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Light of the East

This unique program reveals how the riches of the Eastern Catholic Churches - their liturgies, spirituality and relevancy - are a gift to the whole Church and to today's world.

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LIGHTEAST 746R Confession in the Eastern Catholic Churches

LIGHTEAST 746R Confession in the Eastern Catholic Churches

Fasting and Penance is the way to prepare for any great Feast day. This includes Confession which is similar yet differe... Read more

8 Jan 2019

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474 - The Eastern Churches and the Roman Catholic Church

474 - The Eastern Churches and the Roman Catholic Church

The Eastern Churches and the Roman Catholic Church may differ in emphasis, style and expression, but they all ultimately... Read more

28 Apr 2014

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LIGHTEAST 766R We Need to Live and Become the Scriptures

LIGHTEAST 766R We Need to Live and Become the Scriptures

Let's face it. We all need to read the Bible more and to actually become the Bible. The Liturgy, art and architecture of... Read more

28 May 2019

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541 Tridentine Mass-Eastern Liturgies

541 Tridentine Mass-Eastern Liturgies

The journey through the Great Fast has begun. And, the liturgical life of the Church will fill our nap sacks with everyt... Read more

10 Feb 2015

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547 Confession

547 Confession

Pope Francis has called for a heightened emphasis and availability to the sacrament of confession and for us to have a d... Read more

17 Mar 2015

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536 Epiphany-Theophany

536 Epiphany-Theophany

In the Eastern Churches, Epiphany is the observance of the baptism of Christ; it is called Theophany. And water is bless... Read more

30 Dec 2014

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LIGHTEAST 667 EWTN - Why Are We Not in Communion

LIGHTEAST 667 EWTN - Why Are We Not in Communion

A study finds that Ecumenism is not a pressing topic for many Catholic and Orthodox Christian faithful. Could this be be... Read more

3 Jul 2017

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LIGHTEAST 775R The Feast of Our Lord's Transfiguration

LIGHTEAST 775R The Feast of Our Lord's Transfiguration

Living in the "real world" is not about living in pain and hardship. The Feast of Our Lord's Transfiguration is our imme... Read more

29 Jul 2019

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LIGHTEAST689 - The Icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe

LIGHTEAST689 - The Icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe

While the Eastern and Western expressions of the Church have their own respective identities, there are point of converg... Read more

8 Dec 2017

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474 - The Art of the Church

474 - The Art of the Church

The art of the Church breathes with both lungs, East and West. There is iconology in the West and iconography in the Eas... Read more

27 Apr 2014

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LIGHTEAST711 The Nicene Creed

LIGHTEAST711 The Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed, as proclaimed at every Byzantine Divine Liturgy, has a significance and relevancy today as it did duri... Read more

10 May 2018

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LIGHTEAST646 - Are You Having Anger Issues

LIGHTEAST646 - Are You Having Anger Issues

Are you having anger issues? The wisdom of the Eastern Christian spiritual masters and the best of modern psychology can... Read more

7 Feb 2017

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LIGHTEAST682 The Eastern Churches - Relevant Then and Now

LIGHTEAST682 The Eastern Churches - Relevant Then and Now

While the Eastern Christian Churches have a long and intricate history, their legacy and spirituality remain vital and r... Read more

19 Oct 2017

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LIGHTEAST 725R Don't Just Go to Church

LIGHTEAST 725R Don't Just Go to Church

Don't just "go to Church." Don't just "satisfy an obligation." Rather, LIVE the Liturgy, which is an immersion into the ... Read more

17 Aug 2018

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LIGHTEAST 757 Monasticism

LIGHTEAST 757 Monasticism

Three great ascetics are put before our eyes as our guides at this point of Lent. As Pope Saint John Paul II said, "Mona... Read more

26 Mar 2019

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LIGHTEAST 708R Essential Story Telling

LIGHTEAST 708R Essential Story Telling

Story telling is the essential way that Our Lord and the Liturgy of the Church immerse us into the drama and message of ... Read more

17 Apr 2018

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LIGHTEAST642 - It's Not Enough to Say That We Attend Mass or Divine Liturgy

LIGHTEAST642 - It's Not Enough to Say That We Attend Mass or Divine Liturgy

It's not enough to say that we attended Mass or celebrated the Divine Liturgy. The vision that litrugy gives ws must mov... Read more

10 Jan 2017

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522 East and West

522 East and West

Pope St. John Paul II said that the church breathes with both lungs, East and West. But, why did this come to be? Are th... Read more

29 Sep 2014

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LIGHTEAST 777R - The Virtue of Humility

LIGHTEAST 777R - The Virtue of Humility

Of all of the virtues that belonged to the desert spiritual masters of the Christian East, one virtue in particular is t... Read more

11 Aug 2019

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LIGHTEAST 779 The Theologies of the Eastern and Western Lungs

LIGHTEAST 779 The Theologies of the Eastern and Western Lungs

The differences between the the theologies of east and west are more a matter of emphasis, perspective and expression th... Read more

28 Aug 2019

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