We definitely put a greater importance on synergy in faith and works than it sounds like you would be comfortable with. But we would ultimately agree that both faith and works starts with God.
Hello. My story's similar to yours except I go to a different Byzantine Catholic church and it's not that I feel like I don't belong in a traditional Latin or Catholic Anglican setting - both formed me - but as I put it, I respect the integrity of rites: for Byzantine, do what the Orthodox do and understand their beliefs. I've gone Byzantine for a couple of long stretches, now for the past six years, every Sunday for the past three.