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On this weeks podcast John and Shane were delighted to welcome Fr Roman Lahish CSsR who is the chaplain to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Community in the Mid West of Ireland. We have our regular run through the saints of the week and local notices. Our prayer space this week is from the Word of Life October 2024 from the Focolore Community. In part three we have our regular reflection on the Sunday gospel (Mark 10:17-30)    Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the Mid WestWe were delighted to welcome Fr Roman to the podcast this week and chat him about the pastoral work he is doing in the Mid West of Ireland for the Ukrainian community. Fr Roman is actually a member of the Redemptorist community and is based out of Mt St Alphonsus in Limerick city and he shares with us his own back ground and vocation story before sharing the highs and lows of the work he is doing with the Ukrainian community who are refugees in Ireland at this difficult time. Background to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (CNEWA)Facebook page of the UGCC in Limerick (you may new to use translate tool in your internet browser to read) Facebook page of the UGCC in Dublin ((you may new to use translate tool in your internet browser to read) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Ireland topics

On this weeks podcast excerpt John and Shane were delighted to welcome Fr Roman Lahish CSsR who is the chaplain to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Community in the Mid West of Ireland. Fr Roman is actually a member of the Redemptorist community and is based out of Mt St Alphonsus in Limerick city and he shares with us his own back ground and vocation story before sharing the highs and lows of the work he is doing with the Ukrainian community who are refugees in Ireland at this difficult time. Background to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (CNEWA)Facebook page of the UGCC in Limerick (you may new to use translate tool in your internet browser to read) Facebook page of the UGCC in Dublin ((you may new to use translate tool in your internet browser to read) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Ireland topics

Tonight we began Letter 46 wherein Saint Theophan gives Anastasia general rules for staying on the true path. He begins by praising her for her great love of the Lord and her zeal in the spiritual life. Yet, he wants to give her a number of rules to help her persevere. The first is to fear doubt and to see it as the primary enemy. The demons will instill in us a false sense of security or a prideful view of our spiritual gains. When we fall into sin they then drag us down into doubt and make us question our commitment. Secondly, Theophan tells her that fear and apprehension will not abandon her. In fact, she must hold onto them because they will make her vigilant in avoiding the snares of the evil one. No matter how proficient she becomes in the spiritual life she must remain ever vigilant. Thirdly, she must always hold on to the fear of death and judgment. This is not meant to lead Anastasia into anxiety but rather to open her eyes to the brevity of her life and to see that every action and deed is freighted with destiny. It is meant simply to make her take her life seriously. Fourthly, she is to avoid undesirable company. While not distancing herself completely from the world she must understand that as human beings we are in a constant state of receptivity. Because of our sin we must then guard our hearts and be discerning about what we receive into them. Finally, Theophan tells Anastasia not to avoid people or become gloomy. In her spiritual struggles she must not make herself an oddity in the eyes of others nor should she put on a gloomy appearance which betrays a lack of hope and trust in the grace of God. She must rather practice the asceticism of joy and always bear witness to her hope in Christ. ---- Text of chat during group 00:18:05 Fr. John (Ivan) Chirovsky: In case anyone needs it, to understand St Theophan better, my brother wrote a three page summary:  A Brief Primer on Patristic Greek Anthropology with an Emphasis on the Process of Contemplation and Obstacles to It    Very Rev. Andriy Chirovsky, SThD       September, 2003 http://tho3306.sheptytskyinstitute.ca/2013/11/27/a-chirovsky-brief-primer-in-theological-anthropology/ 00:36:40 Fr. John (Ivan) Chirovsky: Great Vespers in UGCC       http://archeparchy.ca/wcm-docs/docs/order_of_great_vespers_pdf.pdf                    Daily Vespers             http://archeparchy.ca/wcm-docs/docs/order_of_dailyt_vespers_pdf.pdf             Propers for Saturday and Feastday evenings  https://lit.royaldoors.net/             I also email texts for Matins and Divine Liturgy to anyone who ask for it. 00:59:42 Eric Williams: “Acquire a peaceful spirit and then thousands of others around you will be saved.” - St. Seraphim of Sarov 01:04:56 Eric Williams: It seems to me that data are plentiful, actual information is uncommmon, edifying information that increases knowledge is rare, and finding knowledge that leads to wisdom is like being struck by lightning or winning the lottery. 01:05:42 Fr. John (Ivan) Chirovsky: Amen, Eric. 01:16:01 Eric Williams: I was thinking that, Father, so I'm glad you said it! ;) 01:23:02 Mark Cummings: Thank you!

