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I have met His Beatitude a few times and he does not strike me as someone that would obfuscate. Maybe he was legitimately asking a question about something the Church really has to come to grips with pastorally? We all know sodomy is sinful and they OCA has stated that unequivocally in the past...

I agree. Put down the pitchforks and pick up the prayer ropes. :) In Christ, Andrew

I think part of the negative reaction for Fr. Robert's article is that it is very vague and wishywashy and leaves a lot of gray area for interpretation from the more "progressively inclined" of our Church. The same line of thinking has led the Methodists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians et al. to...

Greg, could you please provide us with the information you're talking about? I have never heard this about Fr. Robert. Thanks. In Christ, Andrew

Good. It means you're doing something. :) I say the same thing about physical exercise. :D It exhausts me, but I know I did something worthwhile. Hang in there, brother. Pray for your priest and bishop and thank God for them, too. There are sadly Orthodox brethren of ours that cannot go to...

Tridentine Mass drove me to Orthodoxy. It seemed empty. In Christ, Andrew

I read the original and I did not see the explicit homosexual support that others are claiming. It was really vague and milquetoast (which annoys me). I also haven't read past articles where he is said to advocate the same. Could someone provide those for us? I think a lot of the concern has...

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glad you are in touch with an Orthodox priest! When it is not possible for Orthodox to assemble for corporate worship, we still pray, but it is not advisable to attend religious services outside of Orthodoxy. We can pray individually at home in our prayer corners and/or...

OC.net is mostly a sorry excuse for anything Orthodox. It wasn't always like that, unfortunately... We need to pray that our hierarchs will communicate with one another better and exact better judgement to prevent these situations from happening. It also serves as a lesson to us to be that much...

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Amen, brother Boris! I belong to a Bulgarian church and I don't hear a whole lot about how things are going in Bulgaria. Could you please share more with us?

Interesting topic and not one to be approached lightly, that's for sure. I have heard the same for men as well, though it may not be as common, that they should abstain if they have a nocturnal emission sometime before receiving communion. I can't recall any of the stipulations and perhaps...

God willing, when I have children we will homeschool them! I'd be interested to see different curricula. My fiancée and I really want to push a Great Books education. Any ideas? In Christ, Andrew

Please forgive me, but can we not try to air our grievances about how bad X church is vis-a-vis ethnicity? I think it really sours our witness and makes us look petty and spiteful. "Come and see" is really the best response. :) In Christ, Andrew

Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Fr. Michael Pomazansky is great and so is "God's Revelation to the Human Heart" by Fr. Seraphim Rose. In Christ, Andrew