War with Iran – not a Catholic option
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Just think how much better each one of us and the world would be, if we held fast to this morally correct common sense Continue Reading
Icon Screens in Romanian Greek-Catholic Churches in North America
During the 8th century in the Eastern Empire, the influence of the philosophy of dualism guided the emperor to declare that the Divine cannot be pictured in anything material! This Continue Reading
Faith Q&A: Why do we have to go to church to pray? Can’t we pray at home?!
Yes, we can. We can pray anywhere! Wherever we are, God is with us. God can hear and see us. God loves us… and is taking care of us! And Continue Reading
The Languages of Love
Is there a perfect marriage? Yes or no? The answer is probably different for each one of us. Yet, it seems we all live with the deeply rooted psychological desire Continue Reading
Where does Faith Begin?
The Moraru Family’s answer: ”Faith begins in the interior church of every human being.” Originally from Craiova and Alba Iulia, Ion and Mihaela Moraru met in Alba Iulia. Ion is Continue Reading
Belonging
I REMEMBER when the biggest event of the week was going to church on Sunday. This was followed by the second-biggest event of the week, Sunday dinner, which sometimes was Continue Reading
What is the Correct Term: Diocese or Eparchy?
Did you ever happen to see people who share common beliefs but are at odds because they do not speak a common language? This occurs especially [in conversations] when we Continue Reading
Getting God down from our “attic” back into our lives
A few weeks ago my family and I had the opportunity to go on an eight-day Ignatian silent retreat in a small, mountainous village in Romania. This experience of withdrawing Continue Reading
Becoming a Vital Part of the Church
At 95, after a life-time devoted to serving the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church, Fr. Michael Kirila looks back at the pivotal events of his life, including his decades of work together Continue Reading
You are part of the solution
Are you finding it to be a hard time to be a Catholic in the U.S.? I have to say that I am. There is so much around the Child/Youth Continue Reading