Dialogue
Catholic and Oriental Orthodox
Christ's two natures as defined at the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Catholic case for the council, and where dialogue with the Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, and Ethiopian Churches stands.
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Why Is the Ethiopian Bible Different? The 81-Book Canon and the Catholic Church
The Ethiopian Bible counts 81 books, including 1 Enoch and Jubilees. Why Catholics hold 73, why Jude quoting Enoch doesn't make it Scripture, and who decides.
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What Did the Catholic and Oriental Orthodox Christological Agreements Actually Say?
The 1973, 1984, 1990 and 1996 agreements confess one faith in Christ but not full communion. What they settle, what remains, and the next step.
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The Armenian Apostolic Church and Rome: What Divides Us Now?
Catholics and Armenians confess one faith in Christ (1996). What still divides them is St. Peter's successor. Scripture, the Fathers, and the way home.
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Can Oriental Orthodox Christians Receive Communion at a Catholic Mass?
Catholic law (canon 844 §3) allows it, but your own Church generally does not. Why the Eucharist is the sign of full unity, and where that unity is found.
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Was Pope St. Leo's Tome Nestorian? A Catholic Answer to the Oriental Orthodox
Was St. Leo's Tome Nestorian? Its own words, St. Cyril's 433 reunion, Chalcedon, and modern Catholic-Oriental Orthodox declarations say no.
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What Did the Council of Chalcedon Teach About Christ's Two Natures?
What did the Council of Chalcedon teach about Christ's two natures? One Person, truly God and truly man, without confusion or division.
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Catholic vs. Coptic Orthodox: What Still Divides Us?
Catholic vs. Coptic Orthodox: what we share, what still divides us (councils, the papacy, rebaptism, doctrine), and why we can't yet share Communion.
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Is Miaphysitism Heresy? Catholic and Coptic Agreement on Christ
Is miaphysitism heresy? What the Coptic Church means by one nature of Christ, why it is not Eutyches' error, and the 1973 Catholic-Coptic agreement.
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What Are the Oriental Orthodox Churches?
What are the Oriental Orthodox Churches? Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Malankara churches, Chalcedon, and Catholic dialogue.