@missionarycopts said: "Let us all work together instead of basing our opinions on hearsay and unfounded rumours."
I don't think I am doing this, as I have based my opinions on sound sources which I have cited in the thread. e.g. Bishop Antony, Bis…
@missionarycopts
Firstly, I would like to say that I have no issue if @minatasgeel would like to delete my and your post. This is not a request - I am more than happy to discuss this here, but I understand @minatasgeel's desire not to derail the to…
Here's an interesting compilation of quotations from the clergy of the Diocese of Los Angeles on this issue: http://returntoorthodoxy.com/coptic-experience-los-angeles/
@ophadece
I am almost certain Anba Antony was referring to this incident, because he refers to a priest attending and *participating* in such a gathering. That cannot happen in very many places. Also, in the context of Anba Raphael's talk on Prot…
@ophadece
The main point of the post was to share the very important video by Anba Raphael, not so much the concluding comments by Anba Antony.
As for the incident Anba Antony was referring to, perhaps you are unaware because it happened across th…
@ShareTheLord
Augustine is talking about showing love to others, no matter their religion.
That is completely different from treating an uncanonical bishop as if he was a real bishop.
@Zoxasi
No, you are not required to do that. Basically, right now Mr Newman-Norton (the erstwhile Metropolitan Seraphim) is a vagante who is playing dress-up.
Some Orthodox don't even kiss the hands of Roman Catholics, and they are most certainly…
@baempi @katanikhoros FYI, Febe Armanious has some non-Orthodox ideas. e.g. she believes the "Coptic Charismatic Movement" in places like Mukattam and Toronto is "a movement empowered by the fruits of the Holy Spirit".
Source: http://www.orthodoxch…
@Amoussa01
Sorry, I don't have any more material handy.
@davidschanter
Unfortunately they are not translated. I think someone is working on them but it will be a long time before publication.
http://www.canadox.ca
^Scroll to "Deacons and Minor Orders"
Note that some of the conclusions Anba Mettaos draws are highly contested. I am told that the gold standard is the books by Fr Athanasius el Maqari.
It's alluded to at the beginning of this blog post: https://johnbelovedhabib.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/the-pope-before-there-was-two-there-was-only-one-2/
The Church offers her children the means by which to approach God and receive the healing they seek. Standing before God in prayer is one of the means of spiritual healing, and Americans should not be deprived of this simply because it is difficult…
It is critical therefore to understand that an American Orthodox Church will most definitely contain elements unfamiliar to Americans, not because Orthodoxy is intrinsically foreign to American culture, but because most Americans have never been exp…
My dear friends,I am grateful for the unfailing prayers and support of so many people around the world. These prayers are entirely necessary to my service, and if I have ever written, or said, or recorded anything of any small value it is because of…
This whole thread highlights the insanity of the people in the church. Wailing and moaning about divorce but totally cool with the church becoming protestant. Its none of anyones business who gets divorced for what reason, it is between the couple a…
There were 3 sermons with the name "Communion with God" for Pope Shenouda IIIIn years 1980, 1985, and 1991The one you want was in 24 April 1991 as you said exactlyI uploaded it for you and you can download it from herehttps://www.mediafire.com/?da2q…
oh...you got my attention on this one....lol!
if you get this sermon, send it to me
Sure Mina. I'm guessing you want to analyse it for traces of theosis?
I have a question:
If Adam and Eve are not literal, then why should Noah's flood be literal? And if not that, why should Christ's resurrection be literal a la Spong?
Instead of continuously berating clergy and exposing their faults, which have by the way been said over and again on hundreds of forums like this one, let us pray for the church and those leading her. What may seem crazy and irrational to us may be …