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Year For Priests Activities June 2009 - June 2010
Pope Benedict XVI has declared June 2009 to June 2010 as the Year for Priests. The theme for the priestly year is "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of
Priests."
Year for priests activities & Information Page
Bishop Bura visits St. Petersburg
Bishop John Bura visits Epiphany of Our Lord parish in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Epiphany of Our Lord is a Ukrainian Catholic Byzantine Rite parish in communion with Pope Benedict XVI of Rome. The parish is located in the northeast sector of St. Petersburg. Msgr. John Stevensky is the pastor.
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New icons at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church convey Scripture
July 10, 2010 - At Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, there is a feast for the eyes
in the icons, iconostas, stained-glass windows, soaring dome
and architectural details. But the depictions of the Holy
Trinity, the Virgin Mary, Jesus
and a host of saints are more than magnificent religious
artwork; they touch the soul.
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Basilian Sisters Elect New Leadership
June 29, 2010 - During the week of June 21 – 25, 2010, the Sisters of
St. Basil the Great (Lover of Humanity Province, Fox Chase Manor, PA) held their
Provincial Chapter in the Basilian Spirituality Center and elected new leadership
for the coming five years. "A Chapter is an essential instrument of collegiality,
calling each Sister to participate in the decision-making process either directly
or indirectly. While in session, it is the highest authority in the Province."
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Kenotic Way – Constitutions
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SUMMER RETREAT WITH FR. CHRISTOPHER CROTTY, C.P.M. "The Healing Power of the Holy Spirit"
June 25-27, 2010 - TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS:
Healing and the Holy Spirit
Spiritual Warfare
Exposing the Dangers of the Occult and the New Paganism Permeating Our Present-Day Culture
Different Talk Each Day!
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The Light of the East Part 2: Understanding the Eastern Catholic Churches
Toronto, June 3, 2010 - Salt + Light Television, Canada’s Catholic Network, takes a look at the Eastern Catholic Churches on the Wednesday, May 26th and Saturday, May 29th episodes of their flagship show, Catholic Focus.
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Pope to visit Ukraine in 2012; Moscow patriarchate cool toward plan
Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Ukraine in 2012. Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzyck of Lviv has announced that the Pope accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine, "and a concrete date is now being set." The papal visit would come as Ukrainian Catholics celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Lviv archdiocese..
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A great Catholic renaissance in Ukraine may be at risk
On any countdown of terrific Catholic stories over the last twenty years, the renaissance of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine would have to be near the top of the list. Numbering some five million faithful, about ten percent of the Ukrainian population, Greek Catholics follow Orthodox liturgical and spiritual traditions but have been in full union with Rome since the 16th century.
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Ukrainian Pilgrims to the Tomb of Saint Peter in the Vatican
A few years ago Ukrainian pilgrims began visiting the site of the burial of
the first Pope—St. Peter. Thanks to the archeological excavations underneath
the basilica of St. Peter in the XX century, the tomb of the Prince of the
Apostles was found beneath the main central altar in the basilica. Taras B.
Dzyubanskyy, a seminarian of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, is
preparing a book entitled "The Development of the Cult of Saint Peter in the
Vatican: From the Poor Man's Grave to the Largest Basilica in the World"
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Cardinal Tomas Spidlik Passes
VATICAN CITY, April 17, 2010 — Benedict XVI has sent a telegram of condolence
to Fr. Adolfo Nicolas Pachon, superior general of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits),
for the death of Cardinal Tomas Spidlik S.J., who died in Rome yesterday at
the age of 90. Read
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Sisters of St. Basil Meet to Plan the Future
Every five years the Sisters of St. Basil the Great hold a Chapter. "A
Chapter is an essential instrument of collegiality, calling each Sister to participate
in the decision-making process either directly or indirectly. While in session,
it is the highest authority in the Province." The Kenotic Way Read
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