I am delighted to hear of your interest in joining us, Mark.

The rules would be that you'd simply be received by a profession of faith. There would be no need for Baptism or Chrismation, as we recognize your sacraments as well.

There may be some minimal period of catechesis. Much of what you believe, as an Orthodox,
is compatible with Catholicism, but you might find it useful to familiarize yourself with Roman theology and practice, not because you have to adopt all of it, though you may wish to, but merely to navigate the Church which is mostly of the Roman rite.

You would be received into one of the Eastern Catholic churches, probably the Greek Catholic Church, although that has only about two thousand members worldwide so you'd have no Greek Catholic Church to go to that I know of in the USA.

You would however be free to go to your wife's parish, or another Eastern Catholic church. You would find the Melkites most like your own church. If you no longer wanted to be Eastern Rite, you could arrange that too, though I'd discourage it — practically speaking it virtually doesn't matter (until you get married or ordained). I believe that involves getting a rescript.

The fundamental thing is to find a priest, approach him, and tell him:

• you want to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church
• that you are Greek Orthodox, and
• have been chrismated.

May God bless you on your journey!

Eric