Light of the East
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Light of the East 1149 The Feast of Our Holy Protectress
Light of the East 1148R Back to School
Light of the East 1147 Finding the True Cross
Light of the East 1146 Eastern Catholic Churches Offer Medicine
Light of the East 1145R Happy New Year Everybody
Light of the East 1114R So Ancient Yet So New
Light of the East 1143 Assumption-Dormition of Mary
Light of the East 1142E Men Are Being Attracted to the Eastern Church
Light of the East 1141E 21 Different Ways to Be Catholic
Light of the East 1140 Living the Sacramental World View
Light of the East 1139 Traditionalists vs Progressives
Light of the East 1138E Visiting an Eastern Catholic Church
Light of the East 1137 Celebrate 250
Light of the East 1136a Orientale Lumen - Light of the East
Light of the East 1135R The Difference Between the Rites of the Church
Light of the East 1135R The Difference Between the Rites of the Church
Light of the East 1134R Are The End Times Near
Light of the East 1133 The Hazy Lazy Days of Summer
Light of the East 1132 Synodal Controversy
Light of the East 1131 Are You Charismatic
Light of the East 1130R The Eastern Catholic Churches
Light of the East 1129R Sts. Cyril and Methodious
Light of the East 1128R An encounter of the Newness of Life
Light of the East 1127R The Week of Apostles Martyrs and Miracles
Light of the East 1126R The Myrrh Bearing Women
Light of the East 1126R The Myrrh Bearing Women
Light of the East 1125 Why Does God Allow Evil
Why does a good and loving God allow so much evil to happen, especially to good people? The answer comes from an unlikely person on week after the Resurrection of Our Lord."
Light of the East 1124R (Pascha) Christ is Risen!
As we have died with Christ, we now rise with Him in his bodily resurrection making all things new not just 2,000 years ago, but even at this very moment and forever.
Light of the East 1123 Great and Holy Week
Behold the Bridegroom comes in this middle of the night. Blessed is the servant He shall find awake. It is time to light our lamps and keep vigil during this Great and Holy Week.
Light of the East 1122 St. Mary of Egypt
On this last Sunday of Lent in many Eastern Catholic Churches a woman is put before our eyes who is a model of repentance, reverence for the Eucharist and hope for women experiencing the pains of shame.
Light of the East 1121 A Byzantine Catholic Liturgical Powerhouse
The Fourth Sunday, and the Fifth week of Lent in the Byzantine liturgical calendar features a powerhouse of spirituality and culminates in a special service to the Mother of God.
Light of the East 1120 The Feast of the Veneration of the Cross
We have come to the Mid-Point of Lent. As the Cross with Christ upon it was planted in the middle of the world, it is planted again in the middle of the Church.
Light of the East 1119 Two Short Poignant Lenten Prayers
The Eastern Catholic Churches are known for the richness, depth and sometimes length of their liturgical prayers. However, two favorite Lenten prayers are actually short but poignant.
Light East 1118 The Sunday of Holy Images
Anathema be upon you! Anathema I say! These words were pronounced for centuries on the First Sunday of Lent in many Eastern Christian Churches for those who ascribed to the heresy of iconoclasm - the prohibition and destruction of Holy Images.
Light of the East 1117R Lent Begins in the Eastern Catholic Churches
“Hide not your face from your servant; for I am in distress.” The words of Adam and Eve as Lent, the season of the Great fast, now begins in the Eastern Catholic Churches.
Light of the East 1116R The Eastern Catholic Churches Respond
A loving God would not really send someone to hell forever, would he? Why do Catholics pray do dead people? Learn what the Eastern Catholic Churches say about these and other related questions.
Light of the East 1115 This is a Week of Encounter
This is a week of Encounter in Many Eastern Catholic churches. We encounter another pre-Lenten Sunday. Our Lord encounters Simeon. And we, encounter liturgically our deceased family members.
Light of the East 1114 The Publican and the Pharisee
This Sunday is the first of the official four preparatory Sundays leading up to Lent in the Byzantine Catholic calendar. It is the story of the Publican and the Pharisee.
Light of the East 1113 The Liturgical Baton Race
Runners in a baton race must run together until the baton is successfully passed to the next runner. Many Eastern Catholic Churches at this time are in a, Liturgical baton race.
Light of the East 1112R The Baptism of Christ
As though being born and laid in a manger in Bethlehem was not humbling enough, Our Lord chose to lower himself in the lowest spot in the Earth’s surface, the river Jordan. There he would be baptized for our sake and God as Trinity would be revealed.
Light of the East 1111R Christ's Circumcision
The great act of love and humiliation that Our Lord took on by being born in a cave in Bethlehem will continue with his submission to circumcision on the eighth day.
Light of the East 1111R Christ's Circumcision
The great act of love and humiliation that Our Lord took on by being born in a cave in Bethlehem will continue with his submission to circumcision on the eighth day.
Light of the East 1110 The Miracle of the Incarnation
(Music) “It came upon a midnight clear”… Hello Elves, hello Father Tom! Welcome Elves to Light of the East. Thank you, Father Tom, we’re so happy to be here. We’ll be hearing more from our Elves, in fact they have a special gift for us.
Light of the East 1109 The Family of Jesus Christ
The high Holydays are of course times when family, friends and even affianced come together. Just as with our own own families, the Family of Jesus Christ has its own varied personalities and history.
Light of the East 1108R2 Become a Gift!
Do NOT 'celebrate the Holidays.' Rather, contemplate and be transformed by the Great Mystery of the Incarnation. Don't just buy gifts. Become a gift now and in every moment after December 25th.
Light of the East 1107R Return to Baptism Through Monasticism
St. Pope John Paul II described monasticism as the "reference point for all the baptized." During this season, we return to our baptism through monasticism. Our special guest will explain.
Light of the East 1106R Christ Prefigured in the Old Testament
As we draw near to the Nativity of Our Lord we look back on the ancestry of Christ and the many foretellings and prefigurements of Christ in the Old Testament.
Light of the East 1105R Do Not Celebrate Christmas
Do not celebrate Christmas. That's Right. Do not celebrate Christmas. Rather, rely on the Church's preparation for Christmas to help you enter the mystery of the Incarnation
Light of the East 1104R The Timeless Wisdom of the Church
Do you want to remain hopeful, faithful and negotiate the strife, division and confusion of our times? Look into the timeless wisdom of the Church’s Liturgy and saints.
Light of the East 1103 The Echoes of the Coming Christmas Season
Christmas Season I hear the echoes of the coming Christmas Season. And it presents us with not only a spirit of gift but also of saints and angels to focus upon in our preparation.