I am answering questions here from the coptic patriarch thread.
may the Lord choose for us a good and wise shepherd and preserve his life for many years.
i think it is very hard as an eritrean Christian if yr bishop and others around u follow the n…
abouna antonius is still the current eritrean orthodox patriarch.
he is under house arrest and in poor health, but he is still the patriarch and i recently communed in one of his churches.
please remember him in your prayers.
i agree with mnc_hnn,
i haven't found anywhere in the Bible or teachings of the church fathers the encouragement to meditate on violence.
if u find games that have a sports theme or involve building an imaginary house or business faster than yr comp…
so are u in uk now, zoxsasi?
i know many of our priests here and they are all working hard on their english and in reaching out to the local community.
one who only came a few years ago is already fluent in english and getting on well with the youth…
many south asians from all religions commemorate 40 days too.
it seems to be a good point at which to start preparing for life after bereavement.
it is not a requirement in our religion, but it is a nice cultural ritual that
helps us express grief …
i think he has a lot of questions and is not sure who to ask.
we don't have time to answer all of them, but we will do what we can.
:)
mikeforJesus, do you have problems in college?
may God give you peace.
yes, i hope we will find unity in this generation. but please feel free to join us here and we can learn more about each others' churches.
i have been to several eastern orthodox churches - i visit as often as i can.
:)
this is good advice.
:)
also go to confession. your priest can guide you how often to go.
you don't need to go every day, as you can pray to God by yourself every day.
but you should go sometimes to talk to the priest as well as he knows you,
and h…
thanks, yes, this was the one i was looking for
:)
there is another one, sang at other times with 'pinishti enarshi angelos'.
extra points to anyone who can say when each of the 2 are sung!
(i don't know)
cool, i have some time off, i will go there!
i saw 'saint marina' only has a '4' rating ('1' is the best).
i saw it with my friend on video (not dvd) and it was brilliant.
it is not translated but it is a great film, ok the serpent special affects a…
ahh, sorry.
the replies are just like nancy salinas who was advertising fitness.
so i thought it was a related being.
is she a bot or a human?
maybe i need to work out who is human and who is bot, coz if he/she is human, i should reply instead of al…
we really need online english classes for bots. their english is not so good.
;)
seriously if anyone knows the mods personally, please ask them to appoint more mods.
thanks!
:)
yes:
http://www.orthodoxsongs.org/
is a good website.
i also don't advice using protestant (heterodox, not usually heretical) songs, as they put a different emphasis on how to life the Christian life, and are often comfort seeking or fleeing from s…
in many countries religious weddings have no civil value at all, the wedding is first performed in the civil hall, and then adding on a religious wedding is optional and is not recognised by the state (e.g. in most of eastern europe).
as for peter25…
that's technology for you...
go learn arabic and get one of those cheap little flip up books with all the church readings in them that come from maktaba al haya
;)
i do all the time, brother.
may God give peace and health to the patriarch of eritrea and free the church from corruption and bring healing to the people.
may God also repose the souls of the patriarchs of ethiopia and egypt and bring wisdom and pur…