My mission trip to Ukraine began in Mukachevo on April 16, 2022 as I boarded a free train to eastern Ukraine, stopping at Lviv, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Lozova. I felt relatively safe because my...
This Sunday we commemorate the Holy Fathers of the Ecumenical Council held in Nicaea in 325. They had gathered to explain the relationship Jesus Christ to God the Father. A priest from Alexandria named...
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to Myself, so that where I am you also may be.” (John 14:3) The Feast of...
“Having bought a linen cloth, he (Joseph of Arimathea) took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. Then he...
“Put your finger here and see my hands and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and...
The patron saint of Western Ukraine is St. George. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral in Lviv is named in his honor. St. George was an officer in the Roman army. He was a Christian...
Vespers with the Veneration of the Holy Shroud Prior to the celebration of Vespers, the Lord’s Tomb is set up in the center of the Church in front of the ambon. Candles or vigil...
“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.” Look, the whole world has gone after Him.” Today we celebrate the Triumphant Entry of Our Lord into...
God’s will for us in this world is so very inscrutable. We cannot figure out why things are happening the way they are. The Fathers of the Church teach us that this is for...
We are about to embark on our annual spiritual journey in preparation for the joyous and glorious celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection, Our Pascha. The first day of the Great Fast (Lent) this year...
