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Why are people so keen on giving up too easily or losing any hope? Is the church dependent on us or on Christ? Don't ever think that because I am unable to do something that I should leave. No clergy or layman has any authority to think they will s…
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I highly recommend these books: http://www.orthodoxbookstore.org/melodies.aspxhttp://www.orthodoxbookstore.org/serviceofthedeacons.aspx The first one more so than the second one. Infiltrate this into your parish and to make things even more fruitfu…
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I will say that as much as the Assyrian Church's belief seems to still be "up in the air", one big difference is that I feel quite convinced that the Christologies of Nestorius, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and Diodore of Tarsus are heretical in nature. …
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I'd like to point out the amazing thing about Metropolitan John Zizioulas. He is actually a titular Metropolitan who is undermining his very own rank. So, it is possible to find a "general bishop" opposing "general episcopacy" once he is convinced…
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I highly recommend these books: http://www.orthodoxbookstore.org/melodies.aspxhttp://www.orthodoxbookstore.org/serviceofthedeacons.aspx The first one more so than the second one. Infiltrate this into your parish and to make things even more fruitfu…
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Ioannes, does your parish have the translations of the Eucharist hymns by the Southern US diocese? Perhaps, you can persuade them to use some of those and have the congregation learn to chant them with you. With some patience, you might win some s…
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Sounds awesome! I'm not a non-believer or anything like that. What I'm saying though is that I tend to be natural very careful with miracles. Id like to do more research into the concept of non-corruptability as regard possible natural explanations.…
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I'm interesting to see why those who are not Orthodox left Orthodoxy. All 3 had something in common: Lutheran backgrounds and Orthodox seminary education. It can at least help us understand whether their conversion and then eventual fallout was be…
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Thank you!
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Thanks for the bump :)
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I do own the book "Imitation of Christ", ever since I was in the beginning of undergrad, and it was recommended to me by a former confession father. I was quite non-compliant, so I only ready probably about 20 pages and then got bored in my immatur…
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I also recommend as a sequel to Met. Anthony Bloom's book, "Living Prayer" "Orthodox Prayer Life" by Abouna Matta Al Maskeen "Heaven" by the late HG Bishop Youannis of Gharbia
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I'm not sure what you said contradicts what I said. I had in mind the fifth century as we were starting to seperate from Chalcedon, and when our Popes were chosen from the monks from then on. St. Shenoute educated his monks and nuns, made them lit…
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It seems if I continue any further in this discussion, I will simply be repeating what I already said. I'm afraid I will never understand why my argument does not make sense to you, and I certainly tried, but fail to understand how your argument ma…
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Everyone now should be able to quote other comments by clicking Quote on the top of the comment section to be reference. Awesome! Thank you +1
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It's not surprising that monks were (and still are) of the minor orders of the Church. So even abbots were not of the clergy. Monasteries were not so far from parishes; they were still able to go and partake of the Eucharist from the nearest bisho…
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All these, therefore, were highly honoured, and made great, not for their own sake, or for their own works, or for the righteousness which they wrought, but through the operation of His will. And we, too, being called by His will in Christ Jesus, ar…
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Not necessarily. If one sees the material world as an allegory of something spiritual, just because it seems to live on material laws does not mean it is solely material. The fact that we are able to examine the world reveals humanity as a "super-…
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One of the views that Abouna Tadros is talking about is the idea that Adam and Eve were spiritual beings who sinned, and because of sin, took flesh. This view is unacceptable. But if the existence of the persons of Adam and Eve mean a lot, then su…
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My point is Coptic is not a primary language. It is a red herring to use the argument of "Coptic" in this discussion. There is not even a derivative language to Coptic. Even Egyptian Arabic has much more in common with Arabic than Coptic. The id…
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I would never jump the gun to lay blame on anyone. First, this happens at a parish level, and so priests and Sunday School servants have the primary responsibility. If the nearest bishop is a general bishop, I would even lay less blame, because he…
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These families you speak of, which language did they learn and speak first in their own lives?
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I actually had "Fireproof" in mind when I made that comment: unrealistic and awful
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Ophadeece...because you can type in English and have a conversation in English, you probably speak English more than you do Coptic in your day-to-day life. Let's not play games here.
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I made it a habit never to watch productions by Protestants. They're awful productions, unrealistic, fact-twisting, and always carries some heretical message.
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It's not really a controversial thing once you understand that this was continued from a time when there was a bishop of every city, not every country or state like we are doing now. In Egypt, it is every city, and so a monastery is also technicall…
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Correct...I meant "No"...I misread your question
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Nice...VIP access to HG Bishop Youssef... ;) So you'll be the go to guy if we need HG's answer :D
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Sadly...yes. But practically, I think HG Bishop David will not allow it in his presence, and will probably prep the deacons beforehand to give HG Bishop Moussa the first honor. This great man should have been a Metropolitan, even if for a few year…
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The Church of God: The point is that there is no "Church of Alexandria" or "Church of Antioch" or "Church of Rome". But it's the "Church of God" sojourning in Alexandria, the "Church of God" sojourning in Antioch, and the "Church of God" sojournin…