The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Indeed He is Risen! I am surprised that by now you have not taken note of the pan-orthodox councils of the 16th and 19th centuries. I have yet to hear of any writings objecting to these councils at that time, so I believe they were universally held by the Orthodox Church. Father Mark, would you be s...

I think this action is really positive. It will show everybody the ecumenism true face... "No one who has the love of God in them could ever wish that anyone go to hell". I think OrthodoxChristian summed up the attitude we should have towards these matters very nicely - it is the true Ort...

Can't remember if it is documented whether Saint Seraphim specifically spoke of Catholics being heretical, but if Saint Seraphim spoke against Old Believers, then it is highly probable that he would have been against he Catholic religion. Generally now and throughout the centuries, apart from a few ...

Quite right David. The only thing is, as long as some Orthodox people define the purity of the Church according to it's members, there will always be divisions. Some controversy can always be found if you look hard enough. A delight for the devil really - that is, all these controversies and subsequ...

I wonder if Olympiada is wanting to know of the practicality of why Pascha is celebrated at midnight in some jurisdictions or whether she wants to know the meaning of celebrating Pascha? I think it's the latter. Just out of interest what time do you guys have the Easter service? I know some Greeks d...

Some points for consideration: Lenin and Stalin were considered the antiChrist in their time - and I would say with good reason. Peter the Great was considered antiChrist by the Old-believers. The word 'considered' doesn't really seem to relay the true depth of what and why these people believed the...

P.S It wasn't blood red - it was a rusty red brown. But blood red sounds so much more fascinating doesn't it, although the less dramatic colour doesn't detract from it's beauty. I agree that we are probably living in the last times, but who knows how long these last times will last? It could be anot...