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Seminary Year 2024-2025
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Lesser Schema for one of our Alumni
Bishop Venedykt, Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv was present at St. Elias Church in Brampton for Vespers with Vigil on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross (Julian Calendar). At that service, Bishop Venedykt tonsured Hieromonk Taras Kraychuk, one of our alumni, to the Lesser Schema (Stavrophore). He is now named –…
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Creating an Environment for Priestly Ministry
Our recent spiritual day of renewal featured Fr. Martin Farrell, OP offering his wisdom on creating an environment for priestly ministry. Not only is a good interpersonal support structure needed whether you are married or celibate, but also needed is an environment and strategies for continued formation beyond what is learned in the seminary.
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I Am Third
“I Am Third” is a phrase that is posted in the office of our rector, Fr. Michael. It means that the Lord is first, others and second, and, well, I am third. It was coined by the foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate in Combermere, Ontario – the Servant of God, Catherine Doherty. The entire…
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UGCC Head participates for the first time in Synod of Bishops of Catholic Church
This Papal Synod is also attended by two UOC-K bishops who were selected as representatives during the UOC-K Synod of Bishops last year, which took place in Brazil: Bishop Taras (Senkiv), the Apostolic Administrator of Stryj Eparchy and Bishop Dionysus (Liakhovych) Apostolic Visitator for Ukrainian Greek –Catholics in Italy and Spain. As was communicated, Archbishop…
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His Beatitude Sviatoslav Addresses the CCCB
September 25, 2012, Ste-Adele, Quebec Your Eminences, You Excellencies, Dear Brother Bishops of Canada, This is for me a particular privilege and honour to be among you, as Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the largest of the Eastern Churches in the Catholic communion. Only 20 years ago this was the so-called “Silent” Church…