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I like black pudding a lot. But the consistent teaching of the Church seems quite clear, and so I abstain from it, just as I abstain from all New Zealand lamb.
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Facing temptation of all kinds is not sin. Being disordered in many ways is not sin, we are all broken people in different ways. But giving in to temptation is sin, and accepting disorder as being natural is sin.
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I dont eat black pudding now, which I enjoy, because the teaching seems quite consistently clear.
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Lol. I was pulling your leg. Lots of rejection of eating blood based foods in East and West until late. I am trying to find origins of black pudding in the UK.
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This has been discussed bfore on this thread.... http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php/topic,4385.0.html
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There is an e-book version of my collected sermons which is available using the link below... https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZPRDGJG8LN6VC As soon as payment is made I'll send the eBook directly. The cost…
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Yes, I could ask the Syrians, Indians and Armenians, but since I was particularly wishing to support Coptic Egyptian students I was hoping and expecting that Copts would want to support this project - beyond the few generous people who have made a c…
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His Holiness' lecture on homosexuality can be found here.. http://www.cccnet.ca/menu/Books/HH_Homosexulality_OrdinationOfWomen.pdf
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It seems sadly that there is not much Coptic support for this project of offering Coptic students in Egypt the opportunity to take up classes in Orthodox Christian Studies. I am very grateful to those who have contributed sponsorship now, and in the…
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I'm grateful that 256 people have looked at this page. I've not heard if any Coptic congregations would be willing to even part sponsor an Egyptian student, so do please ask at Church if this would be possible. God bless
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I don't see anywhere that it has been said that someone visiting another congregation should never serve. But such service is never a right, it is always a privilege, even in one's own congregation, how much more so in another congregation. Diacona…
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As some more sponsors have come forward, thanks be to God, I am considering offering any congregation that sponsors some of these students from Egypt, the wider Middle East, and wherever there are problems in affording Orthodox Studies a copy of the…
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Id like to thank Jonathan for his helpful posts.
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Armenian, Indian, Syrian, Eritrean and Ethiopian. You should make sure you have permission of your own priest to serve, and have asked the priest whose congregation you intend to visit that you might vest and serve.
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Thanks to God, and the generosity of his servants, the first 7 places have been sponsored, 18 to go in this first trial group. Do consider sharing this opportunity with your congregation and priests. I have established an agency in Egypt with a r…
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Marriage is a divine institution which is universal in all cultures, though of course it becomes deformed and defective due to sin. But in its essence it is not a sacrament, it is part of the very nature of human life. If there were no Christians in…
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If people are not able to sponsor a student themselves, or partially sponsor a student, then perhaps it might be a blessing that your congregation would consider offering to an Egyptian at this time. Maybe you could speak to your priest or the lead …
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God bless you. I wish that I could embrace you warmly.
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The Lord bless you for your generosity. I am hoping that allowing students from Egypt to participate in the studies might give a sense of hope and looking forward to the future in the middle of very difficult circumstances. If I can find support fo…
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We become members of Christ's body when we become Orthodox Christians. This one body is not divided into different Churches. These exist only for local administrative purposes. There is only one Church and it is this we are united to when we are rec…
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I am sure that all the 48 people who saw your post prayed for you, but not all will want to advertise that they are doing so in case it seems that they are especially pious.
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Let's wait and see whether this government does anything. It is unlikely that it will, and it is in any case presently waiting to see what the EU says about the matter.
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We might also perhaps consider how a woman might become the queen of a king. When she marries a king she remains who she was but she is also granted the gift of becoming a member of the royal family. She is now 'royal'. But it is not a state natural…
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St Cyril and the Eucharist Father Peter Farrington I will make only a few brief comments here, but if God wills then I will extend them in a separate paper. Among other places where St Cyril discusses the eucharist is his Sermon 142 on the Commen…
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It is not possible to convert to the Coptic Orthodox Church, it is only possible to convert to the Orthodox Church of Christ. There are not many churches, there is only one Orthodox Church. It is important to always insist on this.
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I am not sure what you mean about not understanding the price?
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May the Lord make his memory to be eternal and grant him rest in his presence. Lord have mercy on all those who mourn his passing.
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I still have some if anyone wants one for themselves or as a gift for someone else.
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In response to those who asked, the postage is free to anywhere in the world (that the postman delivers), and I try to send them out within 24 hours.
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May the Lord have mercy on him, and on all those who love him, and grant those treating him great attention and skill. God bless