ecumenism

  1. morning_star123

    Please help me understand oriental orthodoxy

    Hello guys, my name is Álvaro. I'm a catholic from Spain, and I'm currently working on a project about ecumenism and the apostolic churches. That's why I'm doing a survey to understand better oriental orthodoxy and your faith, that is not well known in my country. Everything I have learned about...
  2. morning_star123

    Please help me understand orthodoxy better

    Hello guys, my name is Álvaro. I'm a catholic from Spain, and I'm currently working on a project about ecumenism and the apostolic churches. That's why I'm doing a survey to understand better orthodoxy and your faith, that is not well known in my country. Everything I have learned about your...
  3. Reader Antonius

    On St. Gregory Palamas, the Essence & Energies Distinction, and Finding a Way Forward

    Pax, Ειρήνη, שלום! Christ is Crucified! Σώτερ σώσον ημάς! Dear brothers and sisters of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, Firstly, I wish all of y'all a blessed & solemn Great & Holy Friday. Pascha is coming; I know of many Greek Catholics who are aching for the day as they also follow the Julian...
  4. dzheremi

    Ecumenism: False Theology is False Spirituality (H.E. Metropolitan Serapion of S. California and Hawaii)

    "Some people say 'We just speak about spiritual subjects'. But actually there is no difference between spiritual subjects and theological subjects... We ought not to be deceived by all the calls for unity. All of us would like to be one, but on which basis?" - H.E. Metropolitan Serapion of...
  5. The Liturgist

    The Fascinating World of Eastern Orthodox Old Calendarists

    Old Calendarists are those Eastern Orthodox who regard the use of the Gregorian or Revised Julian Calendars to be heretical, and also regard ecumenism to be heretical, indeed, they are more opposed to ecumenism than to the Gregorian and Revised Julian Calendar, as these were implemented to bring...
  6. The Liturgist

    Excerpt from dramatic film about Mor Severus and Mor Philoxenus

    it’s interesting how what Saints Severus and Philoxenus say has, through the adoption of Theopaschitism, become prevalent among the Eastern Orthodox, which explains why the tense relations depicted here between Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox are no longer the case where it matters most...
  7. The Liturgist

    Any members of the Christian Church/Disciples of Christ?

    Lately I have become fascinated with this denomination, in which Ronald Reagan grew up, interestingly; while I myself prefer infant baptism, I find myself fascinated by what seems to have been an ecumenical attitude on the part of Stone and Campbell before ecumenism was a thing, and also the...
  8. Joanna-Innokentovna

    Mutual Encouragement During the Fast & Feast of the Nativity

    [If this post is in the wrong place, or if posting festal images here is disallowed, my sincere apologies and thanks for your patience - this is my first post here.] Thanks be to God, and thank you for your prayers. This is a season of fasting, almsgiving, prayer and internal reflection for...
  9. The Liturgist

    The “Generic Orthodox Christian” Faith Icon

    @DarylFawcett recently helped me a great deal by implementing a faith icon that from what I understand was theoretically supposed to exist, but in fact had not been implemented. I see the label of Generic Orthodox Christian as an ideal alternative for members who like to post in Traditional...
  10. E

    Why isn't ecumenism taken seriously as a heresy?

    Hello everyone, I am new to these forums. I am a baptized Orthodox Christian. I am not trying to upset anyone with this question, but it has troubled me for several days. I do not go to a 'True Orthodox' church currently, but frankly I am considering it. The ROCOR 1983 anathema against...
  11. Fr. Peter Heers

    The Demonic Method of Co-existence, Dialogue, Infiltration, and Subversion at work in Ecumenism Toda

    ~ Archpriest Peter Heers The following analysis of the demonic methodology at work in contemporary syncretistic ecumenism was distributed to participants in the summer online course “An Orthodox Survival Course 2020” which we offered through our Patreon page (and Crowdcast video platform) and...
  12. A_Thinker

    The Ecumenism of the First Council of the Church

    Acts 15 6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. 7 And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel...
  13. JasonV

    GOA, Serbians, OCA, and Ukrainians in joint prayer service with...everyone!

    Warms the....fires of hell? But hey, if they aren't vested it doesn't count! ^_^^_^^_^ Greek Metropolis of Chicago celebrating Francis of Assissi with ecumenical prayer for creation with Catholics, Protestants
  14. crossnote

    The Pope kissed a notorious Islamist anti-Semite

    "The most important picture taken during the Pope's trip to the Arab Emirates was the Pontiff's close encounter with the imam of Al Azhar, Ahmed al Tayyeb. They kissed each other after signing a joint declaration which repudiated violence justified “in the name of religion”. Religion? I don't...
  15. JasonV

    Latin Bishop Vigneron of Detroit & Metropolitan Nicholas pray together.

    Heartwarming, isn't it? Ecumenical Vigil for St. Anna - Metropolis of Detroit
  16. JasonV

    In other news, the "world orthodox" continue to embrace the Vatican.

    "On October 19, 2018, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, a meeting took place between the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, and the Pope Francis.... Metropolitan Hilarion emphasized, the bilateral relations...
  17. amariselle

    "Pope Francis in Switzerland: We Must All 'Go Out Losing' in Ecumenism for God to Win"

    The "Ecumenical Movement" continues: Pope Francis became the first Pope to visit "The World Council of Churches" in Geneva, Switzerland. (June 21, 2018) The WCC is celebrating 70 years this year, having been founded in 1948. World Council of Churches Below is an article from Vatican News...
  18. Nick Moser

    Why I Was Wrong About Ecumenism

    Ecumenical Movement is an effort to bring Christian Churches back into the union that existed at least prior to the Council of Chalcedon. A noble endeavour, to be sure. But why attempt to join everyone together into one body, while their minds, their beliefs, and their practices remain...
  19. amariselle

    Christian Humanism: Replacing The Cross With The Golden Rule

    *This blog post was inspired by conversations I have had lately on these forums. (I have also posted this to my Wordpress blog).* Something extremely dangerous has made its way into the Church. It seems good and right on the surface, but is in fact a diabolical lie and deception that is leading...