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Fr. Peter, although I have just switched my FoC I don't think I can remain with the new one. I was willing to stick it out although I felt he was being to easy on me. However, in my last confession the priest text messaged twice and answered his cel…
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My church is in the Los Angeles, CA area. Maybe I did not pray about it enough, user00. Pray that God guides my decisions. Thank you.
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Much appreciated, Remnkemi & DanieM!! As for the 4th point, in the gospel of Luke it has John being sent to prison and in passing it mentions Jesus was baptized. No mention of John being involved. I would the most accurate account to be found i…
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Where are the church historians??
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I don't think we are really disagreeing on anything. I have already stated that long hymns are very important and should be preserved. However, I do believe we should be praising God outside of church services as the monks do. Their personal prayer…
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I am not that knowledgeable about the subject, so I posed the questions to yall. The Essenes - from what I understood - were a Jewish sect that lived in the wilderness and had an apocalyptic philosophy. Also they were more inclusive. Thanks for …
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"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” -Matthew …
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[quote author=ophadece link=topic=11241.msg135909#msg135909 date=1302669352] Mina, I'm sorry, I guess you're missing the point. Unworthy1 is also missing it when he's comparing congregations to monasteries. The point being it's the deacon's job to e…
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Like I said, the ability to enjoy praying long hymns is a higher form of praise than not being able to - that is obvious. But once you can do that, of course it would be great to praise God longer, but if you can offer your heart to God with the s…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=11241.msg135897#msg135897 date=1302663887] Long hymns are skipped because of lack of knowledge. This is a fact. That is why it is rare to find a church that prays the long hwc or the long hiteni at the end of the Ta…
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[quote author=jydeacon link=topic=11241.msg135886#msg135886 date=1302654500] Imikhail, People who like to skip hymns usually have no appreciation for the hymns period or do not have the spiritual depth to withstand a 25 minutes hymn. This can be t…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=11241.msg135867#msg135867 date=1302630188] [quote author=Unworthy1 link=topic=11241.msg135841#msg135841 date=1302589243] Certainly not! We aren't to adopt this mentality. If there is a problem with the praises we…
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It was helpful - thank you.
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I am only juggling school and work. I can only imagine what your schedule is like! The prayers of the saints be with you.
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How do you find all this time, father?! May God bless your time.
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Surely the haphazard use of the title of 'deacon' is a major source of the problem. At my church sometimes children at the age of 10 are allowed to read the Pauline/Catholic Epistle! How can anyone have respect for the ranks after that?! Where th…
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Fr. Peter, in larger churches the priest and bishop are basically powerless with issues like these (I am speaking from a limited point of view). For example, several years ago our bishop issued several rules concerning altar service and deacons. A…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=11241.msg135840#msg135840 date=1302588329] "WE are to worry about the praises of God. Not the One being praised." EVERYTHING we do...everything we have and give of is God's.....if He doesn't want us to praise Him…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=11241.msg135838#msg135838 date=1302581946] "True, but the less we use them over time they will be so foreign to people that it will be difficult to revive them. If a church hasn't said the hymn "Meghalo" in 50 ye…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=11241.msg135834#msg135834 date=1302576203] "umm... if we don't sing a specific hymn, and those who know it don't pass it on, i would think that over time, that hymn will be lost." nope..........NOTHING that we ha…
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That's good to know TITL. There just aren't enough good Orthodox sermons online in English. I wish I was fluent in arabic! They get to benefit from the wisdom of several priests, bishops and the pope himself. If anyone has any other resources, p…
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Just out of curiosity: to those who registered - have you received confirmation yet? Thanks.
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What are your thoughts on the NRSV Bible, father? Apparently, it is the most widely used by scholars.
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The answer, simply, is NO. That is interpreting the verse in the wrong way (as the protestants do). From what I understand Christ was speaking to His disciples who would become the fathers of the church, hence they should call no man father... I st…
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The prayers of the saints be with her.
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[quote author=Khas. link=topic=11201.msg135705#msg135705 date=1302350841] Unworthy1, I have the same problem right now :(. [/quote] Although I hope the situation gets better, I am glad that this is a problem for you. For most people they are not …
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[quote author=geomike link=topic=11201.msg135710#msg135710 date=1302371707] [quote author=Unworthy1 link=topic=11201.msg135544#msg135544 date=1302233725] I used to have this problem in high school as well. What I did was discuss the issues with my c…
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Dear 2Corinthians5:7, The problems you point out that are causing you to lose distraction during prayer is very common. I have struggled and still do struggle with it occasionally. But you have to realize that none of those things are out of the…
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So simple yet profound, indeed.
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I agree that maybe we shouldn't have groups based on a type of sin, but counseling groups nonetheless need to happen. Good open forums where people can get together and discuss their sins and struggles with the help of a priest and counselor. I thin…