Catholic Answers Live - Understanding Eastern Christianity

Questions Covered:

13:47 - Is there a cycle of readings in the Eastern Churches, and what are they? How do they differ from the west? Are they similar to the readings from Orthodoxy? 

17:56 - I’m part of the Assyrian Church of the East, being in partial communion what should I do? Should I seek full communion? 

22:09 - For any of the Orthodox churches to come into the Church, does it boil down to the primacy of Peter or are the other things that are in the way? 

30:41 - Why do you think we don’t talk about the eastern rites among Catechism classes? 

34:36 - I’m Eastern Orthodox. Why did you convert from Orthodoxy to Catholicism? Is there anything else we can do to promote unity apart from praying? 

42:33 - I heard that as a Catholic you can go to an Orthodox divine liturgy and fulfill the Sunday obligation. Is this true? 

44:51 - Can you explain the use of the prayer rope in the east? 

47:27 - Does the Russian government have any role to play in the lack of unity amongst the eastern orthodox churches? 

49:22 - Mickey Rorke played St. Francis of Assisi in a Biopic movie. 

50:18 - Is there any belief that the Orthodox have that we don’t as a point of faith? 

53:16 - What is your perspective on the Orthodox teaching on contraception?