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Food - Recipes
Jump to new posts Re: Greek Coffee by Slavipodvizhnik @ 05/13/13 10:01 PM

Russian Coffee 2 ounces vodka 1 ounce Kahlua 1 teaspoon amaretto almond liqueur 5 ounces hot espresso 2 teaspoons sugar Pour all into a glass holding a silver spoon, mix, and garnish with sour cream. Better than Greek coffee! LOL!
The Christian East & West
Jump to new posts Re: Things Worse Or Better Under Pope Francis? by IAlmisry @ 05/13/13 09:11 PM

'Khristos af-don'f! Originally Posted By: mardukmOriginally Posted By: IAlmisryOriginally Posted By: mardukmOriginally Posted By: IAlmisry (Re?)read the letter of that single Pope Leo IX who used the Donation in a theological manner against "Mic
Food - Recipes
Jump to new posts Re: Greek Coffee by byzanTN @ 05/13/13 08:03 PM

I tried the coffee. It's not bad, but it is a real eye-opener for those of us used to American coffee. It is definitely strong.
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Rosary before Divine Liturgy by Nelson Chase @ 05/13/13 04:58 PM

Quote:The priest is in transit from an earlier Divine Liturgy at one of his other parishes AND no layperson can lead the Hours or Matins Respectfully,I don't think the Rosary is acceptable in this situation either. A cantor (or reader or any laypers
Parish Life & Evangelization
Jump to new posts Re: parishes near Northampton, MA? by Diak @ 05/13/13 04:49 PM

Fr. Robert (Markovitch) celebrates bilingual Divine Liturgies at both Sts. Peter and Paul UGCC in Ludlow and Descent of the Holy Spirit UGCC in South Deerfield. He himself is a former M.D., a late vocation and very spiritual man.
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Rosary before Divine Liturgy by StuartK @ 05/13/13 04:40 PM

My daughter regularly chants the Epistle at the OCA mission she attends in Chicago. She does so in impeccable Ruthenian style, too. The talent is there--nobody asks.
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Rosary before Divine Liturgy by Paul B @ 05/13/13 02:42 PM

Nelson, I agree; the Hours are easy. Unfortunately some cantors don't arrive 20 minutes early. May I add that as long as a pastor has a cantor he isn't concerned about developing new readers. Unfortunately, apathy is very prevalent, both amon
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Rosary before Divine Liturgy by Paul B @ 05/13/13 02:38 PM

Ideally the Hours or Matins should precede a Sunday Divine Liturgy. Practically, every person, including children ages 9 and older should know the Lord's Prayer and Angelic Salutation. Have you polled your parish teenagers or asked them to reci
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Catholic Communion - Why no Blood? by StuartK @ 05/13/13 02:13 PM

The Utraquist controversy was the 15th century reaction on the part of Jan Huss and other proto-reformers to the ongoing Latin practice of administering communion under one species. Their motto of sub utroque species (under both species) was a call
The Christian East & West
Jump to new posts Re: Things Worse Or Better Under Pope Francis? by Peter J @ 05/13/13 11:15 AM

Originally Posted By: mardukmWhen I debated the matter several years ago, the non-Catholic was claiming that the Donatio was used to support the papal claim of universal "jurisdiction," and that Pope Leo IX used it in that way. On a side
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Jump to new posts Great and Holy Week Our Lady of Fatima SF by likethethief @ 05/13/13 07:41 AM

Pascha May 2013 Our Lady of Fatima Russian Greek Catholic Church San Francisco, our first Pascha in our "new" location. Pascha 2012 was our last service at 20th and Lake. Pascha: Fr Vito Perrone, COSJ, Fr Kevin Kennedy, Fr James Graham,
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Catholic Communion - Why no Blood? by mardukm @ 05/13/13 06:52 AM

