St. Volodymyr's Parish

In Zagreb, the bishops representing 14 Eastern Rite Catholic Churches in Europe will tackle the following themes: The Second Vatican Council and the Eastern Catholic Churches; the Catechism of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; the Code of Canon Law of the Oriental Churches; and the celebrations planned for the Year of Faith in the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Everybody seems to be spiritual these days – from your college roommate, to the person in the office cubicle next to yours, to the subject of every other celebrity interview. But if ‘spiritual’ is fashionable, ‘religious’ is as unfashionable. This is usually expressed as follows: "I’m spiritual but just not religious." It’s even referred to by the acronym SBNR, writes James Martin SJ in Thinking Faith.

The Sacrament of Penance, which involves confessing your sins to a priest, is dying out in Britain. Few people come to confess their sins and, while all churches advertise times of Confession, it may soon be the case that, as in other countries, they may stop bothering if no-one comes, writes Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith in The Catholic Herald.

St. Josaphat archbishop of Polotsk, Our Father among the Saints John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, Our Holy Father Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai.

Parish weekly bulletin 25.11.2012