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Thanks for the reference, ILSM. I have checked her second volume and it describes the events in a summary manner. I wonder what the Papal archives might contain. I am interested in this topic because it shows that the possibility of union with the …
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I agree entirely with the suggestion of reading On the Incarnation by St Athanasius. It can't be bettered. Father Peter
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I think you are wrong. Priests are not rulers. They are fathers. And I know Coptic priests who have the same name as when they were a deacon. Father Peter
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What does it matter what I do? I work hard so that there are British priests who are sharing Orthodoxy with British people. The service was an evening raising of incense. Lots of visitors from other non-orthodox churches had been invited. Father P…
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Since I receive no income from the Church I either have to work like St Paul or abandon the mission to bring Orthodoxy to British people. Which is best? Father Peter
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My baptismal name is Theodore. I chose the name Peter when I was ordained. Also I can think of at least one Coptic priest whose name before ordination is the same as his name as a priest. Father Peter
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Well, I was talking about God the Son, so I added the reference to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. That is normal. Anything which is addressed to one of the Persons of the Holy Trinity could be and often is ended in such a way. I don't have…
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We have the same rites, except that we use the Liturgy of St James, and we don't use Coptic chant. We use English with a simple English chant. When I baptise someone I use the same Coptic Rite but in English. Our liturgies last 2 hours. We venerat…
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It would seem to me that we should follow the patterns given to us in the Agpeya and in the Liturgy. The prayers of the Agpeya are addressed to God the Father, and to the Son, and sometimes to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit together, and occasion…
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I appreciate that is your opinion, but I disagree. Since we are only dealing with opinions this seems acceptable. Father Peter
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No Christ was not a Nazirite. He drank wine and he touched dead bodies. Father Peter
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We are united with Christ in the eucharist. He gives himself to us. He washes away our sins. He strengthens us spiritually and heals us physically. To partake of the communion is the same as to receive food and drink. It is absolutely necessary to …
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Well I WAS a Subdeacon for many years. Father Peter
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I don't read it like you at all I am afraid. It seems to me that there is a clear parallelism between the angelic world which was not spared when it sinned, and then the post-Fall human world which was not spared when it fell utterly into corruptio…
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I have discussed this issue again with my congregation today after liturgy, both males and females speaking freely. The intelligent and devout females said that they did not believe that women were suited to be priests because of the nature of the …
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Our faith is reasonable, that is, we have many good reasons for having faith. But it is not a matter of logic. The Christian faith is not a matter of clever arguments. No one was ever argued into faith. If we look at the modern philosophers they a…
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I am sorry, but I disagree. The Christian faith is not a matter of logic. Indeed St Paul teaches us that the content of the Gospel is foolishness to the so-called wise people of the world. I have stated several times that God made humans male and …
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From the human perspective I don't think that we should think in terms of God having one will. Or rather his will is for our good, and that is worked out in a great variety of ways, indeed in an infinite multiplicity of ways that take into account a…
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I am on my way to one of the British Orthodox churches to give an ecumenical talk. So I can't post easily on my phone. But... I rather think that prayer changes the world. I mean that when we pray, and when the saints pray with us and intercede on …
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Most young Orthodox from all Churches in London speak fluent English. How is there a problem getting to know them? Father Peter
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I spoke with the women in Church this evening about this subject. In a Church where there are prideful, hypocritical men who are serving without care then there is a natural sense of unhappiness. But this is not to do with gender it is to do with t…
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An example? If someone was unemployed I don't think they should get married. I mean if they had no job and could not find one. If someone had a very low paying job so that they only had enough income to keep themselves in a small rented room and …
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I especially love St Severus and St Timothy Aelurus and St Dioscorus. I ask for their prayers with St Cyril and St Athanasius, (who is one of the patrons of my own church together with St Alban - the proto-martyr of the British Isles). Father Peter
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This seems an interesting support site which may contain helpful information until a qualified person contributes to the thread. http://www.intervoiceonline.org/ Father Peter
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May the Lord have mercy on you. Are you on any sort of medication at all? Father Peter
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Coping with poverty is one thing, choosing to begin a family and married life in poverty is another. We are not talking about people with a lower paid job. We are talking about people who are poor. There are plenty of people with lower paid jobs wh…
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There is an English Bible study at the Armenian Church in London every week. If I lived in London I would attend regularly. There are a wide variety of Orthodox Churches in London. Even within our own communion. There is no reason why the youth sh…
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There are people from all those Orthodox Churches in London. They all speak English. The chance of meeting them, if a Copt makes an effort, is 100% If a Copt makes no effort to enjoy fellowship with other Orthodox then the chance is smaller. Fathe…
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Why could a Copt not marry an Armenian, an Ethiopian, an Eritrean, an Indian, a Syrian, and probably a Greek, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Belorussian, Ukrainian, even a French or British Orthodox? There is a large choice. Father Peter
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Why must a Coptic Orthodox marry a Copt?