Somebody was asking just where and when any "commission" had been set up already for discussion of rapprochement. I found this in the October Epistle of the...
I just came across this homily by St. Metr. Philaret, of Moscow. St. Philaret was revered by almost everybody in his own time; both Staretz Amvrosy of Optina...
Fr. Boldewskul has kindly answered this question on the orthodox-synod list. --DD On 3 Jun 2004 10:25:52 -0000, orthodox-rocor@yahoogroups.com wrote: Somebody...
2004.05.31 Guardian: Tsar Vladimir's bell rings out to repair Stalin's destruction Nick Paton Walsh in Moscow Monday May 31, 2004 The Guardian The largest...
Christ is in our midst! Now this is something that needs to be said! I endorse the view of this article. It's also something, btw, that the Russian Church (MP)...
Dear brethren, Researching the lives of St. Barlaam, St. Joasaph and St. Abenner, Orthodox Christians saints of India who lived in the 4th. century, I have...
I've received word that Hieromonk Averky at the Jordanville Monastery is near death. Is this true? The Father Averky that I am aware of is 40-ish. Is this the...
"Researching the lives of St. Barlaam, St. Joasaph and St. Abenner, Orthodox Christians saints of India who lived in the 4th. century, I have found many times...
Father Averky from Jordanville, formerly from Hawaii is near death, I spoke to him on the phone yesterday (about 18 hours ago) he believes that it is only a...
Ps I forgot to add Ph: 1-607-547-3456 (ask for Rm. 510, Father Averky, and you may have to add "Moreno" because that's how they have him listed) Father said...
... JRS: I seem to recall that he said he was 38 ca. 1980. If so, that would make him about 61-62 by now. He has been ill for some years. In Christ Fr. John R....
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Dear Felipe, To my knowledge there has not been a good scholarly response to this idea about the Lives of Ss Barlaam and Joasaph from an Orthodox perspective,...
The argument that this story is a Christianized story of the Buddha might have some weight if there were significant parallels between the two stories, but ...
I posted this on another list and got no comment. Do3es anyone on this list have further insight from The Church's perspective? Al _________________________ ...
It is interesting to note the date of President Reagan's Letter. Exactly 16 years to the day prior to 9-11-01. That may or may not be of any significance, ...
Bless, Father, I hope it didn't sound like I was approving Chase's comment there at the end that it is a 'christianized version of the story of Buddha'. I was...
The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com ... Activists cite poor record on rights By Stephanie Dornschneider THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published June 9, 2004 ...
June 1, 2004 Interview of His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus with Russkiy Vestnik 1. Your Eminence, it is known that you visited Russia more than once. Now this...
NIZHNY NOVGOROD: May 25, 2004 The question of the unification of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia...
Dear brethren, I am just a catechumen, new to the church, and I would like to understand properly one of the last phrases of this interview. Archbishop Mark of...
... naturally, a ... lives in ... JRS: Yes, but in practice this is no longer so. There are often many Orthodox bishops in the same city, even though they are...
In a perfect world, that's how it's supposed to be.. "One bishop per city, who governs all Orthodox Christians in that said city, no matter what there ethnic...
Dear Felipe, You're right that this is an absurd opinion. But I would say it's so absurd that it's clearly not Archbishop Mark's opinion. For one thing, such...
Father John, the bless! Thank you, Fr. John, Rdr. Nectarios and Aaron, for your answers. It is good to know that I misunderstood Archbishop Mark's words. I...
... there ... mess ... gain a ... JRS: But in that case, remember that there may be not only ROCOR and MP, but also OCA, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek,...
In case anyone hasn't heard yet: I've received this msg about Father Averky from Jordanville: "Dear All, I have just learnt that Fr Averky reposed at 5:30...