I am Eastern Orthodox (Antiochian). I would like to know what is the main ifference between the Oriental Orthodox and the Eastern Orthodox? And how long will unity take? Thank you!
The Eastern Orthodox people eat more fried rice.
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November 01 2009 | Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
This is kind of odd because I have Lutheran Grandmothers, Catholic Grandfathers and other members of my family are Russian Orthodox. What’s the difference between Catholic (Eastern European), and Russian Orthodox?
The Ministry of Saint Peter the Pope.
Both agree in a unique ministry for the Pope, but disagree with the range of authority. Very close to bridging this gap between this great schism of over a 1000 years. Pray that we may be One Body in Christ completely.
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October 15 2009 | Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
The Bible and ancient church had married bishops? When and why did the Orthodox do away with them?
The Eastern custom of limiting candidacy for the office of Bishop to celibate clergy is only that: a custom like that of total clerical celibacy among the modern Roman Catholics. On that basis is it acceptable practice to require that Bishops in the Eastern churches be celibate. However, the claim that a married man cannot be Consecrated a Bishop is erroneous Sacramental Theology. It is a denial of the Holy Orders of present day Bishops because they are derived from the married Apostles and married Bishops of the early years of the Church. It is also a claim that what was once a valid practice of the Church is now heterodox. It is a claim that the fashion of the times and ethnic custom are the arbiters of what is proper in the Church. That is schismatic thinking. The fact that the local council which tried to impose this custom was itself rejected indicates the problematical nature of this question.
The case for married Bishops has Orthodox precedents. After all, eleven of the men that Christ chose as Apostles were married and many of the Bishops of the early Church were married. [St. Matthew 8:14.]
The Apostolic Canons, which follow Holy Scriptures, accept married Bishops. The local anti-mission council of Trullo (also called the Quinisext council) which opposed married Bishops was unratified at the time of the Great Schism of 1054. The Undivided Church rejected the idea of requiring all churches to elect only monks as Bishops. The only canons of Trullo which have ecumenical status are Canon 73 and 82 because they were the only canons read into the record of the Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Seventh Ecumenical Council resisted wholesale written approval of Trullo, and Trullo is not listed among the Councils accepted by the Seventh Ecumenical Council. One reason Trullo may have been rejected is that it states that valid Baptisms must be performed only in properly constructed church buildings. That is incorrect Sacramental Theology which would invalidate Baptisms by missionaries, or Baptisms in churches which are under persecution by the "State."
The Scriptural readings of the Consecration of a Bishop of the Celtic churches speak of married Bishops with children. Saint Patrick was himself a monk, but asked a friend to suggest a "a man of one wife and one child" for ordination. Saint Patrick decided to make the candidate, Saint Fiacc, the first native-born Bishop in Ireland. This choice may have been influenced by the fact that Saint Hilary of Poitiers had been a married Bishop. The father of the St. Gregory Nazianzus the Theologian, from Neocaesarea in Cappadocia, was also a married Bishop. In any case, Saint Patrick’s Consecration of Saint Fiacc was considered legitimate by the Undivided Church.
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October 15 2009 | Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
I’ve been searching for differences between the two types of architectural styles but I can’t find anything I can actually understand and I was wondering if someone could explain, simply, what are the main differences between Orthodox Churches and Catholic Churches except for the whole standing and sitting thing.
Thank you in advance!
Eastern Orthodox Churches have:
- domes
- iconostasises
- no sculptures
- are always built on the plan of circle, cross or square
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October 13 2009 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Is yoga an orthodox division of Hinduism from the beginning?
Or yoga originally had nothing to do with Hinduism, but has been absorbed in Hinduism later?
It has been argued that Sankhya (enumeration, or ‘count’) and Yoga may have had their earliest origins in the Indus valley civilization. Yoga refers to a separate philosophical school or darshana, but it is also used in a wider sense to describe different methods of self-control and meditation in Hinduism.
The Yoga school of thought relies on Sankhya metaphysics and uses as its basic text the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, dating from teh 2nd century before Christ. Yoga differs from Sankhya in that it emphasises specific practices for the attainment of liberation and introduces the Lord, Ishvara, as an object of devotion. He is presented as a specially exalted sould which has never been enmeshed in matter, a methodical help and meditational focus for the seeker. The final goal of Yoga, however, is not union with him but isolation of the soul.
The practices of Yoga may be very ancient – a figure seated cross-legged can be seen on some of the Mohenjo Daro seals from the Indus valley. The Yoga school has developed carefully graded phsical and spiritual exercises which in modified form have become part of many schools of Hinduism.
