The latest issue of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association’s magazine, One, includes a fascinating article, A Renaissance in Georgia, reporting on the resurgence of
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Infants sharing in the Lord’s table
And the true ancient tradition of the whole Catholic Church is to give Communion to infants. Present Latin usage is a medieval innovation.
Read moreReal steps toward Catholic-Orthodox unity
In an unprecedented move, Catholic and Orthodox representatives have proposed concrete steps for real unity between the churches. The 24 members of the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation concluded a three-day meeting in Washington on Oct. 2 and issued two statements.
Read moreEast & West
While on holiday in the Dodecanese recently I made my way each Sunday to the town’s church to attend the Divine Liturgy according to the Greek Orthodox Rite. Here are a few observations based just on two Sundays on one Greek island.
Read moreThe Eritrean Catholic Rite: Hybridity and Authenticity
I began studying Eritrean Christianity in 2003 by praying with and learning from Eritrean Orthodox Christians in San Diego at the beginning of my doctoral studies in cultural anthropology which subsequently lead to my fieldwork in Eritrea in 2005. Although it had been my intention to primarily gather more information about the Eritrean Orthodox liturgy while continuing my Tigrinya language studies I ended up spending most of my time with and learning from the Eritrean Catholic community.
Read moreAnother approach to translation
While we’re all on the subject of translation, I thought I’d offer a perspective from the Syro-Malabar rite Catholic Church. Perhaps this will broaden the perspective we have about what translation (especially liturgical translation) is for.
Read moreKremlin approves new Russian religious holiday
Russia marked its adoption of Christianity in 988 on Wednesday with a new public holiday, the latest show of Kremlin support for the Russian Orthodox Church that has grown increasingly powerful since the fall of Communism.
Read moreA wedding custom of the Indian Thomas Christians
The Syro-Malabar Rite Catholics I met have a saying, adapted from Fr. Placid Podipara: they are “Indian in culture, Catholic in religion, and Syriac in worship.” Just this morning I discovered a new instance of the truth of this saying…
Read moreEschatology and the Byzantine Liturgy
Is eschatology about the future or the present? Is liturgy an escape from the world or entrance into a new world?
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