The first of a series of episodes wherein the founder of the Sheptytsky Institute, Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, details for us the formation and vision of the Institute, the influences of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj and Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, the institute’s beginnings in Chicago, moving to Ottawa, and then to Toronto, with special visits to monasteries in Redwood Valley, California and Orangeville, Ontario. 

The first of a series of episodes wherein the founder of the Sheptytsky Institute, Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, details for us the formation and vision of the Institute, the influences of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj and Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, the institute’s beginnings in Chicago, moving to Ottawa, and then to Toronto, with special visits to monasteries in Redwood Valley, California and Orangeville, Ontario.

19. Interview with Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, Part 1

Study Days, July 15-17, 2022 Interview with Rev. Dr. Andrew Summerson about the upcoming MASI Study Days in Toronto and the events surrounding this occasion.

Study Days, July 15-17, 2022 Interview with Rev. Dr. Andrew Summerson about the upcoming MASI Study Days in Toronto and the events surrounding this occasion.

18. MASI Study Days 2022

In this first episode of Season Three, we speak with Fr. Mykhailo Ozorovych, the Rector of Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in New Westminster, British Columbia. Fr. Mykhailo shares with us about his formation in Ukraine and Canada (His studies were with MASI), and the joys and challenges of being a pastor in a large multi-cultural city, and his thoughts on the future of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in North America. Acknowledgements We Have Seen the True Light, Tone 2 (Galician) from the album The Divine Liturgy for Congregational Singing (2005) by The Schola Cantorum of Saint Peter the Apostle. Used with permission. Rejoice, O Virgin from the album And On Earth Peace (2007) by Heruvymy Ukrainian Female Quartet. Used with permission.

In this first episode of Season Three, we speak with Fr. Mykhailo Ozorovych, the Rector of Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in New Westminster, British Columbia. Fr. Mykhailo shares with us about his formation in Ukraine and Canada (His studies were with MASI), and the joys and challenges of being a pastor in a large multi-cultural city, and his thoughts on the future of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in North America. Acknowledgements We Have Seen the True Light, Tone 2 (Galician) from the album The Divine Liturgy for Congregational Singing (2005) by The Schola Cantorum of Saint Peter the Apostle. Used with permission. Rejoice, O Virgin from the album And On Earth Peace (2007) by Heruvymy Ukrainian Female Quartet. Used with permission.

17. Joys, Challenges, and Ideas

In this mini-episode, True Light speaks with Chicago-based journalist, Julian Hayda, about the Cubs, competing visions for the future of the Church and the all-encompassing nature of liturgical prayer.

In this mini-episode, True Light speaks with Chicago-based journalist, Julian Hayda, about the Cubs, competing visions for the future of the Church and the all-encompassing nature of liturgical prayer.

16. SingCon2020 - mini-episode 3

In this mini-episode, Landon Coleman speaks to composer Roman Hurko, about his work, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and liturgical singing.

In this mini-episode, Landon Coleman speaks to composer Roman Hurko, about his work, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and liturgical singing.

15. SingCon2020 - mini-episode 2

In this mini-episode, Landon Coleman speaks to Presbytera Melita Mudri-Zubacz, musician and theologian, about SingCon2020.

In this mini-episode, Landon Coleman speaks to Presbytera Melita Mudri-Zubacz, musician and theologian, about SingCon2020.

14. SingCon2020 - mini-episode 1

In this episode, Landon Coleman interviews Fr. Alexander Laschuk JCD, PhD. Fr. Alex is the new interim executive director of MASI and he shares his vision for the Institute, the future of the UGCC, and ecumenical work with True Light. Fr. Alex challenges us to get back into our parishes post-COVID-19, pray for the Church and live out the Gospel!

In this episode, Landon Coleman interviews Fr. Alexander Laschuk JCD, PhD. Fr. Alex is the new interim executive director of MASI and he shares his vision for the Institute, the future of the UGCC, and ecumenical work with True Light. Fr. Alex challenges us to get back into our parishes post-COVID-19, pray for the Church and live out the Gospel!

13. From Vision into Action - A New Director at MASI

In this episode, Landon and Lara Coleman are joined by Fr. Deacon Daniel Galadza, who was assistant professor at the Chair of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology of the Catholic Theology Faculty in the University of Vienna from 2013 to 2018, and continues his work as international research partner at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Patriarchal Liturgical Commission in Kyiv. He shares elements of his research which focuses on the historical development of liturgy, and his hopes to restore our liturgical practices to allow their full catechetical and transformative potential.

In this episode, Landon and Lara Coleman are joined by Fr. Deacon Daniel Galadza, who was assistant professor at the Chair of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology of the Catholic Theology Faculty in the University of Vienna from 2013 to 2018, and continues his work as international research partner at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Patriarchal Liturgical Commission in Kyiv. He shares elements of his research which focuses on the historical development of liturgy, and his hopes to restore our liturgical practices to allow their full catechetical and transformative potential.

