Byzantine Church and Culture Language:English and is above all an

and is above all an unflinching exploration of suffering

Francis of Assisi icon by Madonna House member Marysia Kowalchyk

First published in 1976

French: Lettre d’amour aux prêtres

Archbishop Joseph Raya delves deeply into the traditions and spirituality of the Eastern Church in order to open up dimensions of this familiar Feast that even the most fervent celebrator of the Incarnation of God in Christ has probably overlooked

Byzantine Church and Culture Language:English and is above all anLong ago, Archbishop Joseph Rayas friend Martin Luther King, Jr., asked him, Father Joe, what are the roots of your church culture? In this book is the answer. From Emperor Constantines decision to build a new imperial capital in the East, to the tale of the last Divine Liturgy celebrated in Constantinoples great Hagia Sophia Cathedral, Archbishop Joseph traces the influences that formed the Byzantine Church and its unique, profound perspective on the