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scripture and tradition

Apostolic Foundations — Part 2 of 4

What Every Apostolic Church Still Believes

13 min read
The question Are Byzantine Catholics Just Orthodox in Communion with Rome? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Orthodox lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Just in gold, above a six-color keel strip

common questions

Are Byzantine Catholics Just Orthodox in Communion with Rome?

6 min read
An icon of Blessed Fulton Sheen in bishop's vestments, haloed, flanked by a Latin miter on the left and a Byzantine crown on the right, holding a chalkboard that reads 'In these troubled times we must become saints'

being byzantine

August & September Review, October Preview

5 min read
The question What does the Bible say on roles in Marriage? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Marriage lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Bible in gold, above a six-color keel strip

christian life

What Does the Bible Say About Roles in Marriage?

10 min read
Detail of the apostolic foundations chart: colored ribbons running from James, Andrew, John, Philip, Matthias, Mark and Matthew to the churches they founded — Jerusalem, Constantinople, Ephesus, Georgia, Antioch and Alexandria — beside the words One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church

scripture and tradition

Apostolic Foundations — Part 1 of 4

The Church the Apostles Built

12 min read
The question Doesn't the Bible say Joseph knew Mary in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with KNEW lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Mary in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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"Knew Her Not Until" — What "Until" Actually Means

3 min read
The question Where does the Bible say Mary was a Perpetual Virgin in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Perpetual Virgin lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites, above a six-color keel strip

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The Gate That Stays Shut: Mary's Perpetual Virginity

4 min read
The question Were There Really Virgins at the Temple? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Virgins lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Temple in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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Were There Really Virgins at the Temple?

5 min read
An icon-style painting of Moses hidden in the cleft of a rock, shielding his eyes as the golden glory of God streams past him through the opening, snow-capped mountains visible in the distance.

scripture and tradition

What God Is, and What God Is Not

15 min read
A Byzantine icon of the Prophet Elijah ascending to heaven in a fiery chariot drawn by flaming red horses, dropping his mantle to the prophet Elisha, who kneels on green summer hills below, against a gold background.

being byzantine

July Review, August Preview

4 min read
A folk-art painting of an elderly Eastern Catholic bishop in a black klobuk and red-and-gold vestments, raising his hand in blessing and holding the papal flag, standing firm between grey-helmeted Nazi soldiers on one side and red-star Soviet soldiers on the other, the Carpathian mountains behind.

ruthenian heritage

The Bishop Who Would Not Renounce

17 min read
Byzantine cross on a cream background

scripture and tradition

The Pattern Made Flesh

8 min read
Byzantine icon of the Theophany — Christ standing in the Jordan River as St. John the Baptist touches His head, the Holy Spirit descending as a dove within a shaft of golden light, with two reverent angels on the opposite bank.

scripture and tradition

In a Mirror Dimly: A Modern Path Into the Trinity

11 min read
Byzantine icon of the Anastasis — Christ standing in a golden mandorla, pulling Adam and Eve from their stone tombs by the wrists, standing on the shattered gates of Hades with the bound figure of Death beneath His feet, with King David, King Solomon, and John the Baptist as witnesses.

eschatology and salvation

Core Faith — Part 8 of 10

The One Mediator and the Death of Death

9 min read
Mary crowned and haloed as the Queen of Heaven

mary and the saints

Core Faith — Part 7 of 10

Mary is Queen of Heaven. And the New Covenant Promise It Reveals.

16 min read
An angel and a demon, representing the choice between sin and righteousness

christian life

Core Faith — Part 5 of 10

Sinning vs. Being Righteous

12 min read
A Byzantine-style icon of three winged angels gathered around a radiant sun above an open book of Scripture

scripture and tradition

Core Faith — Part 3 of 10

One Faith from the Beginning

13 min read
An illustrated red-brick immigrant church with three cross-topped spires in a snowy American industrial-belt neighborhood

ruthenian heritage

The Byzantine Catholic Church in America: A Short History

14 min read
A statue of Jesus in a church illuminated by stained-glass light

common questions

Core Faith — Part 9 of 10

Are Icons Idolatry?

