I’m in Australia & would love to have a garden wedding, but would also like a GOP to perform the ceremony, due to my religion. Has anyone else that’s Greek Orthodox been married out of the church with an Orthodox priest?
Generally no. You’ll have to ask your priest.
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March 18 2010 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
My boyfriend is Russian Orthodox, and I am Catholic. We want to get married in the Catholic Church. What do we have to do for that to happen?
Relations between Russian Orthodox and other Catholics is just fine, and y’all are on the right track it seems to me, just by asking the question that you have. The Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch and ministers are in constant contact. So focus on the catholicness, and don’t get carried away with the areas of dogma that are slightly different. The Patriarch respects The Pope, The Pope respects the Patriarch. All will work out if you adopt the right attitude. Togetherness. Catholicness. Unity. That’s how you approach your question. And both expressions focus on unity even though they took separate paths 1,000 years ago; it isn’t like the 500-year-old divide between Protestants and Catholics, which is marked in the US by a certain grain of anti-Christlike competitiveness. With the right attitude, y’all are going to be just fine.
Some links below show the relationship between The Vatican and Russian Orthodox. Recall that some of the great visions of the Blessed Virgin are directly connected to the Russian peoples. Fatima for example, where God sent Our Lady to warn the world of the impending peril of Communism as it was being politically manipulated in Russia and China. Or more specifically, to the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan, a sacred image that inspires untold numbers of Russian Orthodox to pray to God and Jesus. Pope John Paul II compares the icon to the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico or Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland. Once again, Christ has sent the Woman to bring us all together through faith and obedience to God the Father. Just as he inspired the writers of The Bible, another thing you two share. This is always the purpose of Mary or The Bible in Catholic faith or any other part of the Catholic vine, which Russian Orthodox is. Unlike so many nonbelievers, Russian Orthodox recognize the continued divine intervention the Kingdom of Heaven provides as part of The Way to bring us all to unity in Christ in preparation for His return. That is the purpose of Chistianity.
So with this knowledge revealed to you, and the seed of this "unity" attitude in your hearts, you need to ignore anyone who suggests that you ignore your respective churches, that it’s all up to you and you alone. That’s the path toward separation from others. Be wary of people who take that hedonistic path. It’s never about the individual. That’s a New Age corruption that’s prospering exceeding in Protestant divisions and so-called Evangalistics who now reject any label that conjoins them with any group of people. Instead, take your "unity" attitude to your respective churches/priests, and declare your intention to get married. Matrimony is an ancient sacrament of both of your expressions of Christianity, rooted of course in the Judaism. Respect one another’s traditions, focus on the similarities. And involve yourself in the community of the faithful. Never hide your faith under a bushel. You two are going to be a great inspiration to others — especially your children, if and when you have children.
Do you realize that y’all are LIVING the Word of God by seeking to reflect on the divisions between the two faith expressions and seeking to overcome them? That is exactly what the Patriarch and the Vatican would suggest you do. Y’all are exactly in step with Christ on that, so feel really good about that.
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March 14 2010 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
Traditionally, I understand Orthodox churches have fewer rows of pews (or no pews) compared to Western churches; however, every Orthodox church I’ve visited in Pittsburgh has a full complement of pews in the Western style. Are there any that have the more traditional, limited pew arrangement?
http://orthodoxyinamerica.org/lr_v10/locator.php
try ROCOR or Serbian
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March 10 2010 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
What are the beliefs and practices that the roman catholic church has in common with the coptic orthodox church?
- 3 Ecumenical Councils
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March 06 2010 | Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
If the Messianic Jew introduced themself and said they were visiting the Orthodox Synagogue and were Messianic, what would likely happen.
We welcome people of all beliefs in our congregation and wonder if it would be reciprocal.
Assuming they aren’t there to proselytize, probably nothing. I was told at Chabad that there are always several Messianics that show up for Passover.
This is probably a lot more common than people realize. I have heard rumors for a few years that there were Messianics in a certain (reform) synagogue. At the present time I could name one who attends the Reform Temple on Friday nights and the Messianic congregation on Saturdays
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February 28 2010 | Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
After being in schism from the Catholic Church, is the schismatic Orthodox Church ever going to convert back to the Catholic Church? They have been separated from the Body of Christ for almost 1,000 years. Are they ever going to convert back to the faith of Christ again?
No idea. Something like that is incredibly hard to predict! We can always pray, though, for Christian unity 
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February 18 2010 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
After being in schism from the Catholic Church, is the schismatic Orthodox Church ever going to convert back to the Catholic Church? They have been separated from the Body of Christ for almost 1,000 years. Are they ever going to convert back to the faith of Christ again?
The Orthodox don’t need to "convert back to the faith of Christ." They’re Christians.
As to whether the schism will ever be healed — I hope so, but it’s not happening anytime soon. I don’t think there’s much motivation among the Orthodox to make it happen. A decent number are still quite anti-Western, or believe that Catholics are heretics, and hence have no desire to reunite.
Current ecumenical talks between the Catholics and Orthodox are focusing on the big issue of what the primacy of the papacy meant back in the first millennium. I do hope they prove useful.
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February 16 2010 | Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
I’ve heard that one of the bigger is the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, but some reports also point to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russian Federation.
So, which is the biggest orthodox christian church in the world?
Oh, I thought you meant the denomination….
OK, the Cathedral Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia. Here’s the Wikipedia link, which combines, I think, Catholic and Orthodox Churches. (If not, there’s a link to Orthodox Churches there.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_church_buildings_in_the_world
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February 03 2010 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosis
If I understand correctly the orthodox view goes further than the main line Evangelical which proclaims that Christ died for our sin. Again, if i understand correctly Orthodox theology proclaims that Christ died so that we may be one with the father and experience heaven, even on earth.
Am I way off? On target? is there more?
Yes, you’re onto something and there is much, much more. We Orthodox connect Christ’s incarnation, death, resurrection, and ascension. Christ became incarnate so that humanity was joined to divinity and so that he might conquer death. When He ascended, humanity entered heaven with Him. We’re also uncomfortable with abstract discussions of theosis. Theology is life in Christ, not an academic discipline.
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January 29 2010 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
My boss is Jewish Orthodox, and in a conversation we had he said that the feet of the pig is shaped like the devils and is not like the goat? that is has to do with the devil? this is a religious question.
Pigs have cloven (split) hooves, supposedly like the devil, and according to the Bible (remember the Bible?) this makes them unfit to eat.
In Judaism, Kashrut (kosher) is the set of dietary laws governing what may or may not be consumed. These laws are based upon the Torah and the Talmud. According to Jewish law, animals that both chew their cud (ruminate) and have cloven hooves are kosher[8]. Animals with one characteristic but not the other (the camel, the hyrax and the hare because they have no cloven hooves, and the pig because it does not ruminate) are specifically excluded[9] (Leviticus 11:3-8).[10] Jews are forbidden from eating pork, as swine are considered to be unclean. In the context of Judaism, the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy from the Hebrew Bible specify what must not be consumed.
The Book of Leviticus states:
“ Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that only chew the cud, or of them that only part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you. – Leviticus 11:4 ”
These are the animals considered to be unclean according to Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. Verse 7 to verse 8: (7)Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean to you. (8)And swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
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January 18 2010 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments »