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    Prayers for Archbishop Dmitri

    This is recent news from the OCA website. Archbishop Dmitri is poor health. He is need of our prayers. The Orthodox Church in America
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    St. Silouan on Humility

    Saint Silouan is one of the reasons why I came to Orthodoxy. After reading his writings and his life, I said that if this is what it means to be a Christian, then I want to be a Christian in the Orthodox Church.
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    Any married couples who are saints?

    You can check out the book "Marriage as a Path to Holiness: Lives of Married Saints" I hope that helps.
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    Nativity DVD's for Children.

    I'm looking for where I can order a DVD of the Birth of Christ children. Can anyone help?
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    Can Orthodox Christians receive communion in other churches?

    My questions is that if you are an Orthodox Christian and you actually know what the Church teaches, then why would you want to recieve communion someplace else? Why would you want to recieve communion from a place that actually denies what you are taking is the body and blood of Christ? This is...
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    Conflict

    Don't forget that if you still have your doubts to pray for him if you are concerned.
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    Question

    Yeah... What they all said.
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    A Prayer for September 11th

    Amen! A Wonderful Prayer.
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    Top 5 Things to Love about Being Orthodox!

    Before I list my top 5, the frist 3 can count as 3 or 1, so it might by be the top 3 instead of the top 5, or both. Let's just call it a mystery. My top 5: 1. God the Father 2. The Son of God 3. The Holy Spirit 4. The God-Man Jesus Christ 5. The Body of Christ which provides us with the...
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    Marriage

    The Church does consider a person to be married once the spouse dies. I might not be right in this, but I believe it would be because death does not seperate us from one another because we believe in the resurrection. Christ has made this possible. Now, because of our own sinfulness, we can...
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    Fr. Justin Popovic and Fr. Simeon Popovic officially canonized

    Holy Saint Justin and Saint Simeon pray unto God for us.
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    transubstantiation? an Orthodox Perspective

    Christ is Risen!!! Yes, we do have Christology and Theology, but there is a point where we do not go beyond. One way I have heard it is that we do know that Christ is both God and Man, but we don't try to go into cellular/spiritual level of explanation for something we know is true, but is...
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    How did you break the fast?

    I went to Whataburger and ordered a double cheeseburger with bacon and jalapenos. So delicious...
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    I would like to learn more

    I just listened to this podcast 2 days ago and it was a wonderful explanation although some it was a little over my head. I would probably have to listen to it a couple times.
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    Archbishop JOB has passed.

    May his memory be eternal.
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    The History Channel

    I don't watch many of the shows on there except for Modern Marvels. I love to watch the facts about things like iron, lead, carbon, beer, bread, cold cuts, butchers, moonshine, liquor, chocolate, 70's tech, 80's tech, and whatever else I think no one finds interesting except me.
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    Saints that used to be very bad

    Thank you for the correction. He did not kill anyone. He did hurt a man by punching him, but he did not die. He was repentant for his actions. What come mind with the question that was asked is the thief on the cross. The first person the enter paradise.
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    9/11

    May their memories be eternal...
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    How do Orthodox Christians open and close their prayers?

    I usually start "In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit." Then the Trisagion Prayers.