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Please pray for some very troubled family members who are in need of deliverance from the bondage of anger and hatred...in my opinion, and I don't say this lightly, the situation involves demonic characteristics. And in fact, whenever there is deep anger and hatred present, it is demonically...

I agree, I've met a lot of kind-hearted Orthodox/Catholic Christians-- They call the Catholic Church the "thinking persons church..." You don't have to leave your mind at the door-- But, like any religion, Orthodox types can be fanatical extremeists (what? fanatical religious people?? never...

I used to have nightmares from time to time and I think our dreams reflect our general state of happiness in life. Many of the nightmares were about desperately trying to escape from a scenario that held me captive. Many times people are in a state of bondage but they are not aware of the...

Slow down, awesome girl... it will take you maybe 5 years or more to sort out even the basic beliefs of religion, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity--Protestant/Catholic... Take a break from theology, and look for the divine in experiencing life-- in the eyes of honorable, caring people...

Humbly and respectfully asking questions and thinking outside the box is a good way to set out on a quest for truth... but at 19, you might not want to close the door on new ideas just yet like saying that a divine creator is unknowable. The whole idea behind why Jesus came into the world was...

Well, if you don't want to look at scriptures, look at nature, human nature, and history. In nature, everything revolves around light and dark--sun by day, moon by night... The things the eye can see reflect invisible things or invisible light and invisible darkness which have intrinsic...

THE GOOD AND HOLY TRINITY Why do you call me good? Jesus answered, "No one is good, except God alone." (Lk. 18,19). Well, if you think about it, if God came to earth in and through His Son, and He came to show us an example of self-denial and humility in the person of His Son, Who was...

MICRO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE AT THE BIO-CHEMICAL/SYNAPTIC LEVEL AND IT'S EFFECTS ON BODY/MIND/SPIRIT Electro bio-chemical synaptic impulse frequency interference associated with the demonic realm takes place at a lower/ and/or different electro-chemical frequency radiance/resonance than that...

Regarding this interesting topic, I was allowed to return to the sacraments as long as I accept what the church teaches regarding the Eucharist (celebration/remembrance of bread and wine). My new confessing priest said to accept it as a mystery. However, I don't think he would mind if I...

The Panda Bear A panda bear in the Old American West, walks into a saloon and eats lunch. Then to everyone's surprise, he gets up and fires his six-iron into the air and then leaves in a big hurry. The town sheriff put together a posse to chase down the outlaw panda bear but before they...

very interesting and helpful...no time to read right now,but will come back... harrytpg

I had the good fortune and honor of meeting Father Alexander in Alaska at a small Orthodox Indian village. I do remember reading once where he said that ritual must not become ritual for ritual sake. However, I think the problem is not the ritual per se in a case like this since even simple...

I think choirfiend is right in that I should present all information pressented in this discussion. The priest also should have an opportunity to clarify his statements. I am at the library and will print-out the discussion and hope to go to the websites given here for further information...

The Pilgrim, I didn't say that the Eucharist was just bread and wine...only that the priest was on the wrong track by the things he said. As soon as I can get to a computer to study what has been presented in this thread, I hope to prepare a summary of this discussion for the priest in question...

Pilgrim... can you clarify your statement that "this is not what the Orthodox Church teaches"..... My problem is that my priest will not let me return to the sacraments unless I acknowledge that what is in the cup is "human flesh and blood." This is the same priest that said that...

Look, I only have 30 seconds on this computer... It's bread and wine.... anything beyond that is spiritual...HJesus said so Himslef in John 6.. it is not human flesh and blood...

Awesome writing by Anastasia-- well, that's two of us anyway that agree... I still think many Catholics and Orthodox do not know what the bread and wine are or what they are not...I was like that for many years. I still think the eastern priest I spoke with is WAY, way off base saying...

I see that I missed page 2 where KATHXOYMENOC gave a pertinent, in-depth discussion on the subject of bread and manna. I really need to get out my Orthodox study Bible and read up some more on the correlation between bread and God's blessings. One comment for ThePilgrim-- My main point is...

Kristos, Interesting points, especially in that thinking something must be physical to be real. But one of the missions of Christianity is to present the message of the Gospel in a simple, understandable way, although this is not easy when it comes to the mystery of bread and wine as it is...

Well, it seems necessary in these modern times for Orthodox and Catholic Christians to at least understand what the holy mysteries of bread and wine (eucharist) are and what they are not since there seems to continue to be quite a bit of confusion on the subject among protestants and...