E99: Fr. Michael O’Loughlin
In this episode, we are joined by Fr. Michael O’Loughlin to talk about Eastern Catholicism. We cover much ground; we talk about chotkis, icons, the Jesus prayer, the great schema, the great schism, and rites. If you’re curious about Byzantine Catholicism, this is the episode for you.
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Show Notes
00:00 Intro
01:55 Fr. O’Loughlin’s road to Byzantine Catholicism
06:00 The Byzantine Liturgy is kid friendly
07:18 American Ruthenian Church
11:08 To the four corners of the world
14:53 The great schism
16:27 Catholic meets Orthodox
19:35 The great schema
24:17 Chotkis, The Jesus Prayer, and Hesychasm
29:19 Windows into heaven
32:52 Sensory experience
34:50 We’re all still Catholic
36:15 Receive like a baby bird
37:30 Rites and Churches
41:40 Adapt to the culture you are in
45:20 The three steps of the spiritual life
50:12 Pray for union
54:20 Priestly blessing
Links
The Way of a Pilgrim: https://a.co/d/09pBjfL
Hesychasm: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Hesychasm
Becoming Byzantine: https://www.youtube.com/@becomingbyzantine2827
Light of the East podcast: https://byzantinecatholic.com/podcast
What God is Not podcast: https://whatgodisnot.com
