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A Pilgrimage to the Earth

September 15, 2021 Mark Roosien Eastern Liturgy Environment and Ecology Liturgical Spirituality Ritual Studies Saints / Mary

The earth itself, the Alaskan earth—St Herman’s earth—was my relic, my pilgrimage souvenir. A sign of hope amidst corruption.

von Wolfgang Sauber (Eigenes Werk) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Things I Like About Eastern Christianity (Part 3)

June 21, 2018 Liborius Lumma Eastern Liturgy

Liturgy as a sacred roleplay in contrast to liturgy as an opportunity to exercise power over others.

By Violette79 from Brooklyn, NY, USA (Divine Liturgy in the Monastery Pavillion.) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Things I Like About Eastern Christianity (Part 1)

February 22, 2018 Liborius Lumma Eastern Liturgy

My first attempt to explain what fascinates me about Eastern liturgies.

Unity and Diversity & Patriarch Maximos IV

November 10, 2017 Alex Blechle Church Reform Eastern Liturgy Inculturation

The Eastern Rites, and all others non-Roman rites should not be seen as “fringe-groups,” but as shining stars illuminating the ideals of a diverse Universal Church.

Icons

May 31, 2013 Editor Art and Architecture Eastern Liturgy

The Holy Spirit speaks to us through sacred art.

Patriarch of Constantinople Will Attend Inauguration of Pope Francis

March 15, 2013 Editor Ecumenism

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I will be there on March 19.