Father Volodymyr Malchyn is the Vice-Chancellor of the Curia of the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, and the Head of The Development and Communications Office. He has experience living in the United States, in the Vatican City State (Holy See), as well as in Ukraine. He received a Licentiate Degree with a Summa Cum Laude distinction from the Pontifical Gregorian University, and has an extensive experience as a Professor of Dogmatic Theology. He is now serving the people of Ukraine and the world through his role at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Official UGCC Website: http://news.ugcc.ua/en/ On Cardinal Josyf Slipyj (PDF): https://cutt.ly/9kvZDSg His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/volodymyr-malchyn/

In Letter 37, St. Theophan begins to feed Anastasia with solid food. He draws her from simply resolving to amend her life to yearning to act in accord with and in harmony with the will of God. It is this that she must be most diligent in seeking in her life. Anastasia must begin to examine her life in light of this general rule: everything she does should be done in accord with his divine will and for the sake of pleasing God. The person who does this, he tells her, even though they might have no talent, no riches, no special ability, will come to experience the joy of the kingdom and know themselves as seen by God as pleasing in His eyes. There is no greater gift. Most of the world, however, lives carelessly. People's acts are done haphazardly - they act not because they desire to do the will of God but rather because they are drawn along by the ways of the world. The majority of the people in this world are driven by the spirit of lukewarmness. They have nothing against God but they have no deliberate desire to please him either. They are not egoists but yet they preserve their own self interest at every turn, avoiding every self-sacrifice. They are not blatantly vain, but they have no objection to amusing themselves in worldly matters. They want to be seen as part of the world and sharing in its delights rather than seeking to see God. ----- Text of chat during the group: 00:55:37 Fr. John (Ivan) Chirovsky: Eastern Canon law often legislates the bare minimum, but in the UGCC, spiritually the general goal for everyone is: all Wednesdays and Fridays of the year are fasting days except for when a feast of the Lord or of the Theotokos occurs on that day; Four penitential seasons: the Great Fast (aka Lent), dairyless and meatless at least forty days before Pascha, (abstaining from meat seven days earlier actually), the St Philip's Fast, forty days before Christmas, Sts Peter and Paul Fast (aka Apostles' Fast) from the Second Monday after Pentecost until June 29, and the Savior's Fast (aka Dormition Fast) from August 1-14.  Granted there is no fasting even on Wednesdays and Fridays between Pascha and Ascension Thursday and between Dec. 26 and Jan. 4.  Byzantines also never fast, although we do abstain, on Saturdays and Sundays even during the penitential seasons. 00:56:09 Fr. John (Ivan) Chirovsky: UGCC = Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church 01:00:49 Eric Williams: Orthodoxy/Byzantine Catholicism: Hard disciplines, mercifully taught ;) 01:01:19 Fr. John (Ivan) Chirovsky: yes.... 01:10:02 Eric Williams: “Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession...Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer 01:19:54 Mary McLeod: Thank you, Merry Christmas!

