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by jgress
Mon 27 April 2015 9:47 pm
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: Met. Chrysostom of Florina
Replies: 4
Views: 116

Re: Met. Chrysostom of Florina

I moved this to the private forum since the ecclesiological views of Met Petros are a controversial topic.

by jgress
Mon 20 April 2015 10:10 pm
Forum: Liturgics and Mysteries
Topic: Three day fast for communion
Replies: 9
Views: 22836

Re: Three day fast for communion

There seems to be much variation. I suppose as long as you attend liturgy regularly, local traditions about frequency of communion probably don't matter as much for your spiritual life. I guess I'd say that infrequent communion makes less sense to me: if you are not under a canonical penalty and obs...
by jgress
Sat 4 April 2015 11:01 pm
Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
Topic: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
Replies: 10
Views: 5123

Re: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?

I'm commenting as someone who attends a "World Orthodox" church (as there are no TO churches near me to attend) and within a 2 hour drive there are several parishes of varying jurisdictions, so there would be the potential for singles (if they were to visit for liturgy or other functions)...
by jgress
Sat 4 April 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force
Replies: 3
Views: 2236

Re: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force

My impression was the Vatican did play a more significant role in Poland, where it remained relatively strong throughout the Communist period.

by jgress
Sat 4 April 2015 12:49 pm
Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
Topic: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
Replies: 10
Views: 5123

Re: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?

Other things to consider: Cultural incompatibility: if you're a convert in an ethnic parish, there may be cultural or linguistic barriers, even if you share the same faith. When I joined True Orthodoxy, I was told I would probably never get married since I wasn't ethnically Greek. Lack of matchmaker...
by jgress
Fri 3 April 2015 9:33 pm
Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
Topic: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?
Replies: 10
Views: 5123

Re: Orthodox dating Heterodox Why?

You have a point. Some of the problem may be because, especially in True Orthodoxy, our numbers are very small. I think also it's hard to avoid getting to know people outside your church and your faith, and a lot of what attracts people to each other has nothing to do with religion. So yes, Orthodox...
by jgress
Fri 3 April 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force
Replies: 3
Views: 2236

Re: Uniates try to take an Orthodox Church by force

The Vatican single-handedly engineered the fall of the USSR? News to me.