The Second Sunday of Lent is kept as a feast of Saint Gregory Palamas, the Archbishop of Thessaloniki in the fourteenth century. Like the restoration of the holy icons, this memorial of Saint Gregory has to do with historical events, but also relates to our...
The First Sunday of Great Lent is kept as the anniversary of the restoration of the Holy Icons to veneration and honour after the final defeat of the iconoclast heresy. The Seventh Ecumenical Council in the year 787 condemned the iconoclast heresy, but the final...
Faith education, wiifm and social conscience key to attracting younger women, says Vegreville UCWLC president By Jayne L. Buryn, Communications Coordinator, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton Faith education, wiifm (what’s in it for me), and social conscience is...
By Teresa Makowecki While in Medjugorje I was constantly immersed in peacefulness, continually feeling the evident power of prayer in the village. Seeing people walking with rosaries any place at any time was beautiful. My heart was warmed and you truly felt welcomed...
One message of this Jubilee Year of Mercy is that we can be assured God loves us. Perhaps the greatest proof of this is the gift of his body and blood in the Eucharist. Pope Francis said, “the Eucharist is Jesus, who gives himself entirely to us.” Isn’t this the core...