Feast of the Immaculate Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos, December 9, 2020. According to Byzantine Tradition the Prayer Rule of the Theotokos (150 Hail Mary's separated into decades by recitation of Our Fathers, while meditating on the life of the Theotokos) was prayed in the East as far back as the 6th century. Upon entering into Reunion with Rome, the Ruthenian (modern day Ukrainian Greek Catholic) Church rediscovered this ancient Eastern devotion through it's Western form, the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This devotion was particularly spread in Western Canada by the workings of the first ever Byzantine Redemptorist missionary priests, who also brought with them the devotion to The Theotokos of the Passion or Our Mother of Perpetual Help icon. In this video, The Byzantine Life family prays together the Hopeful Mysteries (Promise of a Saviour, Immaculate Conception, Nativity of Mary, Presentation in the Temple and Betrothal to St. Joseph). This 5th set of mysteries has been adapted to modern Rosary traditions with Ecclesiastical Approval. These mysteries were part of the ancient Prayer Rule devotion and begin with short reflections from the Book of Genesis and the Protoevangelion of St. James. F or more Byzantine faith resources go to: https://thebyzantinelife.com. Text of "The Rosary: The Prayer Rule of the Mother of God in the Ukrainian Catholic Church" copyright of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton. All rights reserved. Intro theme, At the Beauty (Hymn to the Theotokos): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjqPjcY0rg Outro theme, З нами Бог, розумійте народи

In this episode, Landon Coleman interviews Fr. Alexander Laschuk JCD, PhD. Fr. Alex is the new interim executive director of MASI and he shares his vision for the Institute, the future of the UGCC, and ecumenical work with True Light. Fr. Alex challenges us to get back into our parishes post-COVID-19, pray for the Church and live out the Gospel!

In this episode, Landon and Lara Coleman are joined by Fr. Deacon Daniel Galadza, who was assistant professor at the Chair of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology of the Catholic Theology Faculty in the University of Vienna from 2013 to 2018, and continues his work as international research partner at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Patriarchal Liturgical Commission in Kyiv. He shares elements of his research which focuses on the historical development of liturgy, and his hopes to restore our liturgical practices to allow their full catechetical and transformative potential.

Stefan Romaniw, OAM about the 50th anniversary of His Beatitude Sviatoslav, UGCC, SBS and Ukrainian Churches... - З далекого краю вітання Блаженнішому Патріархові, про коронавірус і SBS, a також дещо до церковного питання від пана Стефана Романіва...

In this episode, we hear from Fr Matthew Francis, OCA pastor of Holy Apostles Mission Station in Chilliwack BC and member of the Canadian Bible Society enthusiastically shares his love of Holy Scripture - the very Word of God, who is revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Like the Ethiopian eunuch and the disciples of Emmaus before us, he encourages us to thirst for this knowledge of God brought to us by Scripture and for which we need the Church to guide us.

Co-hosts Lara and Landon Coleman interview Dr. Adam DeVille, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Theology-Philosophy, University of Saint Francis (and graduate of the Sheptytsky Institute) on the topic of Married priesthood. Drawing from his soon-to-be-released book, Dr. DeVille highlights the rich tradition of the Eastern Churches on this issue and offers precious insight that could inform the intense debate that our sister Latin Church is currently engaged in.  Both marriage and celibacy are vocations that embrace sacrificial love and ought to mirror themselves on Christ's paschal sacrifice. Both celibate and married priesthood are precious gifts to the Church, and ought to be lived in community.

The 70th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Victoria - the Divine Liturgy at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, Melbourne.…It was a walk down memory lane for Victoria’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic community when they returned to St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church at 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne on Sunday ­– 9 February 2020 after 57 years. The first Ukrainian Catholic church services were held here after Ukrainians arrived as displaced persons to Australia in 1949. Not having their own place of worship, the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Melbourne allowed services to be held at St Augustine’s. The community returned to remember those early days. Many who were Christened, took First Communion and married in this church in the 1950s and 1960s returned to their starting point. It was an emotional experience. Principal celebrants were His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and the Archbishop of Melbourne, His Grace Peter Comensoli. It was a truly spiritual event where Eastern and Western Catholic rites came together at the Altar of God. (Further information Stefan Romaniw 0419 531255 - Eugene Hawryszko 0412 475 470) - Кілька важливих акцентів та штрихів до історії Української Греко-Католицької Церкви в Австралії, що пройшла 70-літній шлях від Церкви міґрантської до повноправної та рівнозначної австралійської серед усіх віровизнань в Австралії, Новій Зеландії та країнах Океанії...

