Eastern Churches – Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Responding to an Eastern Orthodox Christian who challenged me about the Papacy on Catholic Answers Live

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:October 14, 2020
Post category:Apologetics Church History Eastern Churches Papacy & Catholic Hierarchy Patristics/Church History

When I was last on Catholic Answers Live last week Constantine Regas called in to defend the Eastern Orthodox position against the Catholic Church’s teaching on Peter and the Primacy…

The Catholic Church and Her 23 Liturgical Rites

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:August 24, 2020
Post category:Catholic Issues Church History Eastern Churches Protestant/Other Christians

I was recently asked if there was a difference between the “Catholic Church” and the “Roman Catholic Church”. Are they the same thing? What is the correct name of our…

Imagine the Music in Hagia Sophia, Largest Church for 1,000 Years

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:January 21, 2020
Post category:Art, Music & Science Church History Eastern Churches

For 1,000 years the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (today's Istanbul) was the largest church in the world. What would it have sounded like to attend the Easter Vigil with all…