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  1. Dulcie

    Hesitation is crushing me

    In 2022 I found the band Hanson, and discovered Zac is a deacon in the orthodox church (forget which jurisdiction). One day the thought occurred to me "all this time you've been running from orthodoxy", as a cradle catholic heterdox convert it was not a welcome thought. Offensive as it was, I...
  2. The Liturgist

    Historical notes on the conversion of Russia and Ukraine to Chrisrianity

    I had intended to post this in reply to an erroneous comment posted on a CF.com member blog, which asserted inaccurately that both Ukraine and Russia were once ruled by the Roman Empire. This idea, while it would be convenient for people seeking to interpret prophecies about the end times, is...
  3. The Liturgist

    A beautiful perspective on the Priesthood

    I read this quote from the much respected Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, which to me underscores the concept of the priesthood and episcopate in the traditional churches: “The Priest holds a great position in the Divine Liturgy, because he asks the Father to send the Holy...
  4. The Liturgist

    Help me with my signature

    I want to use my signature to ecumenically celebrate traditional liturgical churches. I was wondering if any of you who have Windows and Paint or better, and are graphically inclined, might help me continue my vexillogical theme. I would like a strip or quadrant of church flags, starting with...
  5. dzheremi

    Indian villagers/tribal people react to "Agni Parthene"

    Just a little something that popped up in my video recommendations on YouTube this morning that I thought TAW might find interesting:
  6. T

    Does anyone know what Greek and Russian Orthodox believe?

    I don't want to become one, just wondering. I could never get a straight answer out of one. It seems overly spiritual for me to understand and remember. I wouldn't know how to witness to one from a Protestant perspective.
  7. Not David

    Have you visit a Greek Orthodox Church?

    If not, would you?
  8. Rubricnigel

    Newbie here.

    Hello, newbie here. Im a Greek Orthodox convert (getting baptised around easter) Just want to say hello to all. God bless !
  9. dzheremi

    Question related to "cut off date for Western saints" thread

    Hi everybody, I didn't want to derail the other thread, but it made me wonder about something sort of related to it (particularlu Buzuxi02's point about there being no hymns or commemorations for particular Western saints, even if they're within the time when they could be recognized): How...
  10. S

    Odd Wedding Question

    Hello, I am new to Orthodoxy, as I have been raised as a non-denominational Christian, and my fiance is Greek Orthodox. Some background: We are planning on getting married next year in the church, and I am 100% on board with having and raising children in the faith. I am contemplating...
  11. dzheremi

    Statement from the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut on the 5th anniversary of the kidnappings

    Please continue to pray for the safe release of the archbishops HE Mar Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim and HE Paul Yazigi, as well as all the other victims of kidnapping in Syria, and all others affected by ongoing conflict. Lord have mercy.
  12. omarose

    The Pit

    So I came across something that throws my views into the spiral of confusion. I was advised by another Christian that the views of Hell didnt actually exist until the Greeks got a hold of the Bible and gave the thought of eternal life to the individual spirit. He stated that originally in...
  13. E

    Can you explain the difference between the denominations? Also can you recommend a church in NYC?

    I know that all Eastern Orthodox churches have the same doctrines and beliefs, but are some (in the US) known for being more conservative? More liberal? Which ones celebrate Christmas in January and which ones celebrate Christians in December? Any other quirks? In my area I have access to Greek...
  14. Jessica Kolettis

    Hello Everyone!

    My name is Jessica. I'm 29. I live in the U.S. but my great-grand parents came here from Greece in 1914. I'll never forget the legacy of my Greek origin and I'm proud to be Greek. By will of the Lord I was born here in Boston and never learned Greek, I speak English all my life, but what my...
  15. S

    Some Questions on Orthodox Theology/traditions

    A Greek friend invited me to a Greek Orthodox church for Easter this past Saturday evening to show me some of the theology and traditions, and how they differ from mine (Episcopal.) I had really hoped to learn something, but I left the church markedly disappointed on that front. For example, I...