[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=11704.msg140291#msg140291 date=1309163243]
I visited St Catherine's and they weren't very friendly at all. Indeed they were pointing and saying 'monophysite heretics'.
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Are any of these red sea monasteries (St. Paul, St. Anthony, St. Catherine) very restrictive to letting guests come visit?
Also are St Athony and At Paul on Mt Sinai?
Also, can you please name a few upper egyptian monasteries that are especially r…
Pauli, is it possible to become a monk in one of those eritrean/ethiopian monasteries if you only speak english? Also, can you name a few specific monasteries that are particularly reclusive/isolated?
I think the most reclusive monasteries would have to be those that are physically hardest to visit (very long car ride, or maybe there are no roads, etc.).
Does anyone know of any such monasteries? Monasteries that take days to get to by car or r…
[quote author=Joshuaa link=topic=11682.msg140057#msg140057 date=1308709553]
I forgive you Sudani. If it's not a good joke then it does seem to come off like bribery. You know, offering something good but really it's bad. Joke been good but the in…
Thank you very much for the video George, I found it very helpful. And thank you all for your helpful comments and prayers. I feel reassured of my faith. Also the pain that I was in has went away, at least for now.
I don't think God was trying to lead him to repentance because the bible says that Job was righteous, one who "shuns evil." Maybe God was trying to make him more humble (spiritual).
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[quote author=Sudani link=topic=11528.msg138955#msg138955 date=1307126796]
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Sudani, you're stupid, my problem has yet to be solved, I'm afraid it may take months to s…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=11464.msg138152#msg138152 date=1305701867]
I would not recommend the works of Vladimir Moss to ordinary Coptic Orthodox. He is not a member of any canonical Eastern Orthodox Church but belongs to a Greek Old Cal…
Pano, Sirach 12:1 says something like
"When you do good, know for whom you do it and you will be rewarded for it"
Thats why I think they're right that we shouldn't give money to people on the streets who might use it for drugs. But I like the idea…
[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=10548.msg128364#msg128364 date=1296073010]
Father Peter,
I think the entire Holy Week with its feasts, rites, hymns and services was done every 33 yr....not really "pascha" because the feast were still celebrated…
Hi Father,
I agree that this is not scientific proof that Jesus is God and you are right that there are many number in nature that can be interpreted in many ways. I just thought it was interesting since it seems strange that the cycles of the moon…
I had thought it was the Church tradition that Jesus' ministry was 3.5 years. I heard somewhere that in the early church, they used to celebrate the Pascha week only once every 33 years (Here's a reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/6751/A-Guide-to-…
Luke 3:23 says that he began his ministry at about 30 years. And the prophecy in Daniel says that his ministry should last "a time, and times, and a half of a time."
there has to be somewhere in the bible where the sacraments are listed symbolically. any ideas anyone?
i was thinking about the seven days in genesis. maybe 7th day (rest) = priesthood; and 6th day (man and woman)=marriage; and 3rd day (plants) = c…