12. Exploring Our Liturgical Roots to Revive Today's Church

In this episode, we hear from Fr Matthew Francis, OCA pastor of Holy Apostles Mission Station in Chilliwack BC and member of the Canadian Bible Society enthusiastically shares his love of Holy Scripture - the very Word of God, who is revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Like the Ethiopian eunuch and the disciples of Emmaus before us, he encourages us to thirst for this knowledge of God brought to us by Scripture and for which we need the Church to guide us.

In this episode, we hear from Fr Matthew Francis, OCA pastor of Holy Apostles Mission Station in Chilliwack BC and member of the Canadian Bible Society enthusiastically shares his love of Holy Scripture - the very Word of God, who is revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Like the Ethiopian eunuch and the disciples of Emmaus before us, he encourages us to thirst for this knowledge of God brought to us by Scripture and for which we need the Church to guide us.

11. Encountering the Word - in Holy Scripture, in Holy Mysteries, with the Church

Co-hosts Lara and Landon Coleman interview Dr. Adam DeVille, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Theology-Philosophy, University of Saint Francis (and graduate of the Sheptytsky Institute) on the topic of Married priesthood. Drawing from his soon-to-be-released book, Dr. DeVille highlights the rich tradition of the Eastern Churches on this issue and offers precious insight that could inform the intense debate that our sister Latin Church is currently engaged in.  Both marriage and celibacy are vocations that embrace sacrificial love and ought to mirror themselves on Christ's paschal sacrifice. Both celibate and married priesthood are precious gifts to the Church, and ought to be lived in community.

Co-hosts Lara and Landon Coleman interview Dr. Adam DeVille, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Theology-Philosophy, University of Saint Francis (and graduate of the Sheptytsky Institute) on the topic of Married priesthood. Drawing from his soon-to-be-released book, Dr. DeVille highlights the rich tradition of the Eastern Churches on this issue and offers precious insight that could inform the intense debate that our sister Latin Church is currently engaged in.  Both marriage and celibacy are vocations that embrace sacrificial love and ought to mirror themselves on Christ's paschal sacrifice. Both celibate and married priesthood are precious gifts to the Church, and ought to be lived in community.

10. The Holy Mysteries of Service: Eastern Tradition of Married Priesthood

True Light is the podcast of the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies in the University of Toronto. It is meant to help Christians deepen their faith by exploring the spiritual treasures of the Churches of the East as a form of adult catechesis. Following the seasonal influence of the liturgical calendar, and using as an informal syllabus the Catechism of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church, we will delve into topics such as prayer, holy mysteries, icons, as well as social justice and morality -- seeking to shed new light on our Faith in the Incarnate Christ!

Landon Coleman is joined by his new co-host and wife Lara, who interviews wives of three priests whose ministry spreads across much of the country. Pany Olenka Galadza, Annette Hrywna and Kim Bombak are at various stages of their lives and vocations. They offer a beautiful testimony of the countless ways in which their respective gifts are transformed into a service for the whole Church -- in an often discreet but tremendously edifying way.

Landon Coleman is joined by his new co-host and wife Lara, who interviews wives of three priests whose ministry spreads across much of the country. Pany Olenka Galadza, Annette Hrywna and Kim Bombak are at various stages of their lives and vocations. They offer a beautiful testimony of the countless ways in which their respective gifts are transformed into a service for the whole Church -- in an often discreet but tremendously edifying way.

09. The Calling of the Priest's Wife

Landon Coleman is joined by Fr Richard Soo, SJ - missionary pastor of an Eastern Catholic parish in Richmond BC.  Fr Richard Soo's Byzantine Parish is an wonderful example of the UGCC living up to its missionary calling, concretely echoing the words of Patriarch Sviatoslav: "(ours) is a Church that comes from the Ukrainian people, but it is a Church that is for the entire human race!" On this episode, learn about Fr Richard and his parish, as well as the ripples of his missionary activity all the way to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand ... 

Landon Coleman is joined by Fr Richard Soo, SJ - missionary pastor of an Eastern Catholic parish in Richmond BC.  Fr Richard Soo's Byzantine Parish is an wonderful example of the UGCC living up to its missionary calling, concretely echoing the words of Patriarch Sviatoslav: "(ours) is a Church that comes from the Ukrainian people, but it is a Church that is for the entire human race!" On this episode, learn about Fr Richard and his parish, as well as the ripples of his missionary activity all the way to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand ...

08. More on Mission: a Visit to Richmond BC

In this second episode of this new season, Landon Coleman is joined by Rev. Alexander Wroblicky from the Archeparchy of Pittsburg. In this episode we are challenged to explore evangelization -- the Great Commission -- and while doing so, to go back to basics. Do we Catholics not often behave like a people with a Religion in search of Faith? Might we not frequently go through motions with our heart and soul far from the words of Scripture and Liturgy? What do you plan to do with "the pearl of Great Price"?

