Prayer is the first step, so you're right on that one.... and then go talk to your Bishop. Also, if I hear correctly I heard the saddening news that H.G. Bishop Morcos of Toulouse and Marseilles departed a few days ago, and I know that CTV will be h…
If we all then agree that fertilisation is the beginning of life, then we can say that using the morning after pill, which aborts the zygote is against our COC beliefs...
Hence only methods of contraception which do not allow the sperm and ovum to …
No man, you've misunderstood me. When I said penetration I meant the moment when the sperm breached the outer membrane of the ovum, I didn't mean sexual penetration i.e. coitus. So my question is how long does it take for the sperm to fertilise the …
Ok, so thats the mechanism, but my question was how long does it take for fertilisation to occur after this penetration?
Or, wait a minute, are you saying fertilisation occurs at this point rather than at the momen of fusion to form a zygote!!! I t…
lol ok Vas just for you...
Fertility awareness
Symptoms-based methods of fertility awareness involve a woman's observation and charting of her body's fertility signs, to determine the fertile and infertile phases of her cycle. Most methods track on…
Their natural method is where the couple only copulate during times when the woman is infertile, based on the menstrual cycle.... I could go into that but its not what I am after... whats the COC view on contraception... was I right first time?
Clay,
When you say the sperm has penetrated the outer area of the ovum, how long does it then take to reach the nucleus, and fuse to form a zygote... i though it was there was only minutes between the sperm reaching the ovum and fertilising it... b…
Vas, the morning after pill can do that:
Emergency contraception (EC), or emergency postcoital contraception, refers to contraceptive measures that, if taken after sex, may prevent pregnancy.
Forms of EC include:
Emergency contraceptive pills (EC…
Well I must say Paris sounds grim... but if things are on the up, then thats all good. God bless you guys over their and help you build your community.
pray for me
joe
Oh and the contemplation solution...... books man... read H.H. Contemplations on the Resurrection this time of year.... and there are books by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty that are great also... and don't give me the excuse that you can't find any --- g…
Well OK man, you get my drift though, whatever way you get to a COC - be it metro, plane, hovercraft, rocket, make sure you do get there maybe twice a week man.
As for the abouna thing.... have you tried talking to a Bishop over there... getting an…
Well at least you have the basis of going to the Liturgy once a week in a COC.
As for prayer groups; how long does it take by car to go to those COC? Do they hold prayer meetings during the week or Bible studies? Cos if they do problem solved.
If …
You know ilovesaintmark, you aren't far off the mark...
My fav has got to be St. Sergius and St.Bachuus church right next to the Muallaqa and next to the Greek Orthodox Church of St.George and the new Coptic Museum, at the metro stop "Mar Girgis" o…
After tasting the beauty of our church services you know Vas, you cannot go somewhere else. The great pity is that so many of us take our beautiful Church for granted, and we never realise the true treasure it is unless it is unavailable or taken aw…
Yeah, write to Abona Karas, he serves in the UK in Newcastle to be precise.... just ask him to add you to his mailing list... simple enough... and the thread thing - completely understandable ;D
pray for me
joe
Thanks for the link ilovesaintmark.... I think we all need to open are eyes more... because until you really see how our bretheren are living... it never hits you the extent of their poverty.
pray for me
joe