Landon Coleman is joined by his new co-host and wife Lara, who interviews wives of three priests whose ministry spreads across much of the country. Pany Olenka Galadza, Annette Hrywna and Kim Bombak are at various stages of their lives and vocations. They offer a beautiful testimony of the countless ways in which their respective gifts are transformed into a service for the whole Church -- in an often discreet but tremendously edifying way.

Landon Coleman is joined by Fr Richard Soo, SJ - missionary pastor of an Eastern Catholic parish in Richmond BC.  Fr Richard Soo's Byzantine Parish is an wonderful example of the UGCC living up to its missionary calling, concretely echoing the words of Patriarch Sviatoslav: "(ours) is a Church that comes from the Ukrainian people, but it is a Church that is for the entire human race!" On this episode, learn about Fr Richard and his parish, as well as the ripples of his missionary activity all the way to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand ... 

In this second episode of this new season, Landon Coleman is joined by Rev. Alexander Wroblicky from the Archeparchy of Pittsburg. In this episode we are challenged to explore evangelization -- the Great Commission -- and while doing so, to go back to basics. Do we Catholics not often behave like a people with a Religion in search of Faith? Might we not frequently go through motions with our heart and soul far from the words of Scripture and Liturgy? What do you plan to do with "the pearl of Great Price"?

The UGCC bishops of Canada issued this Pastoral Letter on the occasion of the Third Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross. They remind us of the central place of the Cross in our Christian Life, and its unequivocal connection to God's Love for us and to the Resurrection.

We continue our series our prayer with a second talk on Divine Liturgy and Prayer. Fr Geoffrey Ready helps us understand the various parts of the Divine Liturgy in their original sense and provides renewed insights on the role of God's narrative as nourishment for our life Faith. 

Dr. Oleh Kindiy, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv recently visited CTR/CES and gave a presentation with the full title: "Experience of Martyrdom and Persecution during Soviet Times and the Current Revival of Catholic Church(es) in Ukraine." From the abstract to the presentation "The lecture is based on memoirs and eyewitness interviews, documents from state archives, and photographs from private collections depicting the life stories of Greek Catholics in the USSR from 1946 to 1989 when the UGCC was considered officially abolished and forbidden. How does this memory shape the nature and mission of the Catholic Church in Ukraine today?" This is the second lecture (of seven) in the series "The Many Guises of European Catholicism", that the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies is with support from the Centre for European Studies at Lund University. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please write an email to religionochteologi@outlook.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music for R&T is generously provided by the trio Nous (Thomas Hellsten, Tom Tveita, Per Boqvist).

We continue our series our prayer with a first talk on Divine Liturgy and Prayer. Fr Geoffrey Ready from Holy Myrrhbearers parish comes and talk to us about the Eucharist and four of its essential Characters: Trinitarian, Ecclesial, Eschatological and Cosmic.

We continue our series on prayer with our guest, Fr. Alexander Laschuk, priest of the Toronto eparchy and canon lawyer. We learn what canon law is about, what it's for, and how it relates to a christian's prayer and fasting life. We then broach some of the more difficult areas of contemporary Church life where - to say the least - canon law has not always been applied appropriately.

We start a series on prayer with this discussion on the Holy Mysteries of Christian Life, highlighting that individual prayer is fully connected with the prayer of the Church. Subdeacon Dr. Brian Butcher helps us explore the mysteries of the Church, or sacraments, which ultimately mean Christ in our midst (see Col 1:27). 

This pastoral letter was signed by Patriarch Sviatoslav last month. It addresses the importance of a catechesis rooted in Holy Scripture and provided to all the faithful. In a spirit of transmission of the faith, the letter emphasizes the place of the family, of priests on behalf of their bishop, of catechists and of the parish community. Along with Holy Scripture, it encourages the faithful to turn to the Catechism of our Church, Christ - Our Pascha.