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Ukraine’s Catholic University Is ‘the Right Institution at the Right Time’ (National Catholic Register)
02.03.2010, [10:44]
LVIV, Ukraine — Just 20 years ago, in Moscow, some 200 Ukrainian Catholics initiated a hunger strike to dramatize their demand that the Soviet government legalize the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the largest Eastern-rite Catholic Church, which had been banned and persecuted by the Communists for 45 years.
The bravery of these faithful — and the Vatican’s swift engagement — led to Soviet recognition of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in December 1989, announced during President Mikhail Gorbachev’s historic visit with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
Universitas Catholica Ucrainorum, Leopolis
10.06.2009, [19:45]
“Edward Lucas of the Economist prompted this commentary by the blogger Andrew Cusack. For some nice photos of Lviv, see the original article.”
Lviv — sometimes called Lemberg, Lwów, or Leopolis — sits in one of those corners of Europe that has born tremendous witness to the unfolding of history over the centuries. It was founded in the fourth century, built by the Poles, besieged by the Turks, ceded to the Austrians, regained by the Poles, captured by the Nazis, subjugated by the Soviets, and finally freed under an independent Ukraine. Lviv is the capital of Carpathia… and Galicia… not to mention Ruthenia, and nobody can quite define the difference between those three places, while some even argue that one or another (or all) don’t actually exist. For now, we can say with authority that Lviv is the most prominent city in the western Ukraine, and has for centuries been an important place of Catholic culture.
In Ukraine, a Catholic university offers a way forward for a tired Western Church
10.06.2009, [12:40]
You probably haven't heard of the Ukrainian Catholic University - but I suspect that is going to change. For this wonderful institution offers a philosophy of teaching in radical contrast to the moribund model of Catholic further education found in this country and much of the West.
Ukrainian Catholic University Organizes Seminar on Easter Date
10.06.2009, [12:38]
On 15 May 2009 the international seminar “A Common Date of Easter – Possible: The 1997 Aleppo Consensus” was held at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv. The participants considered the recommendations of the meeting in Syria concerning a common date of Easter to be acceptable for all Christian churches of both the East and West today.
Solidarity among Christians in Europe: Reflections on the Challenge and the Journey
04.07.2007, [14:42]
For a semi-retired historian and haggard academic administrator it is a great honor to address a distinguished assembly of church leaders and theologians at a gathering with such a rich historical legacy. Here, we are privileged to revisit the work of witness to ecclesial unity that characterized the Velehrad quest over the last hundred years. During the past century the prophetic yearnings for ecclesial communion have received much encouragement and suffered significant disappointment. While we remain hopeful, trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit, and committed to the hard work of ecumenical metanoia, our outlook in the last decades has become more sober. Our enthusiasms are tempered by a realistic awareness of the obstacles that still stand before the achievement of Christian unity and communion. If ever there were, today there are no easy answers. The questions call us to prayerful listening and reverent consideration. We respect the God-given dignity and freedom of every person, acknowledge the contemporary plurality of convictions and confessions, religious and secular, and recognize European and global religious and cultural pluralism, not merely as complicating or painful realities but as artifacts of Divine Providence—all this without compromising the faith of our Church. Faced with many paradoxes and the profound mystery of life itself, we go forward ever mindful of Christ’s commandment to be one and inspired by our great predecessors and pioneers.
Getting acquainted with George Orwell
13.06.2005, [12:24]
Choosing a book for English language students is a difficult choice, when one is faced with such a large choice. Which level of English language should the book contain? Which genre; contemporary, nineteenth century or Shakespearean?
Pages: 1
02.03.2010, [10:44]
LVIV, Ukraine — Just 20 years ago, in Moscow, some 200 Ukrainian Catholics initiated a hunger strike to dramatize their demand that the Soviet government legalize the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the largest Eastern-rite Catholic Church, which had been banned and persecuted by the Communists for 45 years.
The bravery of these faithful — and the Vatican’s swift engagement — led to Soviet recognition of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in December 1989, announced during President Mikhail Gorbachev’s historic visit with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
Universitas Catholica Ucrainorum, Leopolis
10.06.2009, [19:45]
“Edward Lucas of the Economist prompted this commentary by the blogger Andrew Cusack. For some nice photos of Lviv, see the original article.”
Lviv — sometimes called Lemberg, Lwów, or Leopolis — sits in one of those corners of Europe that has born tremendous witness to the unfolding of history over the centuries. It was founded in the fourth century, built by the Poles, besieged by the Turks, ceded to the Austrians, regained by the Poles, captured by the Nazis, subjugated by the Soviets, and finally freed under an independent Ukraine. Lviv is the capital of Carpathia… and Galicia… not to mention Ruthenia, and nobody can quite define the difference between those three places, while some even argue that one or another (or all) don’t actually exist. For now, we can say with authority that Lviv is the most prominent city in the western Ukraine, and has for centuries been an important place of Catholic culture.
In Ukraine, a Catholic university offers a way forward for a tired Western Church
10.06.2009, [12:40]
You probably haven't heard of the Ukrainian Catholic University - but I suspect that is going to change. For this wonderful institution offers a philosophy of teaching in radical contrast to the moribund model of Catholic further education found in this country and much of the West.
Ukrainian Catholic University Organizes Seminar on Easter Date
10.06.2009, [12:38]
On 15 May 2009 the international seminar “A Common Date of Easter – Possible: The 1997 Aleppo Consensus” was held at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv. The participants considered the recommendations of the meeting in Syria concerning a common date of Easter to be acceptable for all Christian churches of both the East and West today.
Solidarity among Christians in Europe: Reflections on the Challenge and the Journey
04.07.2007, [14:42]
For a semi-retired historian and haggard academic administrator it is a great honor to address a distinguished assembly of church leaders and theologians at a gathering with such a rich historical legacy. Here, we are privileged to revisit the work of witness to ecclesial unity that characterized the Velehrad quest over the last hundred years. During the past century the prophetic yearnings for ecclesial communion have received much encouragement and suffered significant disappointment. While we remain hopeful, trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit, and committed to the hard work of ecumenical metanoia, our outlook in the last decades has become more sober. Our enthusiasms are tempered by a realistic awareness of the obstacles that still stand before the achievement of Christian unity and communion. If ever there were, today there are no easy answers. The questions call us to prayerful listening and reverent consideration. We respect the God-given dignity and freedom of every person, acknowledge the contemporary plurality of convictions and confessions, religious and secular, and recognize European and global religious and cultural pluralism, not merely as complicating or painful realities but as artifacts of Divine Providence—all this without compromising the faith of our Church. Faced with many paradoxes and the profound mystery of life itself, we go forward ever mindful of Christ’s commandment to be one and inspired by our great predecessors and pioneers.
Getting acquainted with George Orwell
13.06.2005, [12:24]
Choosing a book for English language students is a difficult choice, when one is faced with such a large choice. Which level of English language should the book contain? Which genre; contemporary, nineteenth century or Shakespearean?Pages: 1