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by Savva24
Thu 8 July 2004 5:14 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Issues
Topic: Totally off-topic
Replies: 31
Views: 12070

"We're near the absolute summit... I thank God who blessed us to realize that universal victory and pray for the conquest of the cup," Greek church leader Christodoulos said in a written statement. :ohvey: I was waiting for this subject to come up. I feel relieved that I am not the only o...
by Savva24
Wed 7 July 2004 6:02 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Really, really upsetting website, mentions Holy Trintiy
Replies: 9
Views: 2661

sues57 wrote:

As for Father Luke, I'll just judge for myself. We have a box in the church hall to put in questions for him. And no, I'm not going to ask him if he knows that some neo-nazi in cyberspace likes him!

:lol:

by Savva24
Wed 7 July 2004 6:46 am
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Really, really upsetting website, mentions Holy Trintiy
Replies: 9
Views: 2661

Dear Sue, You should never have let this sillyness bother you. Believe me, I have been in ROCOR my whole life and there is no Nazi conspiricy in her. If you read the quote well, you would have noticed that this pinhead is critisizing ROCOR for being too liberal and not meeting his standards of fanat...
by Savva24
Tue 6 July 2004 6:15 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: On the question of the calendar
Replies: 176
Views: 61335

Joasia, If you accuse the Fathers of St. Markellas of judging you, then why do you see fit to judge them? I understand the Church can be hard sometimes, but the fanatic and rigid Holy Fathers set the examples. I know enough of the fathers at St. Markella's and I know of many stories on how they wor...
by Savva24
Tue 6 July 2004 6:03 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Church gift shop
Replies: 20
Views: 4907

But the Theotokos CAN'T save you. She can PRAY for you, but SHE can't save you. But she certainly CAN save us by her PRAYERS. This is a prayer used in many services of the Church and understood in the right context, it is correct. Of course only Christ can save us in any final sence. But if a firem...
by Savva24
Sat 3 July 2004 7:29 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Prophesy of St. John of Shanghai - birth of the anti-christ
Replies: 83
Views: 18746

It means have courage. Don't apologize for yourself. have "cahounas". Do you understand that? He gets away with saying whatever he wants and people slink away from him. Why should he have that? Ah..''cahounas'', now you are speaking my language. In any event, I wouldn't quite define coura...
by Savva24
Sat 3 July 2004 7:15 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Prophesy of St. John of Shanghai - birth of the anti-christ
Replies: 83
Views: 18746

Joasia wrote:

Nick,
Stand up and have some arhetheis.

Arhetheis? What the heck is that? :? Perhaps arthritis? That does run in my family; I am afraid of getting that. :P