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There is surely no reason not to call him by his official title and name which is Pope Benedict. Father Peter
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There is the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum which meets regularly and draws together representatives bishops and priests of the Catholic and Oriental Orthodox communities. I am the Co-Secretary of this Forum. Also many of the clergy of t…
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I have sometimes disagreed about Protestantism with Ioannes when I have felt that it was necessary. In particular I consistently insist that we should recognise that there isn't a Church called Protestant which believes one thing. There are a great …
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A few years ago I was invited to take part in a small conference on the Bible being organised by the World Council of Churches in Geneva. I learned many lessons while I was there and had to repent of several bad attitudes. In one of the first small…
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Its late here so let me just mention the arepo sator word square as another sign Christians used. (Spelling might be wrong I am not online to check)
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It is a sign because of the meaning it has as an acronym. Do you understand what the explanation means? The Greek word for fish spells out the words - Jesus Christ. Son of God, Saviour. Father Peter
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Ichthys can be read as an acrostic, a word formed from the first letters of several words. It compiles to "Jesus Christ, God's son, savior," in ancient Greek "Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ ͑Υιός, Σωτήρ", Iēsous Christos, Theou Huios, Sōtēr. * Iota (i) i…
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Does this mean anything to you folks?... The ancient Egyptian name of the country is Kemet (km.t), which means "black land", referring to the fertile black soils of the Nile flood plains, distinct from the deshret (dšṛt), or "red land" of the deser…
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While we should be glad that at least God has not left Himself without a witness and that to some extent He makes Himself known in places where Orthodox are not present. Nevertheless Protestantism is not Christian. There are Christians who are Prote…
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England is called England because the main people's who conquered the country in the 5th and 6th centuries were the Angles. This is why we have regions such as East Anglia. The other peoples who invaded with them were the Jutes and the Saxons. The…
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Well I'd expect you guys to know the origin myths of your own country?????? I know why Britain is called Britain for instance. Best wishes Father Peter
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Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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I don't see how any of these films and programmes can be of any benefit to anyone who watches them. We must remember that when our Lord was tempted he immediately resisted and rebuked Satan. The more mature will not want to lose the grace they have…
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I don't believe that Orthodox Christians should ever watch such programs, or most 'horror films'. They are truly not healthy and damage our spiritual life when we watch them. What we allow through the windows of our mind - the eyes - will take root…
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Why are you watching anything like that at all? These are not appropriate programmes for Christians to watch. Father Peter
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I can see ch 19 when I view the book????
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May the Lord have mercy on you all. I will add these names to those we pray for each Sunday. God bless you Father Peter
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The Lord bless you all. I will remember you at the altar. Remember my family in your own prayers. Father Peter
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Sin is only a matter of the will. It has no existence apart from as a wrong choice of the will. It is not a THING that can contaminate us, it is a choice which corrupts us. An infant does not have a formed will and so cannot sin. Just as a man who …
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Our Lord Jesus Christ has come as the final revelation of God to man, and He has changed our understanding of God. We no longer live according to the shadows of the Old Testament revelation because the truth has been made known in Christ. The fact …
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I do love the Agpeya. There is value in all of the collections of prayers in the various Orthodox Churches, but I am glad to use the Agpeya. The prayers are carefully fitted to the times of the day and night. They certainly help me to be collected …
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There are passages from the Fathers in this volume... http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iLko35Hh-JMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=ancient+christian+commentary+on+scripture+isaiah&hl=en&ei=SQWJTMrYDpqJ4gbsrtzSBA&sa=X&oi=book_resul…
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I have to say that I also have great issues when Protestantism is allowed into the Church. It is better to not be Coptic but to be Orthodox, than to be Coptic and not truly Orthodox. The Church belongs to all of us, and all of us belong to the Ch…
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Unfortunately, as someone who has been an Evangelical for much of my life, I have to say that all prayer can be half-hearted. I have heard countless extempore prayers that were trite and said nothing, and rather reflected the sudden surprise of some…
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Because the press love this sort of thing, and the crowds of less well educated Muslims also love this sort of thing. What is in the news bears no relation to reality. We can trust almost nothing it tells us. Father Peter
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I am still researching, thinking about and writing on this subject. It is very interesting, but it requires that we take a comprehensive view of what the Fathers say and that Church has taught in various places and at various times. Bear with me, …
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I don't think there is anything that can be added to Gerhard's post. It expresses my own thoughts, as someone who has lived in the same place for 46 years. I have been always interested in the monastic virtue of stability. This was the rule that a m…
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Dear mezza, You have not really explained why you need this information, or where you have already looked yourself to find things out. What level is this assignment for? Is it for High School or Sunday School? What have you already found out? Thre…
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Our sin is never so much in what we do, that is the last stage of sin. Usually what we do just shows what is inside us where sin, as a defect of will, is already present before the act.
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Quote... Misinterpretation of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is the basis for a New Age belief that a cataclysm will take place on December 21, 2012. December 21, 2012 is simply the first day of the 14th b'ak'tun. Sandra Noble, executive dir…