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2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: East and West in One Monastery by Serge Keleher @ Yesterday at 01:30 PM

Try Chevetogne! Fr. Serge
4. East-N-West
Jump to new posts Re: Roman Catholic questions by ThePilgrim @ Yesterday at 11:49 AM

In terms of teaching, Byzantine Catholics teach the exact same faith as the Roman Catholic Church, although they may use more Eastern language in explaining that faith. The same differences in faith that exist between the Orthodox Church and the Rom
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Sacred Materialism- an Orthodox View by lanceg @ Yesterday at 08:03 AM

Sacred Materialism Blessings, Lance A Byzantine Christian in a Postmodern World
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Volunteer at Valaam Monastery this Summer by byzanTN @ Yesterday at 05:29 AM

Originally Posted By: theophanDoes anyone know if any Orthodox monasteries in this country or in Canada doe the same thing? How about Holy Trinity in JordanvilleNY, or St. Nektarios in Roscoe, NY? Maybe the language barrier does not have to be a fa
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Calendars of the Eastern Church by Serge Keleher @ Yesterday at 04:33 AM

The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania (including Singapore) retains the Julian Calendar. Fr. Serge
1. Church News
Jump to new posts Re: St John of San Francisco added to full Church Calendar by Serge Keleher @ Yesterday at 04:30 AM

It is not unusual for a Local Church (not necessarily autocephalous or autonomous) to canonize a Saint. It may or may not happen that other Local Churches later include such a Saint in their specific calendars of Saints. There is also precedent for t
5. Scripture and Patristic Writings
Jump to new posts Re: The Path to Salvation by St Theophan the Recluse by Slavipodvizhnik @ Yesterday at 12:24 AM

3. In the Face of Temptation. Let us turn now to experience and see when it is that such thoughts of self-satisfaction come. When a man is in a calm condition, when nothing is disturbing him, nothing is deceiving him or leading him into sin — then h
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: what's a spider? by Two Lungs @ 07/03/08 06:36 PM

Spiders are OK. Let us keep a lookout for wolves. And for snakes in the grass.
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Forum Software Updates by Pani Rose @ 07/03/08 04:41 PM

I was truly supprised at how the search engine has changed It is more thorough and much easier. Thanks!
9. Town Hall
"I'm not a subdeacon, but I play one on the altar" hawk
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Numbers of Eastern Christians in the USA by dochawk @ 07/03/08 04:05 PM

Originally Posted By: John Murray\One possible comparison measure would be to get the dollar value of the annual appeal, and divide by 25 or so--that would give a reasonable, ballpark estimate of active members. Where does that guess come from? I
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: The Children of 'Donor 401' by Jean Francois @ 07/03/08 03:59 PM

It would be nice if everyone considered it their Christian moral obligation to donate blood once per year and donate any payment they received to a Christian charity of their choice. Unfotunately, that does not occur in our society, so, the Red Cross
5. Scripture and Patristic Writings
Jump to new posts Re: Lamentations 3:22-25 by JSMelkiteOrthodoxy @ 07/03/08 01:10 PM

In the Introduction to the OSB the editors indicate that they used Rahlfs' text, though they consulted Brenton's. This would explain the choice to exclude those verses in the OSB. I wonder if those verses are included in the official text used by C
1. Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Invitation by Serge Keleher @ 07/03/08 12:16 PM

My great thanks! You might also consider inviting Bishop Richard-Michael of the Ukrainians and the priests and deacons from Saints Volodymyr and Ol'ha. In unity there is strength! Fr. Serge
7. Prayer
I add my prayers for the deliverance of our Christian brothers and sisters in Iraq, and throughout the Holy Land.
7. Prayer
Jump to new posts Re: Eileen by Amadeus @ 07/03/08 11:30 AM

May Eileen receive Our Lord's abundant blessings!
7. Prayer
Jump to new posts Re: Jeremy's Mother by Amadeus @ 07/03/08 11:28 AM

I add my prayers for Jeremy's mother, Pat, for recovery!
Old-Ritualists Forum
Jump to new posts Re: sad news by asianpilgrim @ 07/03/08 08:01 AM

Originally Posted By: Serge KeleherWith deepest regret, we must take cognizance of the breaking of Communion between the Metropolitanate of Bila Krynytsia and All the Old-Orthodox Christians and the Metropolitanate of Moscow and All Rus'. There is as
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Eastern Rite Exorcists by Prester John @ 07/03/08 01:08 AM

Elizabeth Maria, you are correct. There are prayers of exorcism available to all Orthodox priests.
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Byantine and politics by Yuhannon @ 07/02/08 09:57 PM

Originally Posted By: theophilusThe "Catechism of the Catholic Church" is largely mis-named. It is really only appropriate for people in the Latin Church. Some of the other Catholic Catechisms touch on the subject, but not in detail simpl
1. Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Transalpine Redemptorists reconciled? by Diak @ 07/02/08 09:10 PM

I believe the Carmel in Wyoming was always in good standing.
9. Town Hall
Halia, Yes in fact that is what happened. As you can see from Orest's post from Interfax (the former Soviet News Agency turned Russian Federation News Agency). Unfortunately, there are still older, relatively less well educated people who believe i
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Married clergy and the politics of it. by Byzantophile @ 07/02/08 05:58 PM

Quote:Likewise, one wonders why married men may be ordained to the priesthood and function normally in Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and so on - but not in Poland! Because some Latins still feel threatened.
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Pictures of My Ordination to Diaconate by Sbdn. John @ 07/02/08 04:31 PM

Axios! I was wondering... An ordained deacon should be wearing cuffs. I did not see any. Sbdn John Patterson
2. Faith & Worship
Our Vicar-General and our protopsaltis here in the Melkite Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand have compiled a CD of the Divine Liturgy in English--of course, using the Byzantine tones (and in most cases, tuning). You can listen to it on line here:
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