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Recent content by Hermit76

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    Chotki

    I’m a former (as of today) Eastern Orthodox and have one. I didn’t find that it helped me focus on the Jesus prayer the way the rosary keeps me focused. That’s just me though. I say the Jesus prayer more in short durations.
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    Becoming Catholic this Sunday

    Hello, it has been a while since I’ve been on these forums. I come asking for prayer and wisdom. After almost a decade as an Eastern Orthodox, this Sunday my wife and I, along with our two youngest children, will be received into the Catholic Church. Please pray for our remaining three children...
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    Father Seraphim Cardoza

    Father Seraphim Cardoza, former rector of St. Innocent Orthodox Church in Rogue River, Oregon, has reposed. For many of us who approached Orthodoxy from a Protestant background, Father Seraphim's videos and thoughts provided a much needed calming effect to the turbulence our former worldviews...
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    Any experience/discernment about EMDR therapy please.

    I have had a couple sessions. I'm not sure if it did much as it wasn't continued. There didn't really seem to have any spiritual context at all. My understanding is the same as Paidiske's. It seems to me that it was a way to trick the mind in order to disassociate the traumatic memories from...
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    Learning About Women

    Again, I don't mean any offense. One thing I have noticed in church groups is that they become quite cliquish. They attract people of similar personalities. Christianity as a whole is much more diverse. Also, I have found that once I left Protestantism for Orthodoxy the diversity became a...
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    Prayers TO the dead

    When I came from Protestantism I had to deal with these phrases. It helped me to understand the ancient nature of the Orthodox vernacular. Protestantism has really changed the meaning of many of these terms. "Praise" is not the same as "Worship." We praise everyday individuals. I praise my...
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    Learning About Women

    I didn't mean to offend. My observation is summed up in your last deduction. You think that a non-social man is doomed to not find a spouse. This is very negative regarding females. There are plenty of introverted females that love staying home. My wife is not very social and prefers to...
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    Learning About Women

    Your observations must be related to a specific culture. This is not at all what I have experienced in 27 years of marriage. I think you run the risk of talking yourself into despising women based on your own calloused observations. May I ask where you are from?
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    Opinions on the Corrective Baptism issue?

    While I agree with most of what Fr. Heers says, it seems as though he resists ecclesiastical authority. I see this as a dangerous attitude. It is not dissimilar to a Prostestant view of authority. Plus, any time your authority is moral outrage you run the risk of edging too close to basing...
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    Opinions on the Corrective Baptism issue?

    I have been disturbed by this entire fiasco. Both sides have handled it poorly in my opinion.
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    Have you ever met anyone famous?

    Morgan Wallen - knew him when he was a kid. Friends with his parents/family Wrestler Kane - He is the County Mayor of Knox County Tennessee. Met him in connection with my job. Several politicians Reggie White and other NFL players - My uncle played college ball with them Charles Stanley -...
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    I haven't been here in a while.

    Just hanging out. You?
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    Prayer requests post here!

    Please pray for Noah. He has lost his way in his youth.
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    I haven't been here in a while.

    Hello all, I was searching for something in Google and this forum popped up. It has been a while since I posted and thought I would drop in and say hello. I don't know if any of you remember me or not. Not much has changed with me except I think I have calmed my overenthusiastic tendencies...
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    What one must do to have higher reward in heaven?

    Begin by not asking that question.