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  1. Vasileios

    Head of GOARCH says that non-Orthodox spouses may receive communion

    That's exactly what I thought, I know the issue and it definitely does not support the notion that two charismatic elders say completely contradictory things. In fact Saint Porphyrios did not say that what Saint Paisios was saying was wrong but that it was not beneficial to emphasize it and that...
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    Head of GOARCH says that non-Orthodox spouses may receive communion

    Sorry to bring a point from a couple pages back but I am very curious (and skeptic I confess) about the big disagreement between saint Paisios and the clairvoyant elder. Is there more information about this, who was the elder and what the issue was? I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!
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    The True Church? I'm Disillusioned.

    Reading this thread I immediately thought of the parable of the Prodigal Son. It was mentioned once by someone, how the Father waited patiently at the doorstep looking out for the return of his son. I believe there is more to be learnt by the parable. I think it was St. John Chrysostom who said...
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    COVID-19, the Eucharist, and Celiac Disease

    This conversation is a wonderful example of the different mindsets between East and West. Westerners want scientific proof and think it is a great idea to test the mysteries. I remember St Paisios speaking about people demanding miracles to believe and verifying every detail and he used...
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    Do Greek Christians normally read the NT in the original language or a Modern Greek version?

    As a Greek I can verify that we use the Koine Greek in every church service. Our bibles are either just the original versions or more usually, the one with texts both in the Koine and a more modern translation next to it (usually all left pages are the Koine and the right pages in modern...
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    Asking for prayers

    In Information Systems. Although the core of the whole thing was Human Computer Interaction, which is a fancy way of saying interface design. Usability, user satisfaction, design, that sort of thing... Again, thank you everyone wholeheartedly! Everything went smoothly, way more smoothly than...
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    Asking for prayers

    Thank you everybody! :) I now have my master's degree. Glory be to God!
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    Asking for prayers

    I would like to ask those who have a few moments to spare, to send up some prayers for me, as tomorrow I will be presenting my master's thesis and I am pretty anxious about it. I was very much not doing my best, I have been struggling a lot lately with many passions and I am hoping with the...
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    Old Calendar Churches really the schismatics?

    You shall know them by their fruits. My question is: Where are their saints? The greatest elders of our times, those the Old Calendarists also quote when they speak against ecumenism, also spoke emphatically against schism and specifically against Old Calendarists. The elder Porphyrios, the...
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    Let us say a prayer for President Elect Obama and our country.

    As an offtopic, the one thing that secures my (intellectual at least) faith is simply this: "Explain rationally the elder Porphyrios and the elder Paisios. Were they lying?". Impossible! Lord have mercy on your new President. I find that when I have difficulty praying for someone, the problem...
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    Icon of Orthodoxy, St. Sophia, sadly duplicated by Muslims

    Hmm, I don't see anything new here. If you go to Constantinple practically every mosque is a copy of Hagia Sophia. In fact the Blue Mosque is supposed to be a 1/3 replica of it, although if you go inside you immediatelly realize that they failed. I have no problem with it. At least some element...
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    Looking for Orthodox Chant?

    http://rapidshare.com/files/89380162/byzantine.rar Contains hymns from the monks of Simonopetra and Vatopedi of Mount Athos, some from the byzantine choir of L. Angelopoulos and from G. Chatzichronoglou. Some of my favourites there.
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    palin

    I'm popping my head in just to say that I agree wholeheartedly with Rus in his conversation with Xpy. It seems you get served two dishes of spoiled food and you are looking to see which one is less spoiled, however the real problem is that you only get spoiled food. As for democracy, it only...
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    The "Word"

    Spiritual food is not Life. Life is Christ. The bible is (one of) the road signs to Life, and as such should be read and treated with the utmost respect. But equating scripture with Life and the Logos is not healthy. IMHO.
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    The "Word"

    I read the koine Greek, the original. As for the Old Testament I read the Septuagint (also in koine Greek), which is quoted in the NT, so I am fine with it. It's easier than ancient Greek so any Greek, with little training can pick up on it. Studying Ancient Greek makes it much, much easier and...
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    The "Word"

    Actually, you are correct, "διάνοια/dianoia" is more accurately translated as "mind". But to clarify this it will take some explaining. Hopefully, I will not mess this up! Bear in mind, that the theology behind this is purely eastern, based on the...
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    The "Word"

    But I am not complaining. I just explained myself why I think the fruitful thing to do would be to confess that I think I know already that we completely disagree. The rest of your text, containing your qualification and reasoning simply confirms my initial suspicion, which was triggered by that...
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    The "Word"

    I'm sorry if I came off as rude, that was not my intention. However, you started by separating Christ's humanity with his Divinity. Particularly: ...this, is completely unacceptable and I'm thinking this has to do with our respective traditions. I do not think we can resolve this with a simple...
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    The "Word"

    Sorry, I disagree completely.
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    The "Word"

    First things first: I have not referred to or used anything called "koptic" greek. I am referring to the koine Greek, in which the new testament was written, which obviously shares the same vocabulary as ancient Greek. I can read both. You are of course welcome to disagree about what the word...