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Please keep me in your prayers to discern where Jesus wants me to be; One day I think I should stay Catholic, the other day I think I should join the Orthodox, I just want Jesus to guide me in the process and reveal to me where he wants me to be.

You should be like me - "Orthodox Catholic!"

Perhaps you should speak to priests from both traditions.

I once spoke to an Orthodox priest who had me convinced to become Orthodox - until relatives started calling him.

He then quickly told me to stay where I am (presumeably for his safety's sake!).

Alex

Some of my Orthodox friends call me "Lutherdox".

I'm comfortable with that. Very comfortable.

Cute!!

Had an acquaintance once whose mother was Jewish and his father - Lutheran.

He referred to himself as "Jutheran."

Alex

Bless, Rev. Pastor! (Do you prefer "Father?")

As you know, Martin Luther defended the Eastern Church during a debate with RC theologs who had some disparaging things to say about it.

Luther protested and said that the Christian East was one-half of the Church and, in his view, it was the "better half."

And so was also born a well-used English term . . .

(Just like "his goose is cooked" came from Jan Hus in his letter to the Emperor that "your Hus (Goose) is not cooked yet!")

Alex