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by Distressed Orthodox
Wed 20 October 2010 1:37 pm
Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
Topic: Any Advice Available?
Replies: 4
Views: 3872

Any Advice Available?

I was wondering if anyone can offer any advice. For the last 13 or 14 years, I've contemplated living the monastic life. In fact, for a couple years I did, and I was very happy there but I left. I then spent a couple months at St. Anthony's in Arizona before spending three months on Athos. I was adv...
by Distressed Orthodox
Wed 5 March 2008 5:41 am
Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
Topic: Writing to a geronda
Replies: 4
Views: 4428

Writing to a geronda

I am writing to a geronda on Athos. I wanted to find out the proper "protocol." Should I address it as Geronda or Igumenos (I've never heard igumenos used, but was told it means "abbot"). Thank you.

by Distressed Orthodox
Sun 2 March 2008 12:03 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Are there any canonical patriarchs anymore
Replies: 9
Views: 3308

Are there any canonical patriarchs anymore

I, like many, am distressed about the current actions of the patriarchs, especially the patriarch of Constantinople. I cannot, for the life of me, understand how they can be doing what they do with the heretics. How can they be so willing to bow to the papists and protestants but treat Orthodox like...