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I think you should really see if your school offers counseling services. You're really not the only one that this is happening to in college. They've seen it all before. You don't have to have your faith disrespected and you don't have to get drugged up. Only a very small percentage of people...

I see what you mean better now. I was thinking of practicing santeros in North America, who may be becoming more and more conscious of the Catholicism/Santeria split due to modern culture (modern people tend to think of religion in exclusive categories). What you talked about definitely still...

I've honestly never heard of santeros parading their rituals as Catholic. Maybe it's that they see Santeria and Catholicism as an integrated whole, and that causes them not to make distinctions such as "this is Santeria" and "this is Catholicism". Same for Orthodox tarot readers. That's not...

With marriage comes babies. The marriage rate fell last year as well. I think this is related to the other thread about how 20-somethings are "not growing up" (or pushing back social milestones). Who can afford to get married with all that entails?

Santeria is another religion entirely, and while some practitioners of Santeria consider themselves devout Catholics, Santeria places of worship are not considered "in communion" with the Catholic Church. And there have been Christian fraternal societies for centuries that have been usually for...

Neopaganism aside, there are many traditions, past and present, where some degree of magic is practiced within Christian circles. Arguably, Rosicrucianism - Rosicrucianism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some Voodoo as well as New Orleans' old "Spiritual Churches" combined magical practice...

That's very true. My mom, one of six, was just fine with one, because she said she knows "how it is". And she was an Army brat, so they were never really wanting. It just goes to show how childhood experiences color our ideas about child spacing, probably just as much as experience of actual...

I just read that other thread in OBOB (the whole thing...yeah, I'm bored), and I have to say that I agreed with Shannon other like-minded people there. That's the point, though, Monica. Having faith in the victorious Cross means having the freedom to not look for demons under every rock...

Another good place to buy icons is the St. Joseph School for Boys bookstore. They have a small family business that helps them to home-school their children.

Well, there's been no decrees, but there are Christian women who do just that. In the western world. Who are from the western world. I don't, but I do admire their personal piety. About your question, if they're gonna pray there, sure, why not? Of course I would say this, because I'm already so...

Just reading the title, I thought that article was going to be about Orthodoxy losing its youth/not being able to keep converts. "Tradition" might be making a comeback (whatever that means; most people I know that are my age, outside of a certain clique, seem to be as uninterested in church as...

I think we need to be very careful with "this is not a religion" stance in America, because it was made up by non-denominational Christians to slight traditional religious institutions ("it's not a religion, it's a relationship"). I like the word "religion"; I'm taking it back :)

St. Xenia of St. Petersburg literally prayed her husband's soul into heaven. Also, it's true that we pray for the souls of the dead during the oblation in the liturgy, have regular memorials, etc. I've been to one parish where a special place on the candle stands was reserved for prayers for the...

Sounds comfy :) Mine is more like a wrap. You might have seen mostly black people who wrap their hair in long scarves (to imitate African styles) in a kind of a faux bun. Since I am black, I'm more used to wearing scarves this way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LanCLS_hIo4

Mind you, I'm just used to Orthodox portrayals of her (both of Eastern and Western styles), but it wasn't uncommon for women to have their hair covered 24/7, not matter who you were, and the only man who could see your hair was your own husband. This is still the practice in alot of traditional...

Ha, I know what you're talking about. I went to a Slavic parish over the summer, and you do miss the Psalms and Beatitudes when you get used to them. You should come to Holy Cross sometime. We've managed to fit in all the Beatitudes during Communion now and again :)

I am just emerging from an anxious spell, and Psalm 27 ("The LORD is my light and my salvation...") and the Lord's saying about how the Father provides ("Consider the lilies...") have been especially close to me. Another prayer I know asks for the ability to have "loving resignation to the will...

When I was thinking about this, I ran across an Orthodox source where the author simply stated that she wore a headcovering because the Mother of God is always covered, so she wanted to follow the Theotokos. She said other things too, but this was the sentiment that stuck out to me. I cover.