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  1. MilesVitae

    Prayer request (Aunt may have cancer)

    Hi all, I'd really appreciate any prayers for my aunt. My mom just spoke with her and she said the doctors found a mass on her pancreas. They haven't yet done all the tests to confirm, but the fear, of course, is that it's cancerous. Please pray for her, as well as for my cousins - they lost...
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    How to explain Trinity to non-Christian

    I had a conversation about religion with a non-Christian (formerly Jehovah's Witness, now non-organized-religion spiritual) co-worker of mine today - something I rarely do. In part we discussed our notion of God, and she asked me to explain the Trinity. Frankly, I was at a loss for words. How...
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    Friend's aunt planning suicide - please pray

    My friend's aunt (a fallen away Catholic, if I remember correctly) has terminal cancer, and my friend just found out that she is planning to end her own life this weekend. Please pray for her that she won't go through with it, and that she will be saved in any case. And please for my friend...
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    Friend's aunt planning suicide - please pray

    Please, please pray for my friend's aunt. She has terminal cancer, and my friend just found out she has pills with which she is intending to end her own life this weekend..... Please pray for her, and also for my friend and their family...
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    Questions about Ethiopian Orthodox

    I've heard that the Ethiopian Orthodox are not permitted to eat pork. Also, I've read that in that Church, those who are married and who engage in sexual relations do not receive communion (at all, not just as a matter of pre-communion abstinence). These practices are strange to me - are they...
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    Urgent prayer request - unplanned pregnancy, abortion

    Hey, I would greatly appreciate prayers for a friend of a friend. She is facing an unplanned pregnancy, and is considering abortion (which my friend is attempting to convince her not to do). Please pray for her and her child. Thanks!
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    Prayer request - unplanned pregnancy

    Hi guys, My friend mine recently told me that one of her best friends is facing an unplanned pregnancy. My friend is trying to convince her to keep her child and not to have an abortion. Please pray for this young woman and her baby, as well as the father, of course. Thanks!
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    What was the condition of Christ's humanity?

    I'm pretty sure this topic has come up before in threads in which I've participated, but I don't remember the answer.... According to the EOC, what was the condition of Christ's humanity (prior to the resurrection, of course). That is, was it "naturally" subject to the same consequences of the...
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    Death of the Virgin Mary

    There is a discussion going on in another forum about the beliefs of Catholics regarding the death and assumption of Mary. I have always understood that the question of whether or not Mary died before being bodily assumed was not defined and was something of an open question for Catholics, on...
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    What IS forgiveness?

    It's often pointed out how the Orthodox notion of sin is less legalistic than in the western mindset. Sin, from what I understand, is viewed more as a disease which must be healed than a matter of broken rules meriting a penalty, salvation is a process, etc. Within such an understanding, what...
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    Daily prayers/readings?

    Does the EOC have a set of universal daily readings or prayers, or anything to that effect (something like the Divine Office/Liturgy of the Hours in Catholicism)?
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    Surgery - Prayer request for a friend

    Hey y'all, My friend's father is having an operation tomorrow morning to address his parkinson's disease. Any prayers you could send his way (or, rather, God's way) for his safety and success of the operation would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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    No Mortal/Veniel Sin???

    From what I understand, the EOC does not make the distinction between venial and mortal sin which plays prominently in Catholicism. That being so, how does the EOC understand salvation, confession, etc.? To me, the Catholic position seems more straightforward and clear. We receive spiritual...
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    Father Stephen Freeman

    Earlier this year I discovered the blog of Fr. Stephen Freeman ("Glory to God for All Things"). I've been reading it since, and I really like a lot of his posts - I think it has helped me a lot in my faith. In any case, I'm just curious to know if others here are familiar with him, what you...
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    Please Pray

    Hey, could y'all please pray for an intention of mine - I don't want to get into details, but I'm dealing with a situation right now that has the potential to either blow over or become rather serious. Needless to say I'm hoping and praying for the former. Any prayers would be greatly...
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    Mary, Immaculate Conception, All Holy, etc.

    This is to continue a discussion Matt, Kylissa, and I began in the thread about the differences between Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy. I had said Matt asked, Honestly, this question kind of threw me, I think in part because it's always seemed kind of self-evident to me that the Immaculate...
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    Trying to Understand the Monarchy of the Father

    (I've asked about this before in the course of at least on other conversation, but I'd like to bring up again in a further attempt to understand - maybe I'll explain myself better this time, or someone will be able to address the issue more clearly) In preparation for a presentation at a...
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    Prayer request - lots of little things

    I have no one big thing to ask for prayers for, just a bunch of temptations, sins I'm backsliding on or been struggling with for a while now, stress, anxieties, planning regarding the future - a bunch of little-ish things that are kind of weighing down on me. I'd be very grateful for prayers =)
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    Why did you choose your particular church?

    I don't know a great deal about the differences between the difference Orthodox churches within the EOC (Russian Orthodox, Greek, etc.). For those of you who have consciously made to a decision to join a particular church (or remain in one), why did you pick the particular church you did?
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    How does one pray with icons?

    I'm sure this has been addressed before (and I see to some extent it was touched on in a couple recent threads), but how exactly DOES one *pray* with icons? Is there a "method," or some such thing? And, as a secondary question, does one pray with them differently from the way one would pray...