In this second episode of this new season, Landon Coleman is joined by Rev. Alexander Wroblicky from the Archeparchy of Pittsburg. In this episode we are challenged to explore evangelization -- the Great Commission -- and while doing so, to go back to basics. Do we Catholics not often behave like a people with a Religion in search of Faith? Might we not frequently go through motions with our heart and soul far from the words of Scripture and Liturgy? What do you plan to do with "the pearl of Great Price"?

07. Evangelization

The Sheptytsky Institute launches a second season of True Light with its new host, Landon Coleman. Following the liturgical calendar, this episode delves into the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God -- a feast dear to those of Slavic tradition. Is this just another feast of the Theotokos? Grab your own chocolate and brandy, have a listen, and judge for yourself!

The Sheptytsky Institute launches a second season of True Light with its new host, Landon Coleman. Following the liturgical calendar, this episode delves into the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God -- a feast dear to those of Slavic tradition. Is this just another feast of the Theotokos? Grab your own chocolate and brandy, have a listen, and judge for yourself!

06. Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God

The UGCC bishops of Canada issued this Pastoral Letter on the occasion of the Third Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross. They remind us of the central place of the Cross in our Christian Life, and its unequivocal connection to God's Love for us and to the Resurrection.

The UGCC bishops of Canada issued this Pastoral Letter on the occasion of the Third Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross. They remind us of the central place of the Cross in our Christian Life, and its unequivocal connection to God's Love for us and to the Resurrection.

2019 Easter Pastoral Letter from the UGCC Bishops of Canada

We continue our series our prayer with a second talk on Divine Liturgy and Prayer. Fr Geoffrey Ready helps us understand the various parts of the Divine Liturgy in their original sense and provides renewed insights on the role of God's narrative as nourishment for our life Faith. 

We continue our series our prayer with a second talk on Divine Liturgy and Prayer. Fr Geoffrey Ready helps us understand the various parts of the Divine Liturgy in their original sense and provides renewed insights on the role of God's narrative as nourishment for our life Faith.

05. Divine Liturgy and Prayer (part 2)

We continue our series our prayer with a first talk on Divine Liturgy and Prayer. Fr Geoffrey Ready from Holy Myrrhbearers parish comes and talk to us about the Eucharist and four of its essential Characters: Trinitarian, Ecclesial, Eschatological and Cosmic.

We continue our series our prayer with a first talk on Divine Liturgy and Prayer. Fr Geoffrey Ready from Holy Myrrhbearers parish comes and talk to us about the Eucharist and four of its essential Characters: Trinitarian, Ecclesial, Eschatological and Cosmic.

04. Divine Liturgy and Prayer

We continue our series on prayer with our guest, Fr. Alexander Laschuk, priest of the Toronto eparchy and canon lawyer. We learn what canon law is about, what it's for, and how it relates to a christian's prayer and fasting life. We then broach some of the more difficult areas of contemporary Church life where - to say the least - canon law has not always been applied appropriately.

We continue our series on prayer with our guest, Fr. Alexander Laschuk, priest of the Toronto eparchy and canon lawyer. We learn what canon law is about, what it's for, and how it relates to a christian's prayer and fasting life. We then broach some of the more difficult areas of contemporary Church life where - to say the least - canon law has not always been applied appropriately.

03. Canon Law and Prayer

We start a series on prayer with this discussion on the Holy Mysteries of Christian Life, highlighting that individual prayer is fully connected with the prayer of the Church. Subdeacon Dr. Brian Butcher helps us explore the mysteries of the Church, or sacraments, which ultimately mean Christ in our midst (see Col 1:27). 

We start a series on prayer with this discussion on the Holy Mysteries of Christian Life, highlighting that individual prayer is fully connected with the prayer of the Church. Subdeacon Dr. Brian Butcher helps us explore the mysteries of the Church, or sacraments, which ultimately mean Christ in our midst (see Col 1:27).

02. Holy Mysteries of Christian Life

This pastoral letter was signed by Patriarch Sviatoslav last month. It addresses the importance of a catechesis rooted in Holy Scripture and provided to all the faithful. In a spirit of transmission of the faith, the letter emphasizes the place of the family, of priests on behalf of their bishop, of catechists and of the parish community. Along with Holy Scripture, it encourages the faithful to turn to the Catechism of our Church, Christ - Our Pascha.

This pastoral letter was signed by Patriarch Sviatoslav last month. It addresses the importance of a catechesis rooted in Holy Scripture and provided to all the faithful. In a spirit of transmission of the faith, the letter emphasizes the place of the family, of priests on behalf of their bishop, of catechists and of the parish community. Along with Holy Scripture, it encourages the faithful to turn to the Catechism of our Church, Christ - Our Pascha.

The Word of God and Catechesis (2018 Pastoral Letter of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC)

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