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Recent content by Friul

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    Vatican Takes Step to Absorb Orthodox Church

    The Serbian Orthodox parish in Trieste, Tempio della SS. Trinità e San Spiridione Taumaturgo, is absolutely stunning if you ever have the chance to visit it. It was built under the guide of Carlo Maciachini, so it is somewhat Western inside. http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/264e81/ Not...
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    Sylvia Browne

    The "magic" of cold readings. The amount of sites debunking her trash is ever growing.
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    Vatican Takes Step to Absorb Orthodox Church

    Seems to be busy around the Vatican. There is talk about a meeting with the Pope and all his Cardinals from around the world soon. Also, hints towards another council possibly in the future. I haven't read the 46 paragraph statement yet , but from various sites and comments, it seems to be...
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    Requesting emergency prayer

    Lord, have mercy!
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    Holocaust Denial

    A lot of people you will find, especially in certain circles, will move towards these extreme views and groups due to the very fact that certain events in history, like the Holocaust, are seen as untouchable by mainstream historians. I remember one history professor of mine saying he had a...
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    I was happy yesterday

    Memory Eternal.
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    Book for my Dad to read

    The Spiritual Life and How to Be Attuned To It by St. Theophan the Recluse.
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    Redemption of Satan??

    St. Martin of Tours stated something like "If thou, thyself, wretched being, wouldst but desist from attacking mankind, and even, at this period, when the day of judgment is at hand, wouldst only repent of your deeds, I, with a true confidence in the Lord, would promise you the mercy of Christ"...
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    Constantine XI Palaiologos

    Probably referring to the Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence.
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    Russia calls halloween "cult of death"

    No idea, but in a good deal of European countries, 10 years go, no one celebrated it besides immigrants. In Italy, it is even starting to influence November 2nd celebrations. People who don't like it... blame Americans, but that is common for most things, LOL.
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    Lord have mercy, in other languages

    Italian: Signore, abbi pietà.
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    Saints to call upon for special purposes

    Saint Lucia of Syracuse for eyes as well. :)
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    The Orthodox Church in America

    Romans 13:1-5 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a...