8 min read
The question Where Are the 'Brothers' of Jesus? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Brothers lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Jesus in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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Where Are the 'Brothers' of Jesus?

3 min read
Clergy in black robes and traditional klobuks gathered around a wooden table outside a small Carpathian Byzantine church with an onion dome, framed by snow-covered mountains

ruthenian heritage

Roots of the Byzantine Catholic Church — Part 3 of 3

Carpatho Rusyns: Spared by the Mountains

13 min read
A cosmic allegorical illustration of the heavens — orbiting worlds in concentric rings amid towering clouds, with a small classical figure gazing upward from a rocky outcrop

eschatology and salvation

Eschatology — Part 2 of 2

The Map of the Afterlife

16 min read
An open Bible with fire around it

eschatology and salvation

Eschatology — Part 1 of 2

Reading Revelation Rightly

13 min read
The question Do Animals Have Souls? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Souls lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Animals in gold, above a six-color keel strip

common questions

Do Animals Have Souls?

5 min read
A baby surrounded by golden light, representing original incorruption

eschatology and salvation

Core Faith — Part 6 of 10

If Sin Causes Death, Why Do Animals Die?

14 min read
The question What If Decay Isn't Natural? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Decay lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Natural in gold, above a six-color keel strip

christian life

What If Decay Isn't Natural?

4 min read
A Zaporozhian Cossack in a red coat and fur hat on horseback in the open steppe, holding a lance, with two mounted companions in the background

ruthenian heritage

Roots of the Byzantine Catholic Church — Part 2 of 3

Ukrainian Identity and the Union of Brest

12 min read
A vision of the heavenly throne room — golden light radiating down through an arched gateway onto a red-carpeted aisle lined with robed worshippers approaching the throne

being byzantine

The Worship of Heaven in the Book of Revelation

8 min read
The question Where Does the Three-Barred Cross Come From? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Cross lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Three-Barred in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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Where Does the Three-Barred Cross Come From?

3 min read
A Byzantine altar surrounded by angels in golden light

being byzantine

Core Faith — Part 10 of 10

The Divine Liturgy: A Scriptural Tour of Byzantine Catholic Worship

14 min read
The question Why Do Catholics Have a Crucifix? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Crucifix lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Catholics in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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Why Do Catholics Have a Crucifix?

4 min read
A red-and-gold Byzantine icon of the Virgin Mary with Christ, flanked by an angel and an apostle figure, in the style of medieval Eastern Christian iconography

ruthenian heritage

Roots of the Byzantine Catholic Church — Part 1 of 3

Before the Unions: The Council of Florence and Its Long Echo

10 min read
The question Where did Christ establish confession in the Bible in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Confession lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Bible in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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Where Did Christ Establish Confession?

3 min read
Christ in glory with arms outstretched, golden light radiating outward, with a congregation below lifting their hands and processional candles toward Him

being byzantine

Core Faith — Part 1 of 10

What Is the Byzantine Catholic Church?

3 min read
Moses with the tablets of the Law

scripture and tradition

Core Faith — Part 4 of 10

The Three Laws of the Old Covenant

10 min read
The question Where Does the Bible Teach Chastity? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Chastity lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Bible in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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Where Does the Bible Teach Chastity?

4 min read
A traditional wooden Carpathian Greek Catholic church on a high mountain ridge, with forested blue mountains rolling into the distance

ruthenian heritage

The Forgotten Slavs of the Carpathians

22 min read
The question Where in the Bible is the Sign of the Cross? in distressed stamped lettering on parchment, with Cross lettered in the six colors of the apostolic rites and Bible in gold, above a six-color keel strip

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Where in the Bible is the Sign of the Cross?

2 min read
A Carpathian Byzantine monk overlooking a mountain valley

ruthenian heritage

Core Faith — Part 2 of 10

An Introduction to the Ruthenian Rite Byzantine Catholic Church

7 min read