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« Reply #90 on: August 06, 2012, 10:45:08 PM » |
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My chrismation was on December 16, 2012. Thanks be to God!
"Remember that the evil which is now in the world will become yet more powerful, and that it is not evil which conquers evil, but only love."
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« Reply #91 on: August 06, 2012, 10:50:07 PM » |
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« Reply #92 on: August 07, 2012, 01:16:28 AM » |
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Not meaning to be nosey, but the above statement seems a little odd, given that your profile says your Catholic.
Can a Catholic not learn about Orthodox traditions? |
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« Reply #93 on: August 07, 2012, 02:19:45 AM » |
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I am officially a catechumen! Congratulations Kelly! Many years! |
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Lord, to whom shall I go? You have the words of eternal life. I believe and know that you are the Holy One of God. (c.f. John 6:68-69)
Lord I believe; help my unbelief. (c.f. Mark 9:24)
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« Reply #94 on: August 07, 2012, 05:21:59 AM » |
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The one thing i wonder is: when in your process is it recommeneded to begin fasting? People keep telling me that i should forget that now and just focus on learning and reading. Are they right?
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« Reply #95 on: August 07, 2012, 05:33:08 AM » |
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« Reply #96 on: August 07, 2012, 08:46:44 AM » |
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Many, Many, MANY years! Congratulations Kelly! I will be sending Fr. D a request today that I join the catechumenate  I want to be so named on the 15th, praying that Fr. D agrees to my request that it be the 15th and not the following Saturday! Congratulations again Kelly! |
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« Reply #97 on: August 07, 2012, 09:31:25 AM » |
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Not meaning to be nosey, but the above statement seems a little odd, given that your profile says your Catholic.
Can a Catholic not learn about Orthodox traditions? You said that at your Catholic parish "People are quite devout and religious, but the traditions they follow is not quite what I have come to learn as the Orthodox tradition". (See below.) I don't see why you would expect it to be. Hello everyone, this is my first post. Yey!
I'm a cradle Roman Catholic who have become Eastern Catholic. But now I'm am looking at Holy Orthodoxy. I don't know how serious I am yet, I am still challenging myself if I can "stomach" it. I mean, it is not easy to change my beliefs about the Pope and the Catholic Church given I am a Catholic for all of my life. But I have found greater spirituality in the Orthodox faith. As an Eastern Catholic I tried learning from the Orthodox how to live the faith. Unfortunately I find that those that are around me are not living what I have come to understand as the Orthodox faith and its traditions. So I am trying to learn about Orthodoxy now and see if what I thought it was is really what it is. And perhaps it can make me come to a decision to become Orthodox.
Welcome, Be aware we are all at different places in our journey, so you will see a lot of different levels in any parish. We believe the church is a hospital for sinners not a place for only those who are righteous! Peace in your journey. Thank you. I understand that. What I mean is, it is not like everyone is nominal in my current parish. People are quite devout and religious, but the traditions they follow is not quite what I have come to learn as the Orthodox tradition. It is more of an in-between of Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Not meaning to be nosey, but the above statement seems a little odd, given that your profile says your Catholic. |
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"Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit."
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« Reply #98 on: August 07, 2012, 10:17:56 AM » |
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You said that at your Catholic parish "People are quite devout and religious, but the traditions they follow is not quite what I have come to learn as the Orthodox tradition". (See below.) I don't see why you would expect it to be.
My Catholic parish is a Ukrainian Catholic parish. Were you thinking I was referring to a Roman Catholic parish? |
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« Reply #99 on: August 07, 2012, 11:40:08 AM » |
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My Catholic parish is a Ukrainian Catholic parish.
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"Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit."
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« Reply #100 on: August 07, 2012, 09:15:07 PM » |
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My Catholic parish is a Ukrainian Catholic parish.
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My chrismation was on December 16, 2012. Thanks be to God!
"Remember that the evil which is now in the world will become yet more powerful, and that it is not evil which conquers evil, but only love."
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« Reply #101 on: August 07, 2012, 09:28:10 PM » |
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This thread keeps getting hijacked. Wasn't trying to; just looking for clarification on what he said about his parish not following Orthodox tradition. |
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« Reply #102 on: December 20, 2012, 09:59:39 PM » |
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I'm a couple days late but I wanted to share the great news. As of December 16, I am the newly-illumined Catherine.  Please pray for me as I continue my journey in the Holy Orthodox Church. |
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My chrismation was on December 16, 2012. Thanks be to God!
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« Reply #103 on: December 20, 2012, 10:33:36 PM » |
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Wohoo! Congratulations and many years Catherine! |
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Lord, to whom shall I go? You have the words of eternal life. I believe and know that you are the Holy One of God. (c.f. John 6:68-69)
Lord I believe; help my unbelief. (c.f. Mark 9:24)
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« Reply #104 on: December 20, 2012, 11:43:23 PM » |
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Congratulations and Many Years!!
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« Reply #105 on: December 21, 2012, 12:45:22 AM » |
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« Reply #106 on: December 21, 2012, 07:33:07 AM » |
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Wonderful! May God grant you MANY MANY YEARS  |
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« Reply #107 on: December 21, 2012, 02:27:21 PM » |
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« Reply #108 on: December 21, 2012, 11:29:24 PM » |
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I'm a couple days late but I wanted to share the great news. As of December 16, I am the newly-illumined Catherine. Please pray for me as I continue my journey in the Holy Orthodox Church. Yay! You win. Many years. |
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« Reply #109 on: December 27, 2012, 12:07:51 PM » |
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I'm a couple days late but I wanted to share the great news. As of December 16, I am the newly-illumined Catherine. Please pray for me as I continue my journey in the Holy Orthodox Church. Holy Great Martyr St. Catherine pray to God for us! Many years! |
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« Reply #110 on: December 27, 2012, 12:12:52 PM » |
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