... Al, When have you ever heard of even the possibility of a defrocked clergyman being "reordained" let alone being allowed to continue as a clergyman as if...
***Stephen, how about sending your posts in plain text rather than HTML? Then some of us won't see strange characters mixed in with your message. Thanks. Al...
***This is an interesting post, Father Alexis. What is there about Orthodoxy and iconography that is exclusive to the eastern Church? Were there not...
Patriarch Alexey gives conditional approval of visit by Pope Benedict http://194.244.5.198/main/notizie/rubriche/approfondimenti/20050427092933400711.\ html ...
Here’s the rest of the article…. David Sanders "The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."- St. John 1:5 _____ From: Vladika...
... Christ is Risen! While you may indeed think this, the fact is that for hundreds of years (and more) the liturgical worship of the Church was not public but...
Christ is Risen! Al, if you want to post that epistle, post it, but don't post it as coming from an Archbishop, on a ROCOR list. That should be a little...
For all we know, some old babushka could have told him this, and so he followed it way back then. It is evident, however, from Fr. Seraphim's own writings that...
Christ is Risen! Dear Fathers, I have been asked to announce the unveiling of a new website dedicated to Orthodox unity in Amercia. The website is entitled...
Thank you, Paul, for sharing your personal experience. I do not doubt it. I am sure Father Serpahim had his reasons at that time. And it was certainly good of...
Christ is Risen! I wonder how this can be squared with the priests of the Moscow Patriarchate who have been taken in ROCA, defrocked by the Patriarchate but go...
... foolish, ... clergyman being "reordained" let alone being allowed to continue as a clergyman as if nothing had ever happened. ***When the jurisdiction to...
***The boundaries that you reference seem to be slowly dwindling, Andrew. There are many parishes in the OCA and Greek Archdioces that have a minimal...
... coming from an Archbishop, on a ROCOR list. That should be a little sensitivity on your part towards this ROCOR list. :) ***Well, that does create a...
... If he doesn't I would like to know if he considers his ordination to the priesthood, and/or his consecration as a bishop to be legitimate, and if so, why,...
Group, Just wanted to drop a note to thank you all for your advice. It proved to be very helpful. Attending that Pascha service last night was certainly...
... Christ is Risen! A very interesting question Father. One that is beyond my competence to answer, however, I can tell you that the answer is indeed...
ORTHODOX LAYMEN PERFORM EASTER SERVICE IN BEIJING 19:46 BEIJING, May 2 (RIA Novosti) - An Orthodox Easter service took place in Beijing this Sunday. As there ...
Christ is Risen! Al-Massieh Qam! Xristos Anesti! Christos Voskrese! In my own experience of giving tours at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, if we know...
Al, Here you are confusing personal offenses with breaches of Church discipline/doctrine. We can and should forgive personal offenses ( but even there the...
News http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/05/03/011.html Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Page 3. Cakes, Eggs and an Easter Slide Show By Francesca Mereu Staff...
***Interesting thought, Hieromonk Ambrose. I know of one such ROC-MP, defrocked, and taken in by ROCOR. (There seems to be an idealism in Orthodoxy that is not...
... first ... widely ... ***True enough, Father. But the fact that the widely-recognized OCA has recognized the validity of his orders seems to me to be all...
***I also received a private email addressing this same thing. Having attended may liturgies at the Carpatho-Russian parish (where there is a Divine Liturgy at...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I sincerely beg your prayers in behalf of my father Jerry. He has been suffering with high blood pressure for some time...
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... This thread is going to have to end here, in light of our new Puhalo free policy, but I will tell you based on conversations I have had with people who...
CHRIST IS RISEN! I was with the Carpatho-Russians for many years. In the parish I attended there weren't any Deacon Doors or a Curtain. The Royals Doors were...
