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Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev: Liberal Christianity will not survive for a long time Intervention at the opening session of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, Geneva, 13 February 2008 I would like to draw your attention to the danger of liberal Christianity. The...

Dear brothers and sisters, I'm sure many of you are aware of the polemics about the movie "The Golden Compass". However, this is the first article I've read in English written from an Orthodox point of view, and I'd like to share it with you. In XC, Rick Waging war against God : The...

Dear brothers and sisters in XC, After a long time away from TAW, here I am. :wave: Anyway, I decided to start off-topic (well, kind of) thread. My wife and I will be travelling to Greece next January, so I'd like to know from my fellow TAWers, either who live in or have been to...

Folks, Does anyone here know anything about this spurious group? It seems it was founded in the US by a certain Dionysios Makrogambrakis, who proclaimed himself "Archbishop of America and Canada". Of course I know this is a fraud, but I need some detailed information about them. Any...

Dear friends, This rant (if it can be termed such) was motivated by some comments I've read about Fr. Schmemman (of eternal memory). To be more specific, why is he so criticized among some conservative Orthodox (I'll avoid the term "traditionalist" because of its association with...

Dear friends, How do we say "Advent" in Greek and Russian? Does the word used in these languages for the Advent season translate literally as in English? That is, Advent means to come, arrival; do the Greek and Russian words have the same meaning? :confused: Thanks in advance, Rick

Dear friends, Below is a link to a lecture given by Fr. Thomas Hopko (dean emeritus of St. Vladimirs Semminary) about what would be necessary for a complete union between the Orthodox and the Romans: http://www.doy.org/viewpast.asp?ID=2027 I'd like to know your opinion about it. Do you...

Dear friends, This is indeed wonderful news that I'd love to share with you - the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR) has decided to approve the Act that will restore communion with the Moscow Patriarchate. Glory be to God! The Decision...

Mike, This question is for you - although any imput is more than welcome. ;) A friend of miqe asked the that famous (or rather, infamous) icon of the Holy Trined in Western style, aka "Dad, Junior and the dove". (for those who don't have the slighest idea of what I'm talking about...

Dear friends, This week we'll celebrate the memory of the Holy New Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles. I heard about him from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese site. Unfortunately, the site does not bring any information about him besides his feast day being on August 2nd. I couldn't find...

Every once in a while in TAW someone, especially an inquirer, will raise the question "What's the differences between the Orthodox and the Copts"? In trying to answer this question, I wrote this essay, which I hope will clear some doubts. In XC, Rick of Wessex...

Folks, I could use some help with this: can anyone provide the text for St. John's Gospel 1:1-7 in Irish Gaelic? I've been searching for theses verses for a long time but I can't seem to find them nowhere online. Go raibh máth agát for helping me. ;) Rick (the Paddy Wannabe)

Dear friends, I was reading about St. Sabbas the Goth, a Christian martyr from Wallachia, and his hagiography mentions that he was Baptized by Wulfilas, an Arian bishop! Also, I remember I've read somwhere that St. Isaac the Syrian was the Nestorian bishop of Nineveh (present-day Mosul)...

Dear brothers and sisters, :wave: This is my first post in your forum. I'm just passing by to wish you all a Holy and Blessed Christmas. From your Orthodox brother in Christ, Rick

Dear brothers and sisters, This is my first post in your forum. I'm just passing by to wish you all a Holy and Blessed Christmas. From your Orthodox brother in Christ, Rick

Dear brothers and sisters, I just passed by to wish you all a Holy and Blessed Christmas. From your brother in XC, Rick

Dear moderators, Don't you think that some of the sticky threads should be moved to the Chapel? We have almost half a page of "stickies". :) Some suggestions for moving: "Orthodox smilies", "Scripture and tradition", "Divine Liturgy 101", "Book club" and the "Glossary". What do you...

Dear brothers and sisters, How many liturgical colors are used in the Anglican Church and what's their meaning? Thanks in advance, Rick

Dear brothers and sisters, I come to you with a sincere question. Papal infalibility was first pronounced as a dogma in the Vatican Council I, right? So I'd like to know what are the criteria used to determine which statements made by the antecessors of Pius IX can be considered...

Hello, everyone! I tought you might be interested in reading the final documents released this month by the Council of the Russian Orthodx Church. Very interesting. In XC, Rick