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by Reader Michael
Mon 28 June 2004 5:55 pm
Forum: Miscellany
Topic: THANK GOD FOR THIS WEB SITE!
Replies: 30
Views: 15746


The Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Antiochian Patriarchate, and the OCA, the Moscow Patriarchate, not to mention some members of ROCOR even, and other Orthodox bodies I am sure, regard the Oriental Orthodox as Orthodox. Such "regard"s are the basis by which many declare that they are compromising ...
by Reader Michael
Thu 24 June 2004 7:31 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Updates to Autonomous Russian Church Websites
Replies: 67
Views: 27879

Saint Philaret was known to have moved a parish from one diocese to another as well, even.
Colorado was switched to the western diocese just before Fr Gregory left ROCOR. Houston was switched to NY about the same time. I don't think any other Texas parishs existed.

Also I think several parishes ...
by Reader Michael
Thu 17 June 2004 6:48 pm
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: Patriarch Alexei's Alleged KGB Past?
Replies: 8
Views: 4170

The papers detail the activities of Patriarch Alexiy, who was code-named "Agent Drozdov" (the thrush)

"THRUSH" was the name of the evil organization in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." TV show (United Network Command for Law Enforcement) The American Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Russian Illya ...
by Reader Michael
Thu 17 June 2004 6:26 pm
Forum: Book and Media Reviews
Topic: The Orthodox Church by Ware
Replies: 16
Views: 10117

Re: The Orthodox Church by Ware

I recently read the review of Ware's The Orthodox Church on orthodoxinfo.net (in which the original 1963 or 1964 editions are recommended). Anyway, as a result, I went on-line in search of my own copy and found several copies of the 1963 or 1964 editions at www.alibris.com. I think I paid around $7 ...
by Reader Michael
Mon 14 June 2004 5:06 pm
Forum: Liturgics and Mysteries
Topic: Women reading in Church?
Replies: 14
Views: 9618

In the Orthodox Church, tonsured Readers read. And when they are not around, by economy any man who can reasonably accomplish the task, and if no such person as this, then a woman may.


"resonably accomplish the task" The task consists first in knowing how to put the services together. Who ...
by Reader Michael
Mon 7 June 2004 7:13 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: What if there are only modernist parishes in my area?
Replies: 38
Views: 12055

Let me look to see if I can find the statement by your metropolitan saying this.
Waiting........

In Christ
Nektarios
First, the positive spin.

A couple of years ago, after the Ben Lomond affair, “Met. +PHILP sent out an arch-pastoral directive that forbade concelebration with American JP clergy ...
by Reader Michael
Fri 4 June 2004 6:54 pm
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: Is the Holy Bible 100% perfect?
Replies: 9
Views: 3673

Nick Harmon,

I read that somewhere before, but this time I was really struck by the beauty! Thank you.

Thank God, not me.

orprcmpr had the insight to relate St Simeon's life to this Subject ("Is the Holy Bible 100% perfect?") and it was his suggestion to remember St Simeon! I only followed up ...