Eastern Liturgy Archives - Page 3 of 15

Celebrating Holy Supper

December 29, 2018 Teva Regule Eastern Liturgy Ecumenism

The Holy Supper has allowed me to experience the birth of Christ as an event that we can participate in today, continuing to give birth to Christ in our own lives.

A New Orthodox Church of Ukraine: FAQ

December 20, 2018 Nicholas Denysenko Eastern Liturgy

On December 15, a unification council was held at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Byzantine Christmas in the West

December 19, 2018 Nicholas Denysenko Eastern Liturgy

Pastors admonish parishioners to worship the newborn king on Christmas, but for many families, family obligations demand a compromise.

Things I Like About Eastern Christianity (Part 4)

October 18, 2018 Liborius Lumma Eastern Liturgy Music: Chant Music: General

Why most Eastern traditions do not know instrumental music in their liturgies.

Severing Communion and Reconciliation

October 16, 2018 Nicholas Denysenko Eastern Liturgy

What is the risk of attempting to increase intercommunion as a way of demonstrating commitment to unity despite our differences?

Crisis in Orthodoxy: Separating Fact from Fiction

October 15, 2018 Nicholas Denysenko Eastern Liturgy

This byzantine crisis affects real people. The rest of the world’s Orthodox Churches are now under pressure to pick a side.

East Meets West in Liturgy

September 29, 2018 Teva Regule Church Reform Eastern Liturgy Ecumenism Liturgical Movement Uncategorized

The reform of the liturgy after Vatican II is also debated within some Orthodox circles.

Ordination to Sacramental Priesthood: Traditional, Communal, Familial

September 2, 2018 Bruce Morrill Eastern Liturgy Ecumenism Inculturation Ordained Ministry

The community exuded a practical, liturgical and communal, ecclesiology of their corporate baptismal identity as “a royal priesthood” (1 Peter 2:9) through not only their robust engagement in the Divine Liturgy but also their affective, and thus effective, hospitality to us.