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October 09 2009 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Any orthodox priests who can possibly give me an email address so i can ask them something? Please.
Here are a few priests who seem, from their writings, as though they wouldn’t mind hearing from you:
• Fr. John Matusiak (OCA) [ tocmed@hotmail.com ]. He writes a Q&A feature for the OCA’s official website.
• Fr. Ares Metrakos (Greek) [ FrMetrakos@orthodoxytoday.org ]. He writes articles for the website _Orthodoxy Today_ that often deal with pastoral matters. He’s very down-to-earth.
• Fr. George Morelli (Antiochian) [ gmorelli@fdu.edu ]. He is a licensed clinical psychologist who writes frequently on pastoral issues, including for _Orthodoxy Today_.
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• Regarding "Fr Alexander" on Yahoo Answers:
Unfortunately, we don’t know whether "Fr Alexander" is a real Orthodox priest. I looked over a selection of his answers, and they seem basically Orthodox in content, except for one dealing with ancient heresies — which should have been simple for a priest.
To be fair, we all have our bad days, and he noted that he might be wrong. But I must say that it is *very* odd that he calls himself a priest and does not fully identify himself or what Church exactly he belongs to. Before trusting any counsel you receive from him — or any supposed priest you find online — you should do the following:
1) Get from him his last name and the name of his archdiocese (i.e. his "jurisdiction") and the name of his bishop.
2) Check and see if the jurisdiction is mentioned at the relevant link below. If it isn’t, drop him like a hot potato.
3) If it is, click through to go to the official website of that jurisdiction, look him up there, and get his phone number. Then give him a call and make sure it’s the same guy.
There are a fair number of wackos and creeps out there who call themselves Orthodox clergy. It’ll be ten or so minutes well-spent.
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October 06 2009 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
My boyfriend is Christian Orthodox and i wanted to know about what their beliefs about sex are. I am Catholic and i wouldnt know. I have been thinking for a while about having sex with him but personally im trying to keep my self abstinent until im married (but you never know, just saying). And people please dont get all mad at me, im just curious.
do not base your actions on others beliefs. base them off of your own. be open to correction, but follow your mind. they do not believe it is right to have sex outside of marriage, between man and woman. as a christian, you should believe that too. you must constantly fight the desires of your sinful flesh. we will all sin, but we can not give up the fight. we will not be perfect, but we must try to be so that we demonstrate to God true repentance. so, while you will not be condemned to hell if you a christian when you sin, as a christian, you will be constantly fighting sin. so, fight the urge to have sex outside of marriage, and trust in God, and he will provide. and if you mess up, repent and keep on fighting. if you give up or continually give in, it may indicate that you are not a christian, or that you need some serious help. God bless, and good luck following God on the path of righteousness.
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October 03 2009 | Uncategorized | 11 Comments »
are there any particular things that happen in the easter celebration
how are older people veiwed in the greek orthodox church?
The preeminent hymn sung at Pascha/Easter is "Christos Anesti" – "Christ is Risen".http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7tKexc4wSM It is not sung until midnight on Easter morning just before the midnight Paschal liturgy. It is first sung as the conclusion of the prayer service that has been going on since about 11 PM.
After the Paschal liturgy,(no "Sunrise service" there), the congregation breaks the Lenten fast with a meal that contains meat (usually lamb – what else?), as well as breaking and eating the red (always red) easter eggs that represent Christ’s resurrection.
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September 19 2009 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
What is the difference between and icon and a statue and how are the two viewed and related to differently in the Orthodox and Catholic traditions?
The Orthodox see icons as "windows into heaven", and prefer that the representations not be "realistic" as seen with the natural eye; they are to bring us closer to God and the things of God, not things of the earth.
To be clear, praying in front of an icon is little different from the picture you see from time to time of an old man sitting at a table with his Bible open in front of him, praying. He is not "praying to" the Bible, nor are Christians who employ images praying to the icon or statue. They are focal points of where particular instances of prayer can happen, but are not the object of such prayer.
Honor given to the image, according to official Orthodox teaching, passes to the one depicted. If you think you’d treat, say, John the Baptist with certain amount of respect if you met him personally, so we treat the icon.
The use of images stems from the practice of the early church, where it is known that images, primarily paintings and mosaics, were used. Statuary is a direction that Roman Catholicism and the Western church went, while the Eastern Roman Empire and Eastern Christians stayed with icons only, for the most part.
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September 15 2009 | Uncategorized | 6 Comments »