Tag: John Burger
John Burger speaks with Pope
Today (April 19, 2023) at the General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, John Burger presented “At the Foot of the Cross: Lessons from Ukraine” to Pope Francis.
John Burger interviews Patriarch
John Burger published his interview with Patriarch Sviatoslav today.
Introducing the NEW “God With Us Online”
Our parishioner John Burger writes on a NEW institute designed especially for those interested in knowing more about Eastern Christianity. John’s article:
All of the Eastern Catholic eparchies in the USA are supporting “God With Us Online” (http://easterncatholic.org).
The first FREE webinar is Wednesday, September 11, 8pm.
Register for the first webinar, “The Face of God: An Introduction to Byzantine Faith and Spirituality” — http://easterncatholic.org
Sviatoslav Shevchuk: soldier to world religious leader
Here’s John Burger’s second interview article with Patriarch Sviatoslav. Burger met with His Beatitude at the KofC meeting in Baltimore. John is a parishioner of St Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Church (New Haven).
https://aleteia.org/2018/08/12/sviatoslav-shevchuk-from-soviet-soldier-to-world-religious-leader/
Interview with Aleteia, Patriarch Sviatoslav
You may be interested in this interview of His Beatitude, Patriarch Sviatoslav conducted by our parishioner, John Burger for the online news agency, Aleteia.
https://aleteia.org/2018/08/09/catholics-in-best-position-to-fight-fake-news-says-ukrainian-leader/
A Peaceful and Confident Voice: Lubomyr Husar
Our parishioner and KofC brother, John Burger, penned an article for Columbia magazine (the monthly publication of the Knights of Columbus). John’s article, “A Peaceful and Confident Voice” features the life and work of the late Patriarch-cardinal-monk Lubomyr Husar who died on May 31.
Knights from the East
An article on Eastern Catholics part of the Knights of Columbus by our parishioner, John Burger.
Read: “Knights From the East.”
Review of Bitter Harvest
Here’s John Burger’s article on the new movie Bitter Harvest here.
John Burger is a parishioner of St Michael the Archangel Church (New Haven). He is the news editor at Aleteia.
Knights of Columbus called to serve parish
John Burger, a member of our parish with his wife Angeles, is also a member of the parish Knights of Columbus Council. He submitted this presentation for our consideration:
I was invited to represent St. Michael’s and the Knights of Columbus at the Post-Sobor meeting regarding the Vibrant Parish, at St. Basil’s Seminary in Stamford, Oct. 8, 2016. Unfortunately, because of a family commitment, I could stay only for an hour at the beginning of the daylong program, which gathered pastors and parishioners from various parts of the Eparchy of Stamford. I was not able to deliver my presentation, so here it is, for your information:
I’d like to briefly introduce you to an initiative that we believe is making St. Michael’s more of a vibrant parish, and that is the new Knights of Columbus council there.
The Knights of Columbus is an international fraternity of Catholic men, committed to serving the Church on the local level and growing in holiness and becoming better Catholic men, husbands and fathers. Founded in New Haven in 1882, the Knights are now approaching 2 million members and have in recent years become active in several countries, including Ukraine.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav has said of this new development, of Knights councils becoming active in Ukraine: “The cherished and practiced ideals of the Knights of Columbus resonate deeply in the soul of a Church and a people experiencing a vivid resurrection in its spiritual and moral life.”
It wasn’t long after the establishment of the first new councils of Knights in Ukraine that they experienced a “baptism by fire,” so to speak: Members of a council that met just five blocks away from Maidan during the protests of 2013 set to work tending those wounded in clashes, providing food and warm clothes, interceding for those who were arrested, and assisting families of people who died. Knights also set up a prayer tent at Maidan to offer spiritual support.
In our own country, in recent years, the Knights have developed new councils in Eastern Catholic parishes, particularly Ukrainian parishes. In 2015, at the instigation of our pastor, Father Iura Godenciuc, St. Michael’s became the first Ukrainian parish in the state of Connecticut to initiate a K of C council. It didn’t take us long to decide what to call our group: Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Council.