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I think that 'bad' English is defined by native speakers with a great deal of experience in reading and writing the English language. I don't think it is hard to define bad English. If there is no poetry in a liturgical/spiritual text then it is ba…
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Why is a patriarchal point of view the same as hatred of women? I don't believe it is at all.
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I would suggest puchasing THIS edition of Chalcedon-Re-examined, which I published later... http://stores.lulu.com/orthodoxlibrary There is also a 20% discount period which ends today. There is a discount code... SUNSHINEUK305 for UK purchases. …
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I visited St Catherine's and they weren't very friendly at all. Indeed they were pointing and saying 'monophysite heretics'.
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The Maronites were NOT Chalcedonians. They were anti-Chalcedonians. Therefore they could not have fled anywhere due to anti-Chalcedonian persecution.
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Why?
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Why be concerned about such questions? Concentrate on your own salvation. God is just. Because we do not know what He miht have said to Adam we should not guess, or seek to second-guess the will and ways of God.
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As a priest I understand that logic, but the priest is there to be a source of blessing, and so he must deal with any temptation to pride later, and in quiet with God and his own FOC, rather than denying the faithful a means of expressing their own …
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The Fathers of our Church have always accepted the sacraments of the Chalcedonians. This is not a novelty. It was prescribed by the greatest of our Saints.
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Yes, of course. As Christians we are subject to the law of our countries, and it is to be understood in a general sense as being a gift from God to preserve society in order. There is no need to claim a reward. If the person is a criminal then …
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Some Fathers say she was married and some say she was betrothed, which we know was the first stage of marriage. In either case she was clearly in a formal relationship with Joseph such that she was wife and he was husband, and she was mother and he…
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I certainly don't believe that Catholics will go to Hell just because they are Catholics, any more than I believe Orthodox will go to Heaven just because they are Orthodox. The Fathers teach us that being baptised isn't a free pass to Heaven and the…
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St Mary certainly had a husband. There is no possibility at all that in a conservative Jewish culture she would have co-habited with a man who was not her husband. Indeed the Angel instructed St Joseph, Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these …
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Is the Feast of Pascha more important than other days? Is the Feast of Pentecost more important than other days? Is the weekly Feast of the Resurrection more important than other days? Is my birthday more important than other days? Is the day of…
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St Cyril explains what this passage means in his commentary on St Luke which is available on line.
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I've only met a couple of people who post here, and spoken on the phone to a few more. So don't feel left out.
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Well everything humans do is a tradition. What matters is that it is a meaningful and valuable tradition, especially in an age when there is little respect for authority, age and seniority.
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It is because this is the traditional and historic manner in which all peoples expressed respect towards a senior. In Greek and then in Roman times, and in the Empire, the one who was junior greeted the senior by kissing his hand. Soldiers would kis…
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May the Lord have mercy on you and grant you His perfect peace.
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I am at my parents house for a while so don't have my pc here. What do the Fathers say about this commandment?
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I am glad that we are in agreement. May we all be true servants above all else.
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Ophadece, I don't disagree with your sentiments but a singer is not a deacon. And even one who is properly ordained as a deacon may not exercise any ministry apart from the priest. Certainly not a teaching ministry. A corporal in the army may have …
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I would have to say that someone who sings in the choir is NOT a deacon, if they have not received an ordination to one of the minor orders. All of these serving in the Church, including the congregation, should be under the authority and leadersh…
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It is not normally possible for a Catholic to receive any of the sacraments of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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Thank you for your birthday greetings. Please continue to pray for me every day of this 49th year of my life that I might seek to serve God above all, and that he might grant me all that I need to do His will. God bless you all Father Peter
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I don't have that problem unless I have a network issue and click again too quickly.
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You only have to read round the catholic web to see that there was not mention of a miracle at the time, and no suggestion by the bishops there was a miracle, and no response of surprise or reverence at such a miracle, and lots of people have slowed…
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It would seem that the large wafer bowed into a bowl shape at some point in the mass and therefore the edges 'appeared' to hover above the paten. The fact that none of the celebrants showed any sign of surprise or astonishment suggests that they did…
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It's late here so I can't provide much help at the moment, but it would be useful if you extracted the relevant comments from St Ephrem's commentary here, where addresses your question. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D3BUfDec1ukC&pg=PA…
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What do the Fathers say? Let me urge us to turn to the Fathers rather than rely on our own understanding.