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St Gregory Palamas

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I will convert to Catholicism and hope you could help me with my question that I am thinking much about:Is Gregory Palamas a Catholic saint? and is it ok for Catholics to read Philokalia?

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Gregory Palamas was canonised in 1368 by the Patriarch of Constantinople. He was born in [...]

Expanding the Eparchy

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Q:Is there a possibility that your eparchy will expand to far-flung parts Asia particularly in the Philippines?

A. One should never say “never” to anything I suppose but the chances of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Australia to expand into Asia are not very good at the present time.

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Living Together

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I am very concerned about this question.

My daughter just moved into an apartment with her boyfriend. They have been together for over four years and will probably marry one day. We were just told by our priest at our Ukrainian Catholic Church that my daughter will not be able [...]

Valid Baptism and confirmation

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I was was married in 1994 by a notary public. At that time I was without any religion,living a secular lifestyle. A few months later my son came into the world. Soon after his birth,I felt a tremendous desire/need to have him baptized. I felt called to baptism myself [...]

I need a Father

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Hi,I’ve got a problem I’ve been struggling with for quite a while. You see,I do not have a father. My biological dad was an alcoholic who died when I was 14,and even before that he had never played any significant role in my life. So,I would say [...]

Tempted to Leave the Church

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I was baptized at birth and am a Catholic. Although I do not attend church every Sunday I still have faith,but I feel a little alienated by the church structures and child abuse revelations which have been handled very poorly by the church hierarchy in my country (Ireland). I have [...]

Marriage

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I hope you are having a wonderful day. I had a question about my marriage. My husband and I got married in a civil ceremony with the Justice of the Peace. Years later,we both got baptized as Christians (Trinitarian non-Catholic) . Is our marriage sacramental even though [...]

A True Christian

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Question:Hello,I am a Christian girl and have a boyfriend from a devout Catholic family. We met when we were 18,we have been together 6 years,saved our virginity for each other,now engaged,in love,happy…but his Dad despises me.

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The Church Fathers and Mothers

We are very much a church of our ancestors. Obviously our oldest ancestor is Jesus Christ Himself. He is the founder of our church as it was preached to us bySt. Paul. For the centuries afterSt. Paula whole series of men and women,who are called the Fathers and Mothers of the Church,formed the [...]