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Say- where can I get a copy of these audio lectures? Is there somewhere online where they can be downloaded? Thanks!

I don't know how anybody can hear or read the hymnography of the Church, especially the hymnography of the Annunciation, and still feel it's okay to be Orthodox (or Catholic) and be pro-choice. One of our hymns says: God has sanctified the womb by making it His abode. You can't go tampering...

Thekla, Your post was awesome. I like your description of Byzantine music. I would make one small correction: the Grave Mode isn't the same as Plagal of the 4th Mode. Grave Mode is also called "Varys" or "Tone 7" in some books. Mode Plagal 4 is called "Tone 8" in those same books. So Grave...

As a man, I find it ridiculous when "churches" advertise "mens' services" with giant screens behind the preacher showing football games. I often wonder if any men actually show up. Rdr Mo

Mine was made by http://www.kwvestments.com/ and it's perfect. I don't know if she can get one ready on such short notice, though, and I don't know if she makes "Russian" style vestments... actually I have no idea what the difference is... Rdr Moses

Nope. :) I need to look it up in Scripture to be sure, but I THINK what St. Paul said is that it's preferable to remain single after a spouse's death, but that the widow(er) MAY remarry, "only in the Lord".

I would never actually use the Koran for toilet paper... I wouldn't want to defile the toilet. Rdr Moses

How about selections from the Paraklesis in Tone Eight (Plagal Four) or The Trisagion ("Holy God...") in Tone One.

And if it's beauty of the written word you're looking for, here's "O Lord, I Have Cried" in Tone 1. There are 2 lines: the top line is Byzantine notation (telling you what notes to chant) and the bottom line is the text, in Arabic. (Readers of Arabic will note how the text in Arabic...

Here's The Akathist, Great Compline, and Vespers and Matins in the Eight Tones (Modes), all in Arabic. More to come... Rdr Moses

Here's a short profile of St Moses the Black- my patron and an African saint. There are links to other black saints on this same page. http://www.stmaryofegypt.net/saints_moses.shtml Rdr Moses

Dear Elias, Mar haba. This is Orthosdoxa's husband. I spoke with a Palestinian family at Church today. They said it is nearly impossible for people to immigrate to the United States from the Middle East. They came before September 11th, 2001, so it was easier for them. But they have been trying...

Mohammad (pee be upon him) meets "Dateline NBC"

oh great. as if we don't have islam shoved down our throats enough, now we have to put up with it on an Orthodox forum. super. Rdr Moses

shhh- the grown-ups are talking now.