Orthodox Ecclesiology (Lesson 10): The Church...

A “pep talk” for you on your struggle as you enter into the Great Fast and Journey to Pascha: on divine services, prayer rule, typikon, fasting and feasting and fielding your questions on all things Lenten. 

We resume our streams with a presentation on what an ideal Orthodox parish might be. We also discuss the recent announcement and developments with regard to Fr. Peter’s new ecclesiastical assignment. 

In addition to St. Justin Popovic's piercing theological clarity, this text offers us three significant examples: 1) The Serbian Hierarchs humbly asked a priest for his thoughts before making their decision 2) This priest, St. Justin, responded boldly and clearly 3) The Se ...

The origin of the Church is just one of the ways we can come to know the depth of God’s love for us. From the very beginning, the Church, as a gathering of the people of God, has been a plan born of the Father’s heart. Fr. Mike explains that Jesus Christ instituted the Church, th ...  Show more

The Gospel was handed on in two ways — orally and in writing. Both Scripture and Tradition are sources of Divine Revelation. Fr. Mike describes how the first apostles left bishops as their successors, passing down to them their teaching authority, and this apostolic succession is ...  Show more

The fourth mark of the Catholic Church is her "apostolic" nature. Fr. Mike explains the three ways the Church is apostolic and discusses how this characteristic shapes the unique structure and Tradition of the Catholic Church. He also encourages us to pray for our local bishops, ...  Show more