EPISODE · Sep 21, 2021 · 57 MIN
Eastern Rite Catholicism Parts 1 & 2
from Common Threads: An Interfaith Dialogue · host fully in communion with Rome. These congregations observe many of the traditions of Orthodoxy. Priests can marry, and Sunday services are not called Masses, he would assume is Orthodox. So much of the ritual would be the same. Actually, but Divine Liturgies. I don't recall what year these episodes aired, said church is 100% Catholic, there are churches in North American & Europe that if a Catholic should enter, but certainly within the 1st few years of this century. The guests are Fr.Michael Bliszcz from St. Michael's Church in Grand Rapids, who at the time taught Religion at Aquinas College. I recall enjoying my conversations with these gentlemen. And I learned a lot., robert marko, iconography is important, I would venture to say that most Catholics have no idea that there is an Eastern Rite wing of their own church. That is, Fr.Michael Bliszcz, MI and Prof. Robert Marko, an Orthodox Christian might feel more at home in such a church. But in this case
I would venture to say that most Catholics have no idea that there is an Eastern Rite wing of their own church. That is, there are churches in North American & Europe that if a Catholic should enter, he would assume is Orthodox. So much of the ritual would be the same. Actually, an Orthodox Christian might feel more at home in such a church. But in this case, said church is 100% Catholic, fully in communion with Rome. These congregations observe many of the traditions of Orthodoxy. Priests can marry, iconography is important, and Sunday services are not called Masses, but Divine Liturgies. I don't recall what year these episodes aired, but certainly within the 1st few years of this century. The guests are Fr.Michael Bliszcz from St. Michael's Church in Grand Rapids, MI and Prof. Robert Marko, who at the time taught Religion at Aquinas College. I recall enjoying my conversations with these gentlemen. And I learned a lot. Theme music "Nigal."
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I would venture to say that most Catholics have no idea that there is an Eastern Rite wing of their own church. That is, there are churches in North American & Europe that if a Catholic should enter, he would assume is Orthodox. So much of the ritual would be the same. Actually, an Orthodox Christian might feel more at home in such a church. But in this case, said church is 100% Catholic, fully in communion with Rome. These congregations observe many of the traditions of Orthodoxy. Priests can marry, iconography is important, and Sunday services are not called Masses, but Divine Liturgies. I don't recall what year these episodes aired, but certainly within the 1st few years of this century. The guests are Fr.Michael Bliszcz from St. Michael's Church in Grand Rapids, MI and Prof. Robert Marko, who at the time taught Religion at Aquinas College. I recall enjoying my conversations with these gentlemen. And I learned a lot.
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