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i did internet search on 'saint macarius homilies' and lots came up, including from an orthodox website. but I find it hard to understand such old english even though it has been my 1st language for over 40 yrs. if u send me yr email address, i can…
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peace and grace msmekhael, sorry i was busy the last few weeks, but i liked your question. a really good teacher on this subject is pope shenouda, and one of the best sermons he has given on this is aimed at people who are not close to God for vario…
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welcome back martha, it's been a long time!it is also great to see that i am not the oldest person here.;-)i also asked the question about why learningorthodoxy's boyfriend seemed less supportive - i shared your motherly concerns. i hope that her jo…
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when we stand up to people who ate doing wrong, we should do it for their sake, in order to teach them. we should not do it in order to punish them and make ourselves feel victorious.
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i think u mean to ask about the eritrean church.that's like confusing canada with usa!tewahedo means something related to one, referring to the one true God, i think.
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put the icons on a wall or table and thank God for His mercy shown in their lives and in your life. then pray as normal (the agpeya prayer book is a good place to start). if you feel comfortable showing affection to departed people, you can then kis…
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i know couples who are living in very different Christian traditions.all of them really struggle, and none of them would choose to start out this way if they had the opportunity to choose again.not one.one thinks the bread IS the body of Christ, the…
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Sorry, this is long post, so needs more than one entry, but i really hope and pray that you find the best way, and hope that this will help you. i admire your honesty and curiosity and sincerity. i know couples who are living in very different Chri…
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being assaulted is not a sin.assaulting someone else is a sin.i have sent you a personal message, as i think it is best to give advice outside the forum, as it is personal.
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great to hear you have had contact with them, i saw the video last year and was very impressed :-)
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do u know them personally?
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thanks, i hope i did not come across too tough.
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what i and others are saying is that we read what is written by orthodox church fathers and avoid the other writings. it is easy to be confused and so we do not read the gnostic books. we don't merge polytheist or pantheist elements in our religion…
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ok, but we don't read the apocalypse of peter. just as russian orthodox Christians don't consider tchaikofsky canonical.
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i agree, except that if you pray a lot (as u can in monasteries or when on holiday from work), there are 7 times you pray each day (8 if you include the monk's prayer) and you can't be fasting before all of them as you would die! i think the idea …
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from what? obviously not from palm reading (according to other thread)
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sorry forgot forward slashes on 1st link. should be https://www.ecupatria.org
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a good starting source is here: https:www.ecupatria.org and look for documents. it is EO site, but it lists the joint agreements made in 1990. the 5th council is called the 2nd council of constantinople and it occurred in 553AD. a comprehensiv…
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similarly, the sacrament of marriage is not just the priest helping two people to make a formal agreement in front of God. of course, this is an important part of it. but in orthodox marriage, both the husband and the wife submit their union to the…
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so, for example in the sacrament of Holy Communion, we can correctly say that we are receiving eternal life in God through faith in Him, as a result of His grace. in this we agree with most protestants. however, we also believe that the act of taki…
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sometimes people are already married and then one of them joins the orthodox church. if this happens, it should be done with the full understanding of the non orthodox spouse, but even then there are significant problems. but the differences that s…
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i have asked a few priests about that, and that is basically right.the physical position of metanoia / metania (in egyptian accent), which is kneeling with the head touching forwards to the ground, is associated with repentance and fasting. we still…
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actually, when understood in the light of the 5th council, it is less problematic.
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ok, you just answered the question i asked in the other thread!our beliefs are the same as the eastern orthodox churches.we have the same Bible and most of our church fathers are the same.for example, saint cyril, saint basil, saint john chrysostom …
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yeah, we don't have these apocryphal books.we have the old testament (including deuterocanonical books such as wisdom of sirach and tobit) and the new testament, and we read the writings of particular church fathers.those writings are less important…
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aah, excellent course, may God bless your service :)
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this book is not canonical, we don't use it.
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yes, i did not meet him personally but the course leaders were in usa.
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no idea, but may the Lord have mercy.
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i did not hear of it, i always thought we got this from hebrew sources.