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One of the folks over at TCL (the Lutherans) wanted to discuss further Jaroslav Pelikan's conversion from Lutheranism to Orthodoxy as well as the role of works in Orthodoxy. You can read the originial thread here. As one who attempted to find everything possible about Jaroslav Pelikan's...

Did anyone here attend the OCF conference this past weekend in PA? Would love to hear your comments. Our priest, Father Anthony, spoke very enthusiastically about it this morning after the liturgy. Our OCF group helped put the conference together to learn how as next year there will be a...

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Lutheran Pastor, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, was involved in an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Hitler. The Nazi's ultimately found out, put him in prisons /concentration camps and utimately executed him for this conspiracy plot against the government. As a Lutheran, I understood what he did...

I am certain y'all have seen the incredible line-up of podcasts coming from Ancient Faith Radio now. For someone who cherishes audio like I do (due to the nature of my job...being trapped hours on end in a car or at an airport or in a plane) I am really looking forward to capturing these and...

I reported a problem (well, actually a minor annoyance) in the CF thread reserved for software bug reporting. My complaint was this...when I open a CF screen the old purple, green and blue color bars are displayed and then the new all blue color over writes the old...in my little non-programer...

Chi Rho used to quote a comment generally attribute to Luther which goes something like "In our justification we are like snow covered dung". We are really dung but Christ's righteous covers us with pure white snow and that is all He sees. Would anyone know the source of this quote? I quickly...

I heard some interesting things about the state of Orthodoxy in Greece that I would like to verify...could any of you recommend any resources / references? In the meantime...here are some of the things I was told...please affirm or deny as appropriate. 1) The Greek used in the Liturgy is...

So I am looking at the poll regarding Orthodox Faith icons...checking out all those who see the issue differently from me (which is just about all of TAW!) and I see this name...Thelonliest Monk. And all of a sudden strains of "Blue Monk" begin playing in my head. I nominate Thelonliest Monk...

I have been listening to an unabridged audio of The Brothers Karamazov (I spend a lot of time in my car) and have determined I need a hardcopy to do some follow-up reading. The audio version I have does not mention the translation being used...so I can't simply shop for the same when buying the...

Just wanted to point you to a couple of places regarding a Lutheran pastor who (unbeknownst to him) influenced my own journey to Orthodoxy. He was interviewed by Father Chris for the Come Receive the Light radio program. Podcast here. His has begun to chronicle his journey on his blog as...

In an earlier thread I responded to Jim's question… …with this: Unfortunately…this was incomplete information. John Fenton has identified four (4) differences between the Greek and Latin Creed. They are as follows: Greek: “…begotten of his Father before all worlds, Light of Light, very...

What would you, as a visitor to an Orthodox Church, want in a visitor's packet or simply made available or done for visitors? There are several suggestions for visitor packet information on goarch.org but I was wondering if any of you had first had experience with getting information you needed...

I am interested in giving monastery made Christmas gifts this year. To that end I am collecting information as to what is available for this purpose. Right now I have identified two monasteries that make beeswax candles. The ones I have on my list thus far are: Sts Mary and Martha...

My sister is going through a very rough time right now. Frankly...her whole life has been rough. She realizes that much of her problems stem from poor choices on her part but right now she thinks that God is angry at her because of those choices. And maybe even thinks He is sending more...

We have a new catechumen in our parish who helped (re)build the first Orthodox Church in Afganistan. The church is associated with the Orthodox Church in Romania. Here are pictures of the rebuilding. Hope you enjoy them!

When I attended college in Emporia, KS, there was another college in town operated by a denomination called "The Way". Does this denomination still exist? Does anyone here belong to it? Care to share what "The Way" believes? Thanks

In case you haven't seen these yet--I think these videos are spectacular!

I am in Cleveland for a couple of days for work...the closest Orthodox Church is St. Andrew's OCA in Maple Heights. I want to attend the Liturgy tomorrow night...anyone know this church? Any others in the area that will celebrate the Liturgy for the Beheading of the Forerunner tomorrow night?

What purpose does the role of private confession play in the Lutheran church? I read this blog article and I see the role as leading one to the Gospel but when Christ absolved the woman at the well He said "Go and sin no more." Would Lutherans agree that part of the role of Confession /...