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Thank you Father.

I agree with your thoughts. Now that I actually have a parish what happens there is way more important that what comes up online. I guess I have a link to this forum though since I have some really old posts on here. It was part of my journey for sure.

Hi Everyone, I am happy to say I am officially back in the Orthodox Church. I did my lifetime confession last week and also had my first communion in many years Wednesday night. After not having communion for several decades, I had it twice in one week which is amazing. My wife is going to...

I think the modern age always tries to explain away the spiritual. Lots of things are not tangible Including our thoughts, feels, and intuitions. My life seems to go worse when I walk around with a flat earth materialistic type of world view.

Hi Everyone. Do you think Christian Forums is shrinking? I don’t do too much online Orthodoxy but I think there is a lot of stuff on Reddit. There is lot of rubbish there to which is why I don’t use it much. ‘Any thoughts? I am sitting in an airport now waiting for a delayed plane…...

I am close to my lifetime confession. I am going to do it, God willing, in a couple weeks. My wife became a catechumen about a month ago. It’s been a great but also strange journey. My work is transferring me to another state, Texas. I will re-enter the church before I move hopefully. I...

I really enjoyed this video. I had all these kind of concerns and worries before coming back to the church.

I watched the movie with my wife about a month ago. We really enjoyed it. Our priest told us about it. We watched it on Youtube. There were lots of ads but it was worth it.

Thank you. I feel like the cold is on an upswing. I am going to go to Vespers tonight and ask for a blessing. I will stand in back not to spread germs of course. My wife and I watched a cool movie about a Saint yesterday called "Man of God" for free on YouTube. Very inspiring.

It's called the Monastery of St. John in Manton, CA. I am catching a cold today so I am hoping it doesn't get worse. I am supposed to leave on Friday morning. If it's mild I will still go of course. I have been looking forward to it. If the cold gets worse I don't want to spread it to the...

I must be new and gung ho because I like to get there a little early.

I am having some job uncertainty. I could get laid off. I also transfer to a different division which could potentially involve moving. Please pray for wisdom for me. I don't really care about making a lot of money but being unemployed would give me some fear. I have been using one...

I will ask my priest. The only saint I really know is Saint Seraphim of Sarov. A friend at church loaned me a book about him. I am really enjoying it and reading it slowly. I just ordered an Icon of Saint Seraphim. The first one I have ever purchased. Most of my icons are from my...

I second that sentiment. Leaving my old church was hard. I never want to switch churches again. Coming back to Orthodoxy has been amazing though. I realize it was the faith of my grandparents that got me baptized, not anything good I did. Adding sacred tradition, the Prayer Book, and the...

Hi Army Matt, Are you a priest? I thought I might have read that somewhere. We went to liturgy today. I notice the services seem to be going quicker. I am getting used to the familiarity of the service. One of the things that was brand new to me was the Prayer Book. When I was a kid I...

I am not sure who my saint is. I was baptized as an infant but am returing to the church after a long time away. I feel no connection to Saint Christopher. I have been reading some writing by Saint Seraphim of Sarov. I guess I am too new to know who my patron saint will be, I am looking...

I am six months in now. Not in communion yet. We will follow the instructions of our priest. My wife is joining me too.

I am certainly no expert. The risk is that if you stop going to the Orthodox Church or plug in somewhere else it will be hard to come back. When I went to the Protestant Church years ago, mostly for convenience, it was extremely difficult to leave. Plus, I forgot a lot of the things I learned...

Your last sentence about "no fasting, no contact with Saints, etc" describes where I was at before I came back to the Orthodox Church a few months ago. I told my wife that it seemed like the "how to" part of the Bible was taken out. I didn't understand "how" to deepen my faith and get this...

I am fresh out of the Protestant side. I have been attending the Orthodox Church again now for 3 months. I am still working on my "lifetime confession". I will leave it to our priest of course for when he things I am ready for the Eucharist. My wife wants to become a catechumen so I might...