... I'm ... would be ... not ... will not ... Orthodox" ... firmly ... ROCOR, ... ***I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Please consider the question asked...
Taken from the ROCOR webpage and edited for clarity. Delivered by Protopriest Peter Perekrestov. St. John, Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco and His...
... Well, Al, I'll go out on a limb here. As far as core beliefs go, all of the local Churches are the same. It is our shared faith that makes us Una Sancta....
Ephrem does a good job of highlighting some of the differences between the OCA and the Russian Church Abroad. Another major difference is the lamentable fact...
... New Skete is very definitely an example of something that would make us uncomfortable with the OCA. However--New Skete CANNOT be taken as representative of...
Just as I suspected, Ephrem. Core beliefs...dogmatic theology, spirituality, cap T Traditions, are the same. The differences seem to be the local church's...
Agreed. But I think the OCA is half scared to rock the New Skete boat. Those fickle monks and nuns (if I can be forgiven for using these terms) just might head...
I have in my parish American's who adopted three unrelated children
from Russia/Ukraine. The adoptive parents were faith based Protestants
ACTIVE in their...
Fr. John Whiteford: Ukaz 362 does speak of the contingency of the ... Fr. Anthony Bridges: So, you are saying that the Supreme Ecclesiastical Authority ceased...
Hey, Father, Give us a break. We're workin' on it... Deacon Anthony ... From: Archimandrite Maximos To: orthodox-rocor@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December...
... I ... doesn't ... There was a page on their website that clearly showed "icons" depiciting many people. they had ML King, Franics and Clare of Assissi and...
... Fr. Anthony Nelson replied: There is a great difference between saying that the Supreme Ecclesiastical Authority *ceased to function* - which would clearly...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, C Prazdnikom! In trying to make some sense regarding the matter of the Church in Russia, I would appreciate it if anyone...
... And they will be...either by statement or action. The simple fact is that there *is* such a thing as ecclesiastical politics (Really!), and politics ...
... any mistakes in my understanding of post-revolutionary Church history ... Bishops and priests are arrested or driven into exile. ... Church. JRS: No. There...
For those of you who use Franklin-Covey Planners, and have wanted an Orthodox Calendar that would fit it, I have a solution. The Vestal Calendars come in...
As I told you often, Father, I am as pro-MP as they come. Deacon Anthony ... From: Father Maximos To: orthodox-rocor@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 05,...
Nativity Epistle of Metropolitan Laurus, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! In its...
With all due respect, Father, it seems to me that to say that something has not been done according to the canons and to say that the result is entirely ...
Bless, Father, and greetings for the upcoming Feast of the Nativity! Could you please give us a link to where we might find these calendars? Thank you very...
2004.01.06 The Age: The Age, Australia <http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/05/1073267971163.html> An Orthodox approach to Christmas By Barney Zwartz ...
... something has ... entirely ... like to ... boundaries of correct ... than that. The ... does this ... Pardon me for interjecting, but is the following...
Now here's an interesting piece from my very best favorite OCA bishop. Al _______________________ The Feast of Christ's Nativity, originally not observed in...
A lot of parishes order them in large quantities (there are very cheap per copy), and so you will probably have the best luck just asking around and getting a...