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I hope it returns. It's really nothing but contemporary theological speculation that has no regard for tradition and Patristic in depth study.
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Origen was one of the very first people to collect the Biblical translations together into a "Hexapla" for his commentaries. I think that's what we need today, an English version of a "Hexapla" for completeness sake. It would be nice for an academ…
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Because the dictator thinks he can dictate who can rule the church. So he appointed a different patriarch who we don't recognize. His policies are in general oppressive even in non-religious standards. Very often you hear of an Eritrean sports tea…
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Well, it is a matter of personal etiquette. I'm sure priests don't mind the "you", but we as a culture have been so used to honorifics and formalities, and so, even I would address my priests as "Your Reverence" or "Odsak" (even though this isn't a…
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What's interesting is qodsak and qadasdak is practically the same word.
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May God grant you the fruits necessary for evangelical purposes of this service, in hopes that it improves our ministry to those who are having a hard time adapting to our hymns.
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I too was wondering what "at risk" means, but thank you for also mentioning the obvious importance in today's society. I think people need an appreciation of Orthodox theology before appreciating the hymns, and so this program, while a noble effort…
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I like the hymns history and rites wikipedia idea... call it "tuqsipedia"? ;)
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St. Constantine did not make Christianity that official religion; he made Christianity legal and ended the persecution (granted he did get involved into Church doctrinal issues, but in his reign there was a relative, and I stress RELATIVE, freedom o…
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Christology and the Council of Chalcedon
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I love that article by Fr. Peter. It's not a straightforward comparison with Maximos the Confessor as it is merely an EO interpretation of it (and even Fr. Peter mentions he receives different interpretations from different EO), but it's a good and …
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Yes, we say we are the ONE holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. Every Apostolicly rooted Church says that. There are nuances but if this statement angers them, well too bad. This isn't about being PC.
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The problem with hazzat is that unless someone has a pointer or flash program lighting up the "hazza" for you while the hymn is playing, it is very difficult to follow along and learn. The best way to learn I find is to create your own hazzat syste…
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There's a very good possibility...just maybe...the root word of "Papa" is one of a toddler's "first words"...so lay human daddies had the first privilege to be called "Pope" ;)
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I remember 10 years ago, I heard the same thing: "soon we'll reunite". I think that's the "eternal soon". So in a 1000 years, I hope this will occur. ;)
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Lord, have mercy!
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3. It is encouraging to hear that Pope Francis is trying to decentralize the Church yes, but that doesn’t mean Papal Infallibility isn’t still dogma. He cannot do a thing against that, and perhaps as a society that allows changes what it essential…
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I suppose this leads to point number 2. There will be things we do now that is not needed in the eternal kingdom. Many people believe these were some of the various physiological functions. I tend to be a bit more agnostic concerning this since I…
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1. On my drive to a class today, I was listening to an Orthodox lecturer mention the word "ascesis" is the Greek word for athletic training. EXACTLY! And it makes sense how St. Paul would say, "I have fought the good fight; I have finished the ra…
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Depends on who you talk to. A majority of bishops/priests I think see the Chalcedonians are Orthodox and that we should do all we can to forgive and unite. A minority, which may grow depending on influence, do believe Chalcedonians must repent fro…
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But Stavro does mention a good point. Suppose the Assyrian Church of the East professes Orthodox Christology "sufficiently" (perhaps through their church fathers like Babai or Narsai) while still commemorating Nestorius, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and…
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I'm going to comment more, but just to quickly comment on asceticism, that's just it. By mentioning asceticism already we defined it as "abhorring sexual relations", when in fact, asceticism comes in many forms, does not mean merely virginity, and …
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I think you're getting close to what I want to point at, but not close enough. Not all canons are guidelines I feel, but rather reflect a theological comprehension of a system. Extreme circumstances lead to a bend of the rules, but only in hopes t…
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You have a kind heart, but St. Cyril was much clearer than Chalcedon. This needs to be admitted. Can one excuse Chalcedon based on today's theologians? Actually, even more so than today's are the theologians of 6th century, the "Neo-Chalcedonians"…
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HOWEVER I'm willing (since I am growing in learning on this, and in the last 2 years alone, I've learned so much about ecclesiology) to admit being wrong, but in so doing, willing to make far-reaching "controversial" agreements with those we used to…
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Hi Rem! I apologize for not being clear. I even edited the post seeing that in some way I might have been ambiguous, which is somewhat the point, since I don't want to repeat old arguments hashed out already. In the first paragraph, "it" means the …
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When you have peer pressure, where the Coptic Church is practically the only church that seems to have a significant group that cares about a specific system of ecclesiology, it is why many find it not a big deal to even allow diocesan bishops. I m…
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There's one person I know. I forgot his name, but he's a convert into the Coptic church and prays at St. John's in Mirimar. He's Latino, and very religious and very kind. I remember sitting next to him translating a sermon for him. You can tell he…
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Which area?
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For Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople, I find him mentioned only in the entry of Pope St. Timothy III (Coptic) in Bishop Severus al Ashmumein's "History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church", where he mentioned him in the opposition camp of th…