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@pomegranate
Rejoice, because it is sinners who God loves, it is sinners who God heals, and it is sinners who love the most. All of us are full of love and have trouble directing it. Don't worry about your addictions, don't worry about judgment, …
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I never read this post before, but I only want to comment on something that was said that I think is not entirely in line with the teaching of the Church.
It's a very very bold proclamation to say that something was "God's will". This is not true.…
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@ophadece
I don't follow where you draw your conclusions from, but that's quite alright. I will express, though, that I do feel like you have totally missed the point of my post and that of others.
At any rate, I'm not uncomfortable disagreeing w…
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Peace and grace.
@Zoxsasi I was not just isolating the Arabic, but the Coptic, too. Language is an issue and it has to be addressed. I do think that praying in another language even with a translation can be very problematic. It's one thing to do …
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Forgive my intrusion, but @Zoxsasi - is the Church's role a cultural role or is it to teach the faith?
Forgive me, but it's the role of the people to preserve a culture, it's the role of the Church to save souls. To suggest that a person does not …
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I trust @returnorthodoxy as well. :)
@mnc_hnn Your words are encouraging, and some people can handle hearing that God loves them others cannot, but that's probably true of all the advice that's offered on here. :)
Anytime someone says that they a…
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@WithJesusWeThrive
I hope maybe these two articles might be of relevance:
"Dealing with My Spiritual Father can be Rough"http://canamorthodox.wordpress.com/2014/07/04/discipleship-dealing-with-my-spiritual-father-can-be-rough/
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"I feel nasty an…
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Hi "p",
I actually serve in one of these all-English churches. I've noticed that the attendance is incredible, and people who have left the Church for decades in some cases, and years in others, are slowly returning. Every one of these churches i…
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Hey Marina!
May the Lord of glory grant you grace and strength! :) Try hard to keep yourself busy, if you put something in front of you and keep saying "can't have it, can't have it!", well, you're going to cave in and have it! I like to use the a…
+[edited by Admin since it is irrelevant now that the original comment is also deleted]@woleteselasie May the Lord grant according to His holy will and grant you the grace no matter what. :)pray for me,aphttp://canamorthodox.wordpress.com
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I have one more for my beloved father, the GREAT Abba Antony. It was composed in English so it rhymes and hugs the tune naturally as well if anyone is interested.
I also don't know why this is centred, I tried justifying left but it wouldn't fix!p…
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Dear Mina,
Have you written, or could you write, a summary of what evolution is and isn't, what its implications are, and a specific focus on where is "man" in the middle of all of it?
It would be greatly appreciated, I think...
pray for me,aphtt…
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:D awesome! The survey is for everyone in the Coptic Orthodox Church, anywhere, any age, any anything. :)
feel free to pass it around...actually, please do!
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Welcome, ousia! Feel free to holler at any time with anything. :)
Keep us all in your prayers during the journey and always.
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@minasoliman - the Bishops have a local synod and they met to discuss a bunch of things, not just the hymns. :)
@EsmoEpChois -- there are actually 4 in the LA diocese now!
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TITL - I hear you. It's really hard to deal with things if someone turns out wrong or not the same person you thought, but this is why not judging for good or for bad is of utmost importance.
As Mina said above, some of the first heresies came f…
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TITL -- thanks for your honesty. :) I think we all have been/were/are here and there. The question next is: why? Why is one afraid to know the truth?
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@minasoliman
I agree with you strongly. I was really excited reading the Synaxarium the other day about the Bishop of Jerusalem (I think it was James) who was initially nominated for his piety, but who ended up loving money. He buys a silver set t…
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@Remnkemi"Peniot AP,If you disagree with something either of us write, why don't you enlighten us with your comments? Over the years, I know your posts have always illustrated "the truth". We love reading your posts too. Don't make it one-sided."
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@lfahmy - Unfortunately, I don't. My impressions were from the hours/day he of private lectures we got and his personal stories, and the ones he gave to the clergy and the deacons. :S
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Zoxsasi - at my home church before holy orders, we only prayed tasbeha entirely in English. always. I loved it, memorized most of it, fell in love with it, because it was sung not only with understanding, but beautifully. The more that it's sung, …
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Rem and Mina - thank you for this exchange, actually. It frustrates me to no end when people are not seeking "what is the truth" about a particular subject, or addressing the content directly…we have a cult of persona in every extreme. We should n…
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He was being considered (I heard) for Ottawa and the East in Canada, but he said he would flat out refuse. :) Sorry, Mina, no luck there.
I think the need for us to find the funds and resources to get things translated is imperative. He has 39 vol…
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May the Lord guide you! It's a long journey, but every part of it is absolutely worth it. An honest heart on the journey deepens your knowledge of Him so much, and that is what gives your relationship with Him experience and love.
Pray for me, too…
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He's a monastic Schmemann. He's on fire and got the spirit of the desert. You should hear him talk about the unity of the Liturgy and Eucharist. He's something else...you got me all excited!
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Cyril - he's the foremost scholar in the Church on liturgics, history of rites and rubrics, and is a spiritual father in his own rite. He's a close disciple of Fr. Matta el Meskeen. We had the blessing of him living with us for ten days when he wa…
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Dear @JC_HMONAS
I expanded the response at this website:http://canamorthodox.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/considering-monasticism-in-next-few-years-any-advice/
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@minasoliman
The Lord blesses, I just wave my hand. :P
St. Paul's Brotherhood is a monastic community. We have our own land (20 acres) and cells, we have monastic rules. We also take the same vows of monasticism (celibacy, poverty and chastity), b…
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:D
I found it weird when i started blogging - i used to find it such a weird concept! :D
Are any of these blogs belonging to either of you?
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