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Probably the most relevant thread to post this in; also discusses the idea of annulments in both RC and EO, the (in)dissolubility of marriages:

Pretty crazy... I mean, they are from a very small town (technically a village) in the mountains of British Columbia, so it is in keeping with the rural trend. He's got a little over 100 relatives on his mother's side alone!

Was just talking to a colleague and found out all his great-grandparents are alive... and they're only in their 70's!

He was a painter and studied contemporary art at university before converting to Orthodoxy from Evangelicalism. The iconographic carving began after he whittled away at a chunk of wood to make an Orthodox cross (to hang around the neck); he showed it to his spiritual father, who then encouraged...

That's the one to read. Highly recommend it.

Is talking to strangers on the internet with such vitriol another side effect of the jabs? Now that I think about it, I do recall hearing something about heart issues...

In addition to the above questions, what exactly do you mean by "spiritual direction"? There are different ideas and traditions regarding what it is and what it looks like. The website you linked is totally not what comes to mind when I think of spiritual direction in my tradition. What comes to...

How unfortunate.

I've found it's best not to think about it too much. I use my cards for virtually every transaction I make in my day-to-day life, but I do keep a few bills of various denominations in my wallet. If I'm pulled up at a red light and a beggar comes up to my window, or if I meet someone somewhere...

You might have better luck posting this in The Ancient Way.

Just came across this relevant quote, regarding beauty in our liturgical traditions: “The liturgy is, before everything else, the joyous gathering of those who are to meet the risen Lord and to enter with him into the bridal chamber. And it is this joy of expectation and this expectation of...

You might find this interesting:

Ah, I was just making a lighthearted play on the phrase, which might have its roots in that Latin phrase in the article (the translation of which I'll provide, automatically translated by good ol' Google on my laptop): The Latin phrase Graeca sunt, non leguntur - also known in the variant...

It's all Greek to you, isn't it? Or in the words of the mediaevals: Graecum est; non potest legi.

I specifically quoted the section of the article that I did in order to avoid you coming to the conclusion to which you've seemed to come. You're implying some sort of false dichotomy—destroy all physical idols, or destroy zero physical idols. We do what we can, in the degree fitting to us...

Catholics (including those here on OBOB) and non-Catholics alike have spilt plenty of ink over Pope Francis' character and controversies. Respectfully, let's not do that here.

Glad you asked... A List of Saints Known to Have Destroyed Idols (catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com) From the conclusion of the article: What to take from this all? As with other miraculous deeds of the Saints, the destruction of the idols can be understood symbolically as the victory...

"Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. In Inca mythology she is an "Earth Mother" type goddess, and a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting, embodies the mountains, and causes earthquakes. She is also an ever-present and independent deity...

I wish I hadn't. Catholics well-acquainted with the eastern tradition can understand the worshipful purpose and theological implications of Orthodox iconography, but with all due respect, it often seems like everybody else gets it wrong—and not only wrong, but sometimes way wrong. This George...

Glad to hear it was a peaceful repose. Memory eternal!