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  1. bpd_stl

    2054 project

    I admit upfront that this is a fantasy of mine: but hear me out. 1054 AD is the "official" date of the formal schism between the Sees of Rome & Constantinople. However, the estrangement between East & West had been occurring long before that, certainly by the time of the rise of the Carolingians...
  2. bpd_stl

    opinions on Metropolitan Hierotheos

    Metropolitan of Nafpaktos, born Georgios Vlachos. First off, I am a stout Roman Catholic, FWIW. I have read most of his works translated into English, and I can say that I do not disagree with much he writes, albeit when he finds fault with the Roman Catholic Church:crossrc: Seriously...
  3. bpd_stl

    Desert Fathers

    Reading the (so far) English translations of the Desert Fathers, how has it effected your personal spirituality? For me, it has led me to stop feeling sorry for myself. Thoughts?
  4. bpd_stl

    fellow converts: your "aha!" moment

    I earnestly invite the feedback of both Catholic & Orthodox converts! The short version of my conversion story: I am a convert from Anglicanism, who was previously an Evangelical. In my last semester at university, I converted to Catholicism. 4 years earlier, I entered university as an “on...
  5. bpd_stl

    Navigating this forum as a Catholic

    (note: moderators feel free to move this thread as you see fit) I am new to ChristianForums...but not new internet forums. I'm old enough to remember when the Internet was "new" and just a fad that would soon pass.:ebil: Anyway, been navigating around quite a bit lurking in numerous...
  6. bpd_stl

    a new Catholic here

    Want to introduce myself. I am new to this forum (but am a veteren on many others). I am a Roman Catholic. I am a convert from Anglicanism, having been previously an Evangelical. Once I "discovered" the Church Fathers...I moved successively from Evangelical to Anglican to RC. I am a former RC...