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as Christ_rose, stated this is a very important/awesome question, that alot of us think about. i think the best advice i ever got for this, was to try as hard as possible to detach my heart from the worldly matters. So for example, a person shouldn…
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I have no idea if this will help or not, but Islam has recently faced much criticism from the likes of Father Zakaria Botrous. Although he is an CO priest, he's not allowed to practice, due to his choice to be the almost self-ordained 'exposer' of …
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the whole point of my question, was not to criticize them, at all. In fact, thats the last thing i wanted to achieve, I just used their names so people can relate to the situation i was describing, its purely hypothetical. the point of my question …
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i just realized my post made no sense, what i meant to say is Don't approach your Parent's right away, ask your priest first.
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Well I don't know if many will agree with me or not, but Don't approach your PRIEST first, and then have him approach you parents. Sometimes people, when they're rebelling against certain things, will respond to family advice negatively. Of course …
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for me, yes. stealing is purely an action of mind, one doesn't accidentally steal, they do it after considering it. They're usually not as tempted to steal as they would be to commit adultery. Adultery itself can be as a result of personal weaknes…
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Well I know Conquerer is right about "the baby steps" part. Most clinging sins are like that, they wont leave easy, and if you cut them off you go through a sorta-withdrawl. My advice is if you want to cut porn off, try to do it completely, but i…
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I only skimmed the thread, didn't really divulge myself into it, but I must say as a person living in Egypt, I really do believe that the actions of many in the land of immigration, if not create problems, make existing problems worse. What I've se…
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not in essence. Our priest tells us its not a matter of "time" aka quantity but a matter of quality. God doesnt care if a person fasted 24 full hours or 23:32 hours, he cares about the productivity of the fast. Whats important is that you fast fr…
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thanks buddy, it actually never ever crossed my mind that i might be the source of those ideas. Once again thankss alot for your insight.
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Actually, HH is pretty laid back about this topic/female wear in general. I was once listening to him taking questions, and someone stated more than asked, that girls were dressing improperly and putting on too much makeup, and his answer was (and I…
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If he's the one mad at you, then you can either: 1- Confront him in a Christian Manner (and see if you are at fault) 2- If your sure you did nothing towards him then turn the other cheek. And avoid upsetting him. Those are the two things off the t…
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I don't know if this will help or not. But once I had a specific problem, that (didn't have anything to do with me) and I felt that it wouldn't be best, if I discussed it with my FOC. So I simply went to another priest, and told him about it. If…
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as Superman said, you should first of all ask your priest, because every situation is different. However, in general, one should not partake of the Holy Body and Blood, if they are upset with someone. When we say "greet one another with a holy ki…
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Thanks a bucnh for the great answers, which have clearly made the point that Christ didn't doubt. However, i'm still pretty unclear about the refrence to "taking the cup away" Can someone further explain, that specific verse?
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I sorta get what you saying, Father. And as Geo said, He is God, thus He already knows. The only thing still not clicking with me is, why then would Christ ask the Father to take away from him "this cup"? If Christ already knows that this cup is …
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From experience: I can tell you that the only time i truly felt "somewhat spiritual" was after months of praying everyday like Anba Bishoy said, according to a set schedule. Unfortunately when the schedule was broken, it remained so; and let me be …
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well alot of sins are embarrassing personally i'd me more embarrassed to tell a priest i stole
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ya i didn't get a chance to take it up with a priest yet, but i mean i don't know what to expect? is this a grave sin for my friend, or is it just an accident, and what must be done? hence, i came here hoping someone might give me "the heads up" l…
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its simple, everyone has a sin that seems to just follow them, but what most people forget is that a person must truly REPENT before he confesses odds are (speaking on behalf of myself) one doesnt really repent, but merely confesses his sin, and so…
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He wears the black faragia because he is a graduate of the Clerical College. Which means he is not required to wear it daily, but is allowed to wear it on occasions like Easter, Christmas, Weddings, Funerals, Special Feasts etc.
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http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=5429.msg72328#msg72328 there ya go... i knew there wasa thread about it posted here not too long ago enjoy
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well monks take a sorta nazartic vow, thus growing their beards, like the apostles did. the tattooed crosses came about (from what i hear) during the times of the pagans, who were persecuting the Copts, and thus the parents would tattoo a cross iont…
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i fund a copy online (which was much longer than the one in the link above), if you give me some days ill get you the ilnk its PDF format and its written in old english, its a veyr old book taht was scanned so its a bit of a hassel to read ill try t…
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today is acutally the last day of ramadan (El Wa'f) the Eid kicks off tommorow and lasts another 3 days. i heard the reason behind the closings is Waffaa' Constantine (the wife of the priest, who converted, but the Pope went after her and brought he…
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Just a small note: HG Bishop David stresses the idea that women should keep their heads covered even when they are praying alone at home. Secondly: Monks were their consola (the head piece) beacuse it is a part of their uniform, that has been passe…
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thanks again for your comment, but with all my respect to it, i yet again stress, that i am not complaining. have i gone out and said what they do is wrong, better yet have i said that my weak self or anyone else was better than them. i personal…
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thank you all for your comments, it really did help me see a side i was completely overlooking. i really didnt' take too much into consideration the fact that "some things like cars help them get jobs done quicker" but at the same time i would sti…
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HH the Pope appears at the beginning of every movie, preaching illegal SELLING of the movie, thats piracy. He makes it clear that it's wrong to download to sell it for your own profit, not for the churches. I might be mistaken but, i found that to …
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it would truly be awesome if someone could post hte pictures thanks.