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Monks are not necessarily ordained--that is, becoming a deacon, priest, or bishops. Monks are professed (in the West) or tonsured (in the East). Christ is risen!

As a matter of fact, the Melkite bishops LEFT Rome before the vote was taken. When they, including their patriarch Gregory Yussef, were later forced to sign the decree, they added a caveat: "Provided the rights and privileges of the Eastern Patriarchs and bishops are respected, and without...

Good for you. Contrary to what you think, we make NO idol of the most holy Theotokos, or her divine Son Jesus. Think what you will; you will anyway. Christ is risen!

In Orthodoxy, the theory is that one is ordained for a particular parish (this includes the diaconate and minor orders as well), and the ordinand is expected to remain there until death or retirement. Christ is risen!

One thing to be aware of RC1970. Orthodoxy is simply not Roman Catholicism without the pope. We are something entirely different. This can be seen in how the Reformation stopped short at the borders of Orthodox countries. Christ is risen!

I've noticed in my 45 years of being Orthodox that people have weird ideas about us. There is more to the worship of Orthodoxy than Sunday Morning Divine Liturgy, though many parishes don't do much more. Anyway, please read the texts I pointed out. Christ is risen!

Jesus IS God Incarnate, in case you've not heard. Christ is risen!

Alas, I've seen it with my own eyes. See my anecdote about my Father. Christ is risen.

Please give ONE example, giving date and place. Christ is risen!

Some time ago, my late father decided to visit the local parish of another jurisdiction. One of his childhood friends said, "Isaacks, what are you doing here? You're not _____" (ethnicity deliberately omitted). Dad (Chrismation name Vladimir) replied, "Neither was Jesus Christ. Would you let...

The sacraments in Orthodoxy are nothing more (or less) than faith, grace, and even prophecy made tangible to our earthly senses. Someone else posted something to the effect Orthodoxy concentrates on Christus Victor and rejects the substitutionary atonement. If you read the Holy Week services...

There is only ONE REASON to marry anybody: to please God and work out your salvation and theosis together with your spouse. Trying to help your parents out of poverty is NOT a reason. I don't know how other countries work, but in the USA, having an American daughter-in-law will not pass your...

Traditional moral theology teaches us to avoid "occasions of sin." Flirting with girls over the internet or elsewhere is clearly an occasion of sin for you--and possibly them. Stopping this flirting will help. Christ is risen!

You go about getting the right meds by going to the Dr. And when it is found that IS God's healing for you this side of the Kingdom. Christ is risen!

As an Orthodox, we ALWAYS receive Communion on the tongue. Even as an Episcopalian, I did so. Christ is risen!

Another name for this icon is Softener of Evil Hearts. Very moving if you ask me. Christ is risen!

I dislike Trump intensely and find him obnoxious and repulsive. But I also voted for him. And I go to a church FULL of people of Middle Eastern descent. Christ is risen!

No, it is not true. Clinical depression is not a character flaw or spiritual failing. It is a CHEMICAL IMBALANCE, and can abe corrected wit the right medicines. There are some medical conditions, such as diabetes, which can bring on depression if left untreated. Again, it's MEDICAL, not...

If you baptize yourself, that is a work. But Christians RECEIVE baptism at the hands of another person. Christ is risen!

Do you go to the Mikveh after an [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]? Would you make your wife do likewise on a monthly basis, and also sleep separately from you for a week afterwards? Do avoid wearing blended fabrics? Only if you perform these observances and some 600 others are you in a position to tell GENTILE...