Light Of The East

As though being born in a manger in Bethlehem was not humbling enough, Our Lord lowered himself into the Jordan River for our sins and God as Trinity was revealed.

Blessed New Year to all! Don't take down the decorations just yet. We are not finished with the immersion into Our Lord's Incarnation and Divine Condescension.

All families have their story, from sinners to saints. So it is with the family of Jesus Christ. But God still works out his Divine Plan which is the miracle of this season.

Apprehensive about who's coming to Christmas Dinner? This Sunday in the Byzantine Catholic Church can be helpful as we look at the genealogy of Jesus Christ.

Many people today, suffer from a lack of foundation and a sense of belonging. The genius of the Church has something to offer as we observe today and next Sunday, the patrimony of the new born Savior, Jesus Christ.

Do not celebrate Christmas. That's Right. Do not celebrate Christmas. Rather, rely on the Church's preparation for Christmas to help you enter the mystery of the Incarnation and be transformed by it.

As we draw near to the Nativity of Our Lord, we look back on the ancestry of Christ and the many foretellings and preferments of Christ in the Old Testament.

Having entered the penitential period for the Birth of Jesus Christ, we now enter with the Virgin Mary into the Temple where she herself becomes the living Temple of God.

'So ancient yet so new. How late have I found Thee.' The words of St. Augustine to Our Lord might also be the words of those who have found a place WITH the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Approaching the penitential period leading up to Christmas, we will unite heaven and earth, east and west through the examples of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Josephat, the Ukrainian martyr.

In the greatest form of love, the clergy and laity of the Eastern Catholic Churches have laid down their lives for the sake of unity with the Pope of Rome.

We revisit a fundamental question that is often asked and often not well understood. What exactly is meant by the different Rites of the Catholic Church? How and why are they different?

There were 7 great ecumenical Councils that took place in the history of the Church. Six are celebrated together. But the observance of the 7th Council stands apart from the rest.

The spirituality of the Eastern Christian Churches, although ancient, influenced the writing of a contemporary science fiction book. Author Mary Woods will be with us to talk about her new book and the influence behind it.

'So ancient yet so new. How late have I found Thee.' The words of St. Augustine to Our Lord might also be the words of those who have found a place WITH the Eastern Catholic Churches.

It is not Questions and Answers today on our program. It is questions and errors. We will answer commonly held questions and errors regarding the Eastern lung of the Church.

Among the many gifts of both lungs of the Church, East and West, we here at Light of the East have our ten favorite gifts that the Eastern Churches offer to the whole Church and the world.

Both inside and outside of the Church, hope, self-sacrifice and courage, much needed in our world, seem to be so scarce. Our two guests Rinju Chenet and Kameron Traxler serve as signs of hope for the Church and the world.

There is a lot of discussion today in the Latin Rite about priestly celibacy. A monk from an Eastern Catholic monastery will share a perspective on this that the discussion to baptism and the episcopacy.

There is a humanitarian disaster on the Southern Border of the United States of America. For a simple solution look no further than the Liturgy of the Eastern Catholic Churches.