bit ignorant about the Eastern Rite Church. What is the differences between the rites? Can Latin Rite Catholics fulfill their Sunday obligation by attending an Eastern Rite Mass? Can Latin Rite Catholics receive Holy Communion in an Eastern Rite Catholic Mass? Is the Eastern Rite Catholic Church the same as the Orthodox church?
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