By Christopher LoGrippo Over the weekend of October 16, 17, and 18, I had the privilege of attending the “Come and See” Retreat at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh, PA. From the moment I walked in the doors to the moment I left on Sunday evening, I felt extremely […]
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Faculty Seminar Series Thursday, 22 October 2015, 7:00 PM Presenter: Mr. Geoffrey Mackey, Adjunct Associate Professor Topic: Liturgical Composition in an Ecumenical Age: Byzantine Influences in 20th Century Protestant Liturgies Synopsis: The 20th century liturgical movement affected every major Christian tradition in various ways. Methodist liturgiologist Geoffrey Wainwright has rightly indicated that one of the
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For all eight seminarians at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary, orientation began on the 21st of August. Following a two-day spiritual formation retreat, two more days of orientation, a seminarian picnic, and clean-up day, classes began on the 27th of August. Our seminarians appear to be settling in comfortably for the year ahead, anticipating challenging classes and addressing formational
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REGISTER NOW FOR FALL BYZANTINE ONLINE CERTIFICATE CLASSES CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th Sages Standing in God’s Holy Fire (Abouna Justin Rose) The word, Byzantium, invokes images of oriental splendor and palace intrigue, ornate silks and mass bindings, processions, walls, horse races, the mystique of Hagia Sophia, the imperial throne or Greek Fire. Shrouded in mystery as if in
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Dr. Sandra Collins was awarded the John Brubaker Award for her article, “A Wandering Aramean: ATLA and the Scholar of Eastern Christianity,” which appeared in the September 2014 issue of Catholic Library World, the official journal of the Catholic Library Association. The Brubaker Award is given to recognize an outstanding work of literary merit, considered on
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The 15th Annual Saints Cyril and Methodius Lecture took place on May 7, 2015 at St. John Byzantine Catholic Cathedral Guest Speaker: Dr. Scott Hahn Topic: The Our Father as a Synthesis of the Pattern of Scripture Dr. Scott Hahn is the author/editor of over forty books, including best-selling titles such as “Understanding Our Father”, “The
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REGISTER NOW FOR FALL ONLINE CREDIT CLASSES CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th Introduction to Church History (Geoffrey Mackey, M.A.T.) A survey of the history of the Church from the time of Christ until the present. Includes period from the death of Christ through the Renaissance and Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, the industrial revolution to the rise of liberalism and the
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Axios!  The Holy Father has appointed Fr. George D. Gallaro Bishop of Piana deli Albanesi (Eparchia Planensis Albanensium), episcopal see of the Italo-Albanian Byzantine Church in Palermo, Italy. Fr. George is a priest of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton, Massachusetts who has served the Byzantine-Ruthenian Eparchy for the past 10 years. God grant him many years!
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