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Recent content by JohnTh

  1. JohnTh

    Can "Logismoi" also include involuntary physical feelings caused by demonic spirits ?

    Yes, sure. It is the first stage of sin. However, you are not to blame for this stage since you cannot stop it.
  2. JohnTh

    Restrictions because of CoronaVirus - REPLIES FROM ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS ONLY

    Agree with the post. I respond just to say that I know priests which did the same for the people with Tuberculosis and AIDS.
  3. JohnTh

    Breaking: Elder Joseph Hesycast, Elders Daniil and Ephraim of Katounakia officially entered today in

    Elder Joseph Hesycast, Elders Daniil and Ephraim of Katounakia officially entered today in the Church’s Calendar May have their prayers and intercessions!
  4. JohnTh

    What do Orthodox believe about forgiving others for perceived offenses?

    Wait,wait,wait... this doesn't mean that we do not forgive them. We must avoid them because of the damage provoked by them. We must always love them.
  5. JohnTh

    Forgiveness Sunday

    God forgives and I forgive. Forgive me a sinner! Here is a bonus.
  6. JohnTh

    What book(s) are you reading for Great Lent?

    The Ladder. Each Great Lent.
  7. JohnTh

    Offense toward God's love in Orthodoxy

    Jesus said: „I will ask you a question and if you will answer me, I will answer you also: What is love?”
  8. JohnTh

    How to "Know Thyself"?

    Wait, wait, wait... confession is not an informational act. Do what you can with sincerity and God will do the same. Here are some advice and, also, know what thoughts we should confess. Besides the spiritual plane above, yes, have a list.
  9. JohnTh

    Fasting

    Yes, you should know the golden rule of fasting. Upon this, you must know which is its scope and the relationship with the sickness. Take it easy, do not go directly to „no oil”. Eat with oil as an oikonomia at the beginning.
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    Fasting

    Yes, and it has a reason. Three days of fasting means that Saturday should be a fasting day which is against canons. As a note tough: In Mount Athos tough there is Saturday from afternoon as an ascetic practice because it prepares better the body and thus the soul for the Holy Communion...
  11. JohnTh

    Is it too late for me?

    ???!? From where you got this? I know only one source of such a quote.
  12. JohnTh

    Most important factors in finding a woman to marry?

    There are a lot of good responses in this thread, however I think that holy fathers had some concrete „do this and that” about this matter. Of course, the general principles outlined here apply but sometimes we just need some more concrete advice in certain areas.
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    Anyone else ever horrified by their own mortality?

    Yes, I know very well how it is. :) ...however you do it wrong: you need to just ignore all these things and concentrate on Christ. Holy Fathers and the real, deep spiritual life is much more intense that the circus you describe. Also, do not be afraid: if you will advance in your spiritual...
  14. JohnTh

    Why does the Patriarch of Romania wear white?

    It represents the fact that the Patriarchate / Church of Romania never deviated from the canonical path of Orthodoxy. The first patriarch, Miron Cristea, received as a gift the white veil from a Slavic church (from metropolitan Dyonisios of Warsaw/Poland). For the Slavs this represent their...
  15. JohnTh

    Anyone else ever horrified by their own mortality?

    Do not be. You must know their big secret.