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can i pray without having a facebook page? i don't have time to sift through all the status updates of my 'friends' ('joanne gained 50 points on red farm', 'boutros is wishing it would rain', 'aisha is washing her hair' etc. etc.) looking for the ti…
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me too, i have learned a lot, but not enough to comment on anything that was said! except this: "You have the lungs and vocal cords of a blue whale." had me rolling on the floor laughing. literally. ;D i am still laughing as i am typing. i will fo…
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baba means father, it's a respectful way of addressing someone a bit older than you.
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i love you too and everyone else here! :)
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i mostly agree with father peter, except to say that i think SOME form of education is very important, and candidates for priesthood must be able to show that they are knowledgeable. official seminary education risks being too dry and academic, howe…
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dear coptic legend, quite a few of us have had social problems, including ioannes and me. ioannes is a successful writer and i also am able to work. we are both married. so having social problems does not mean you will not be successful. there are m…
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we are from all over the world! so may not be able to meet really. i am in uk. :)
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count me in! 'Man, some day we need to have a tasbeha.org tasbeha. We all meet up, and say EVERYTHING. It would be amazing ' was yr mega tasbeha in yr old church or yr new church? (so i know which church to be jealous of!) ;)
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i was in a church i attended previously when we got relics from saint john the evangelist (the beloved). it was really lovely, we had vespers then tamgeed (celebration of the saint) then putting spices and oil around the box and giving it a new cove…
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a wise post again, +iloveJesus. i especially love baba athanasius saying 'and i am against the world!' just be me, i hope u were able to discuss yr problem with a kind priest, may God give u wisdom and strength.
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great responses. yes, just keep trying and keep praying. the more u pray the more u will love God, be kind to people etc. etc. i know from my own life it can be hard to find the time. but that is not a good excuse (at least not for my priest!) ;) s…
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i think it is important to tell your priest and your doctor. sure, don't tell your cousin, your cousin's friend, your friend's cousin etc. etc. but it's only when discussing with someone outside the problem that u can get perspective on the problem …
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i see 2 options: 1. look for another orthodox church (greek, indian, ethiopian etc. etc.) some of them we are already in communion with, and most of the others will allow Holy Communion for a 'mixed' (oriental and eastern) orthodox couple. 2. encou…
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most people who go to this kind of thing don't want to be filmed! but u will find further info here, and u can do a doumentary of u reading tasbeha.org and getting the information if u like... ;)
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it's a regional event and not for raising money. people meet up and pray and study and because we are in the oriental orthodox churches, we can also have events where we take communion together. the only place in the uk where we have enough churches…
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there are 2 types of stem cell research, only embryo stem cell research is wrong. using adult stem cells is ok as no-one dies to produce the cells.
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maybe u need to do the kiss of peace, not discuss it... ;)
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we (ya'ani my church) have 'the story of the copts' in one volume. it is quite fat, so maybe it used to be 2 volumes, my arabic is not good enough to read books! :)
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what imikhail is suggesting is called by english speaking theologians the 'homogenous unit principle'. if u want a debate about this, i can send a personal message to another forum member who has written about this and is quite knowledgeable. but t…
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i'm breaking mine after church (as God wills) in the very early hours of 7th. but i suppose it will have to be a short, quick breakfast in order to fast again for liturgy on 8th! maybe not a bad thing... ;)
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hi zoxsasi, where have u been? if u come to uk, u can borrow our church's copy of iris habib el masry's book (currently in my house!) ;)
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if u enjoy fasting, then u have to fight the temptations of pride and thinking u r more spiritual than u are. i suppose this would be harder than giving up food! actually some friends of mine who are not so strict with fasting are very kind and hum…
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hey, marmar, don't feel to bad. it's probably the psychology lectures messing with your head. pray from the agpeya every day and yr head will feel better. to generalise; protestants use the cross without the crucifix coz they focus on the resurrect…
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tasbeha in english is pretty cool. also look for some english translations of communion songs (not the ones u always use, this will be 'boring'). my favourites are 'from every nation' (also known as 'from all nations') and 'very early sunday morning…
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u can't cook? do u have auntie or someone u can ask to teach u? i don't mean doing mahshi or something really hard but the things in my fasting recipies above are easy. i meant cook an e** for yr dad, not for u! i think u can 'disobey' him to a cert…
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marmar, if they say they want to do it but it never happens, it means they like the idea of doing it but don't really want to make the effort. it might mean they can't really be bothered enough. and that is confusing coz their actions say one thing…
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:D true! sort of sad and funny at the same time...
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no, it's nice! (i reckon i am older than u...) why don't u like it?
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wow, i think u should fast. u r old enough now. maybe u could offer to cook for yr dad sometimes. do some foul meddames (or get it from a tin like i do) and some stir-fry veg and a microwave potato or some bread to go with it, then fry an egg (i'm s…
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sounds really tough. like u r not really being acknowledged as someone with preferences and opinions. this is especially hard when u r young and finding that u have separate opinions from yr relatives. it is a normal phase u r going through, and wit…