... Have you studied theology?< Dear Fr. John, Yes, I frequently study theology, when I read the divine Scriptures, and the writings of the Holy Fathers, and I...
... So Athanasius, why do you only emphasize the portion that agrees with your strict interpretation and ignore that which allows for a more lenient practice. ...
How many bishops compromise the Synod? There were no signatures on this Ukaze. We know Holy Metr.Philaret, who was first hierarch and who's diocese was...
... --St. Theophan the Recluse. ... lawful Church hierarchy actually imposes judgment on them.< "Anathema means anything that has been separated from God and...
... this Ukaze. Evlogeite! Please do try and follow the plot. It has already been pointed out that it was not the practice of the synod for Bishops to sign....
By the way, the word is "comprise," not "compromise." I hope this is just a typo, and that you were not taking a (subtle?) pot-shot at our bishops. --Dimitra ...
Regarding the following comment made by Fr. John R. Shaw, the materiel which is presented just after his comment is a direct copy from Moscow's "The Statute of...
... Not clear what "non-submittal of answers" means. . .where are the submitted questions? ... Exactly the same as they now are-- the rightful and inalienable...
... JRS: First: as regards my "comment", please note that the words are not mine, but my translation of the Russian text into English. The text was first...
Dear Fater Alexander, During the negotiations has anyone raised an issue of ROCOR properties in Holy Land very recently taken away from us by MP ? Will those...
Fr. Alexander, Thank you for responding to my questions. I now see that they have already been `addressed', and your reiteration of their content is most...
... JRS: Fr. Alexander was referring to the decision *about* that document, not quoting the document itself. ... JRS: Here it is you who are quoting a...
Dear Athanasios, I hesitate to step into this discussion. However, there are certain aspects of your presentation on how anathemas work that I'm not sure I...
The following sermon can be found at www.fatheralexander.org, in the section "On the Saints and their Writings" St. John (Maximovich), file 3. Notice that the...
Fr. John, Thank you for your reply. I meant no aspersion to be cast against you regarding the "comments". I realize that they were from the Bishops and I erred...
"For when the Lord says: "he is judged already," and when the Apostle anathematizes even angels, if they teach anything different from what we have preached,...
... JRS: The above means the same thing as saying that a sinner, while unrepenting, separates himself from the True Life. However, no one else on earth can be...
... from? ... Father, bless. The quotation comes from St. Nicodemus' commentary in the Pedalion ([Thessaloniki: Regopoulos, 1982], pp. 4-5, n. 2; cf. also p....
... JRS: That is, it was a footnote to the commentary on the 3rd Canon of the Holy Apostles. An English translation of it is also on p. 5 in "The Rudder". In...
... It was printed in Pravoslavnaia Zhizn', January-February 2005. It's available now online in the August issue of The Russian Inok: ...
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Dear G.B., Thank you very much for the link! --Dimitra ... It was printed in Pravoslavnaia Zhizn', January-February 2005. It's available now online in the...
[The following is a quote from ] V. Ya. Vasilevskaya's book The Catacombs of the 20th Century, published in Moscow in 2001. The author was the aunt of...
http://www.hagiasophiablog.com please enter the following site, read the message, and choose as you please. lets try to find a way for the church to return...
... "rstauffer" <rstauffer@y...> wrote: (Quoting St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain according to The Rudder/Pedalion) ... to depose the priests, or to...
... Good. Let's stop there. End the scandalous argumentation. Practice humility and give us all a break. Fr. Anthony * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...
Let's be nice. This list is for people to get a better understanding of Orthodoxy. Athanasios quotes the Holy Fathers. His argumentation is not scandalous. It...
... agreement with the Holy Fathers and well written. Those who don't quote the Holy Fathers, but insist on their own interpretation which are contrary to what...
... argumentation. Practice humility and give us all a break.< Dear Fr. Anthony, Believe me, I would like nothing more than to end this discussion, which has...
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