Sisters of St. Basil Host Fulbright Scholar

The Sisters of St. Basil the Great on March 16 hosted a guest speaker from L’viv. 

The Rev. Oleh Kindiy, a visiting priest from L’viv, began his presentation with a profile of St. Basil the Great an outstanding spiritual, social and cultural leader of his day, then centered on the “Theological and Catechetical Teaching in St. Basil’s Anaphora”, the prayer that served as an inspirational guide to the writing of the Catechism of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Christ Our Pascha.

In his talk, Father Kindiy explored in depth the anaphora of St. Basil’s Liturgy, an all-encompassing Eucharistic prayer covering creation to Redemption and interspersed with thanksgiving and praise to God.

Father Kindiy also updated the audience on the progress of translating the Ukrainian edition of the Catechism into English and other languages, a process expected to take at least an additional year.

Father Kindiy, who received his doctorate in historical theology from the Catholic University of America and served on the faculty of the Ukrainian Catholic University, is a Fulbright Scholar at Aquinas College conducting extensive research on the relationship between humanity and the environment in light of the wisdom of philosophers and theologians in the early Byzantine and medieval ages. He resides with his wife Ivanka and their two children, Lev and Daria, in Grand Rapids, Mich.

This seminar marked the first of a series based on Christ Our Pascha and other topics dealing with Eastern Spirituality and with the Sacredness of Creation.  Dates for future workshops will be announced.

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Information courtesy of Maria Panczak/Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great