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[quote author=epiphania link=topic=11903.msg142197#msg142197 date=1311974325] [quote author=Zoxsasi link=topic=11903.msg142196#msg142196 date=1311969815] Epiphania, Please don't call me sweetheart. I am not trying to purge EVERY egypian aspect ab…
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I'll second that one--do you have a recording?
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[quote author=Unworthy1 link=topic=11903.msg142148#msg142148 date=1311913476] [quote author=Biboboy link=topic=11903.msg142137#msg142137 date=1311911020] As I said earlier, we worship God, not our languages and cultures. It is a sin to create the id…
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Thanks again. I do not have an MP3 player or iPod, however that is something I probably should invest in. I also downloaded an e-book off of the CopticBook site, called "Coptic Music." It is an historical review of Coptic music, especially in t…
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HH Pope Shenouda does not question the Orthodoxy of the 4th Council, nor do the senior hierarchs of the OO churches, and this applies to the other three after it too. The only real question now is what is actually being taught by the clergy on a …
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Unfortunately my computer does not support the audio files from this site. Is there a converter or something or a special player I can download?
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Our holy Fathers addressed this problem of "culturalism" in the Church, and they identified it as a heresy--Philitism, if I'm not mistaken, is when there is no distinction between ethnicity and the holy Faith. To plant "Coptic Orthodox," "Antiochia…
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[quote author=aidan link=topic=11889.msg142019#msg142019 date=1311785278] [quote author=joseph.vandenbrink link=topic=11889.msg142016#msg142016 date=1311783809] I would recommend reading "The Soul after Death" by Father Seraphim Rose. He discusses …
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The 4th to 7th councils of the EO Church have addressed heresies and defended Christology in ways that the OO Church has not had to. HH Pope Shenouda has already acknowledged these councils as being Orthodox in their teaching and finds nothing cont…
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I would recommend reading "The Soul after Death" by Father Seraphim Rose. He discusses this in his book, in a very detailed and clear manner.
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As far as the Scriptures are concerned and looking for a favourable translation, go with the OSB. I'm not sure who is saying the footnotes are questionable, as this was endorsed, blessed, and assisted by many Bishops of the Orthodox Faith, along wi…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=11783.msg141400#msg141400 date=1310531473] I have just personally found that such courses have helped me appreciate Orthodoxy more. It has been a springboard for me to read more about what the Fathers have taught regar…
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I must apologise, by the way. I can see how I seem really harsh. I ask you, dear Brothers and Sisters, to afford me to say this: I am a convert from Protestantism, which is just the other side of the coin of Roman Catholicism. Believe me when I…
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I think it still comes down to why one would put themselves in a position like that if they did not have to? And no one has to. I know an Orthodox priest who now has the eschatology and soteriology of a Protestant because he did such similar thing…
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I am afraid I do think this extreme. After converting to Holy Orthodoxy, I returned back to the Protestant Bible College I was attending, thinking, "I am Orthodox, I've been Catechised, and I can always bounce stuff off my priest." Well, when I wa…
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Christ is in our midst! In a great deal of fervour and love of the Agpeya (and also noticing some of the clumsy English), I started working on "translation" of the Agpeya--it's not really a translation, as I'm not going back to the Coptic, but ju…
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If I may weigh in this conversation, I would like to share something. Being a former Protestant and university and Bible college student, any Bible and/or Christianity course offered at a university is either based on and developed by Protestant …
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If I may, again, suggest something, I would like to speak to the HTB and Alpha Course controversy. While the Alpha course in it's content is heretical (at best), it was created to serve a particular purpose which has always been there over the last…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=11053.msg133951#msg133951 date=1300991513] Here is one charismatic service where the so-called 'Toronto Blessing' is manifested... Very disturbing at the least [/quote] I did a group paper on this in my las…
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Thank you, Fr. Peter. You are certainly right, and I should have clarified that to start. It does go back to the clergy, the parents, and the God-Parents taking responsibility for the souls of their children. I see the same problem earlier ment…
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If I may, a priest in our diocese, with the blessing of our Bishop and the Metropolitan, published a site that dedicated to reach out to heterodox Christians. It originally started out as classes that would take place after Great Vespers, but then …
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The EO Lenten Triodion starts three Sundays before Clean Monday (first day of the Fast), and that week we do not fast at all (not even Wednesday and Friday), because it follows the Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican and we don't fast so that we…
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Here's the introduction to the blog site I set up for this initiative: "Christ is in our midst! "I am a Christian of the Orthodox Faith who is passionate about the healing of the schisms of the churches. For 1560 years, the "Eastern Orthodox" (…
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[quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=10927.msg132671#msg132671 date=1299775425] Actually, this isn't much different from what the OO church rites call for. The ACTUAL deacons and archdeacons are allowed to administer communion, just like in the EO …
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10927.msg132666#msg132666 date=1299769912] Dear Joseph I would be very interested in hearing more about the role of the deacon in the EO, and the differences with the role in the OO? God bless Father Peter …
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I also found an Orthodox Translation of the New Testament that is published, and it's really quite good. You can download it as a PDF file here: http://www.orthodox-church.info/eob/download/eobntpublic.pdf, and you can visit the website for the pro…
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I am actually surprised finding videos for the liturgies would be this difficult! I have a video on DVD, but not way of getting it onto the computer (only a netbook). I did find this site, though, which may be helpful: http://www.myocn.net/index.p…
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I'll get on that for you folks. It may take a bit of time, but I'll find it.
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Hi Mabsoota, I will remember the Holy New Martyrs of Egypt and their families, and that Christ may again show His Church victorious over the enemy.
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Also, please consider following this blog I set up to serve as a base for this movement of prayer: http://tasbehaforchristjesus.blogspot.com/