I disagree somewhat. There was a valid theological foundation for depriving the chalice - the utraquist controversy. I believe that was a valid, exceptional circumstance. It became abuse when, even beyond the controversy, it became the norm. I do no
The Christian East & West
Jump to new posts Re: Things Worse Or Better Under Pope Francis? by mardukm @ 05/13/13 06:25 AM

Originally Posted By: IAlmisryOriginally Posted By: ajkOriginally Posted By: IAlmisryBtw, the Ultramontanists won at Vatican I, notwithstanding all the niceties to the contrary. Vatican II in Lumen Gentium et alia made that clear. I'm not sure what
The Christian East & West
Jump to new posts Re: Things Worse Or Better Under Pope Francis? by mardukm @ 05/13/13 06:06 AM

Originally Posted By: ChirstopherI have lost the point of this thread. Can someone summarize where this is at? Sorry about that. I had pleaded many posts ago that this debate about Pope Leo IX and the Donatio is beyond the topic of this thread. T
The Christian East & West
Jump to new posts Re: Things Worse Or Better Under Pope Francis? by mardukm @ 05/13/13 06:00 AM

Originally Posted By: IAlmisry‘Khristos af’don’f! I’m having trouble sleeping, and watching a movie, so I’ll knock off another point. khen oumethmi af'donf! I'm impressed that you can multitask. I watch movies on the I-net, which often take
The Christian East & West
Jump to new posts Re: Things Worse Or Better Under Pope Francis? by mardukm @ 05/13/13 04:55 AM

Originally Posted By: IAlmisryOriginally Posted By: mardukmOriginally Posted By: IAlmisry (Re?)read the letter of that single Pope Leo IX who used the Donation in a theological manner against "Michael and Leo, bishops of Constantinople and Ohrid
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Catholic Communion - Why no Blood? by JDC @ 05/13/13 03:48 AM

Originally Posted By: StuartK...T-Ball Liturgy (everybody plays, everybody gets an at bat). I've been in Latin Churches where the EEMs outnumbered the communicants. This is it. And this is why the practice has been, since reintroduction, widely
Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Patriarch Kirill starts China visit today by IAlmisry @ 05/13/13 03:06 AM

Christ is risen! Thanks for the info.
Faith & Theology
Jump to new posts Re: Rosary before Divine Liturgy by StuartK @ 05/13/13 02:43 AM

Quote:It's funny you mention the solemn communion thing. we did the solemn communion last week here at Ss. Peter & Paul. Bishop Nicholas sent out an Encyclical to all his parishes, instructing that the practice would end forthwith, along with th
Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Patriarch Kirill starts China visit today by Edward Yong @ 05/13/13 02:23 AM

Liturgy was quite spectacular in the usual way - the MP always puts on a good show, so to speak. i went into the area for Liturgy, unsure if my Chinese Orthodox friends would be allowed in. after a while i saw the the Chinese Orthodox began coming i
Prayer
May John's every sin be forgiven him, and Jesus take him into the courts of heaven. Most Holy Theotokos grant rest, peace, and comfort to the family.
Parish Life & Evangelization
Jump to new posts Re: parishes near Northampton, MA? by Slavipodvizhnik @ 05/13/13 01:18 AM

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church 23 Southworth St.West Springfield, MA 01089
Parish Life & Evangelization
Jump to new posts Re: parishes near Northampton, MA? by Anna @ 05/13/13 12:57 AM

Maronite Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Petersham, MA.
Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Bishops kidnapped in Syria by DMD @ 05/13/13 12:54 AM

This is interesting..http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/mass-held-in-rome-for-kidnapped-syrian-bishops/
Parish Life & Evangelization
Jump to new posts parishes near Northampton, MA? by Jaya @ 05/13/13 12:48 AM

Can anyone give some recommendations for good Orthodox parishes in the Northampton, MA area? (Or good Eastern Catholic ones, but they would need to be solidly Eastern.) I'm asking for my son, who is evangelical, but feeling "undernourished"
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