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  1. SingularityOne

    Where would you move if you had a virtual job as an Orthodox man? Russia, Romania, etc.?

    Curious since after some reflection I’ve been thinking moving to somewhere where there’s a higher Orthodox population would be better outside the US. My job allows me to be remote. Curious about y’all’s experience, advice here.
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    Announcement from Fr. Peter Heers in Response to the Assembly of Bishops' COMMUNIQUÉ

    https://www.orthodoxethos.com/post/announcement-from-fr-peter-heers-in-response-to-the-assembly-of-bishops-communiqué
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    Texas or Florida?

    Hi everyone, I’m thinking of moving and I’m trying to pick between Dallas/Fort Worth TX, Houston TX, or Tampa FL. My main reason for moving is to have a higher chance at meeting a wife while also having a solid Orthodox community around myself. Do any of y’all live in these area or know what...
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    Mother Siluana Vlad: How should we choose our life partners?

    Mother Siluana Vlad: How should we choose our life partners?
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    On Truth and Love

    On Truth and Love Thoughts on this article?
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    Thoughts on this passage by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov?

    Salvation in No Other Name: Christians! You Must Know Christ! —— Never read anything like this before. I’ve been told by some that “the good the true and the beautiful” are what we should focus on when evangelizing (obviously after purifying oneself of the passions to the best of their...
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    How is one to understand this passage?

    This comes from Fr. Symeon Kragiopolous: How is one to understand it without it becoming heretical from a reformed Calvinist standpoint?
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    Fasting before communion for Pascha?

    If I drank some black tea at 6:20 or so is it still okay to receive communion for Pascha tonight? Or am I overthinking things?
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    “Material?”

    “We feel empty in our souls because we do not have the Divine consolation. The soul does not rest with any material because it is foreign to its nature. When the soul becomes familiar with God through prayer and a virtuous life, then it rejoices and feels secure and feels God within it." +Holy...
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    Strongs Concordance?

    Have any of you Orthodox used this concordance as a reference for studying scripture? Protestants recommend it and I just don’t know if it’s reliable due to it being outside of the Orthodox phronema. What are your thoughts? *Orthodox only please*
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    Is it “unequally yoked” for an Orthodox to marry a Protestant?

    Just ended a relationship due to faith differences and this is a question that has been on my mind due to some of the conflict centering around it. What are your guys/gals’ thoughts regarding the Mind of Christ about this?
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    ON TRUTH AND LOVE IN THE WRITINGS OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST BY BISHOP THEOPHAN THE RECLUSE

    Bishop Theophan explains how “St. John the Evangelist does not allow one to say: Believe any way you wish, only love” in a clarifying analysis of St. John’s theology of love and belief. This essay is especially relevant to the current debate on ecumenism. The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John...
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    Weaponized Compassion

    What has been happening for the past two years regarding the worldly “love” that is at war with the compassionate love of Christ.
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    The Journey Through Pandemia

    The Journey Through Pandemia Orthodox Panel - great talk
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    Cowardice - The Ladder

    On unmanly and puerile cowardice – St. John Climacus Cowardice is a childish disposition in an old, vainglorious soul. Cowardice is a falling away from faith that comes of expecting the unexpected. Fear is a rehearsing of danger beforehand; or again, fear is a trembling sensation of the heart...
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    Orthodox Christian view of “needs?”

    Would you say all of these are proper ‘needs’ from an Orthodox perspective, or are some of them ones I should not consider ‘needs’? A lot of these I consider “longings” or “desires” instead of “needs…” what do y’all think? From a book called Non-Violent Communication by Marshal Rosenberg (not...
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    Prayer request for 6 year old of a friend

    Can y’all be praying for Jordan? She’s a 6 year old that has been going through an extreme immune system reaction to a virus (they don’t know what it is since they’ve ruled out COVID and the flu). She’s been in Centennial Children’s Hospital since Christmas and it isn’t looking too good… please...