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And thank you Helen. It's a long way to go to attend an Ethiopian liturgy. I could stay on the bus and attend one right here in London. I spoke to an Ethiopian lady at the bus stop this morning, but conversation was limited by her knowledge of Engl…
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Thanks Fr Peter for your prayers and blessing and for the positive advice. In Christ Terry
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Can I just say that there is 'One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. If churches are not in communion with one another both can be wrong vis a vis a visible representation of Christ, but both can't be right. Unless we adopt the view that the Chur…
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Pardon my thick headedness, Minagir, but I didn't understand why this was a miracle. Could you explain at length please. Sounds intriguing.
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Please check this web site out http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/. If you read a little you will find that Ioannes views are mirrored by many EO people. The website is run by Patrick Barnes who wrote The Non-Orthodox, holding exactly what Ioannes claims,…
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Well, as a kindergarten teacher if I hit a child I would be out on my ear and probably involved in litigation. This is probably true in most 'first world' countries. But having had the permission to hit children removed, we find we can cope ok. As…
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I'm glad that helped. I find my style is cramped trying to say what you want to in a forum like this. I don't want to go on too long! I love literature and always have a book on the go. My family (who are not practising Christians) are too. We shar…
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Well my heart leaps for joy when I hear about missionary stirrings in the Orthodox Church! Why does the Church seem not bothered about outreach ? We are happy enough to share with enquirers but we don't 'Compel them to come in'. Father Peter, if …
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Great question! As someone who is prone to judge others unfavourably I have set myself the task of tackling this sin this Lent. It is even more difficult if you are professionally obliged to assess a colleagues attitude or competence. It is more …
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And yes, in the Russian Orthodox Church when we go forward for Confession we kiss the gospel and the cross then after we have received absolution the priest blesses us and we kiss his hand. He often gives your hand a squeeze and, no, we don't kiss h…
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Thanks for that. Let me clarify. The sin is on our part making judgements whereas its quite clear from scripture and the Fathers that we 'judge not'.
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Having read Chesil Beach I think there are some important questions that a young Christian needs to answer. Many books today have explicit sexual content but if the story demands it and is not pornographic (i.e. stimulating sexual desires artificia…
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Thanks for the clarity of your post Father. Further to your comments, my mind has been engaged in trying to discern what is the purpose of civilised life in the light of Last Things. I am a school teacher and work with wonderful humanistic people …
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Dear Meena I know you're wrong here. I await those more expert with quotes, but aside from whether or not St John Chrysostom was anti-semitic in any sense we would understand it (and I doubt this judging from the works of his I have read), the Ch…
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Many's the night I've lain awake fuming at the bare face lies and manipulations of those in power. Just now, in Britain we are seeing soldiers on the tv, some with dreadful injuries, being hailed as heroes. Some of them no doubt are but they are al…
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Since, from the video, its not clear if it is the Mother of God, can anyone tell me if there is a person visible in all that light? Does she look, for example, like Our Lady of Lourdes? Can someone present a drawing since there is nothing clear phot…
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So what's wrong with saying God is great in Arabic?
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Father , what about the gospel commentaries of St Theophylact? Or for that matter any Chalcedonian commentattor. What are your views? I personally love St Joihn's commentary by St Theophylact..
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I don't know how to download movies. I have children who seem to manage it. I bought the dvd. Sorry
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If you like saint movies I strongly recommend the Russian film called Ostrov (The Island). Its about a Russian monastery in the frozen north. One of the monks is saintly and I'll say no more about him. People at my church love it. I anyone has seen …
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Ioannes, I tend to agree with you if immoderately put, but judging by your photo I guess you are not living with someone with whom you have to compromise (although that word seems hateful to you!). I mean a spouse or even a flatmate, someone who doe…
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Two thoughts. 1. Evolutionary theory as we understand it today relies on mass extinctions and the fact of mortality. Death, as we understand it, came into the world as a result of the sin of Adam. Death is a calamity, not the engine of progress. 2…
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Fr Peter you are blessed in deed to have parents like that. When my father dying he was distressed by the finality of it all (as he said).I don't know whether we shall meet again, obviously I pray for him. It seems that most funerals of non-believ…
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On Sunday last my bishop preached on the cross and said, in the end, it is a mystery. However this verse sums up the Orthodox position, so I believe; Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took par…
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Why didn't the terrorists attack St Patrick's Cathedral instead of the Trade Center? No, they were attacking an important centre of capitalism and capitalism involves usury. The comparison with Diocletian is way off beam. He was imposing order rathe…
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You may find this interesting; www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/christ-muslim-debate.html
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As part of the standard morning prayers in the Greek and Russian churches are three Troparia to the Holy Trinity that I have stopped saying because they would be difficult to justify doctrinally, sounding, as they do like a vindication of Mary, Medi…
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A very rich book is The Titles of Christ by Matthew the Poor. I have read it twice and look forward to another read soon. If any one else has read it I would love your comments. In Christ
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This one should maybe be in Orthodox fathers' quoyes but it is also relevant here. St Augustine; Expositions of the Psalms 6.9 By the phrase "in all my enemies" the psalmist is speaking of the men and women who refuse to turn to God. For even if…
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Dear Father Be assured of my prayers and I ask St Alban and all the saints of these Isles to pray for you too in your Godly work. Aidan