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Category Archives: Eastern Christianity
The worst argument for women’s ordination I’ve ever seen
I’ve seen some very bad radical egalitarian arguments for women’s ordination but this one from Ben Witherington III, who apparently did his own doctoral thesis on the New Testament on the topic of women in ministry in the church, probably, … Continue reading
Catholics/Orthodox Christians are too Old Testament?
I’ve heard Protestant friends of mine talk about how Catholic and Orthodox Christians are too “Old Testament”. At first, I thought that was referring to their emphasis on works in regard to salvation and having engaged more with Catholic theology, … Continue reading
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Are Anabaptists orthodox?
I use the term Anabaptist here to refer to someone who deliberately denies baptism to infants. Although technically, the term means “no baptist” and a better term would be credobaptist. I reject the term credobaptist to refer to such people … Continue reading
Nonna Verna Harrison on the Ordination of Women in the Orthodox Church
“Orthodox Arguments Against the Ordination of Women as Priests”, Women and the Priesthood, ed. Fr. Thomas Hopko, 165-187 Nonna Verna Harrison takes a look at three different arguments espoused by Orthodox theologians against women’s ordination, “[t]hey are (1) the argument … Continue reading
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Met. Kallistos Ware on the Ordination of Women in the Orthodox Church
“Man, Woman and the Priesthood of Christ”, Women and the Priesthood, 5-53. It is a common theme of Met. Kallistos Ware to caution hastiness in the Church on a variety of different issues. He cites Isaiah 28:16 which reads “He … Continue reading
Did the New Testament Church Have an Ecclesiastical Structure?
It is generally argued by Protestants (primarily the Anabaptist Protestants) that the church structure of the episcopacy is entirely a new invention known to the church that did not originate in the Bible. But the reality is that the episcopacy … Continue reading
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Catholic Predestination vs. Calvinist Predestination (and the Orthodox Adoption of Catholic Predestination)
Objection 1. It seems that God reprobates no man. For nobody reprobates what he loves. But God loves every man, according to (Wisdom 11:25): “Thou lovest all things that are, and Thou hatest none of the things Thou hast made.” … Continue reading
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What Binds all Christians Together?
There are two doctrines that Jesus talks about which I see as uniting points for Christians. Baptism (John 3:3-5) Eucharist (John 6:51-58) Jesus assured Nicodemus that unless a man is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the … Continue reading
Marks of a Valid Baptism…
Intent I have concluded recently that the Traditionalist Catholics are correct in their interpretation of the sacrament of baptism and what marks a baptism as being valid. Of course, the implications would exclude the vast majority of Protestant baptisms as … Continue reading
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Biblical Meditations–Queen of Heaven
Those poor Protestants tend to use this verse to dismantle Catholic and Orthodox Mariology. Jeremiah 7:18—“The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out … Continue reading
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Dormition of St Anna
I forgot to tell Mother that Eastern Christians celebrated the dormition of St Anna on Friday, July 25. She is patron saint to childless people and mothers so she is a good patron for Mother. She is the mother of … Continue reading
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The women debate—my attempt to explain from a sacramental perspective
Sacramentalists (or Christians who favour a more sacramental system of God distributing aid to his people) usually don’t agree that a woman can be a cultic or ritualistic priest. Sacramentalists are High Anglicans, Catholics, and Eastern Orthodox generally. They may … Continue reading
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Satan digs this song…
I played it for him today because he pestered me into it. He loves the part informing him of his fate (not!). I think the band is either Ukrainian Catholic or Ukrainian Orthodox. Does it matter? It’s as Mother always … Continue reading
I saw a baby baptism yesterday…
I’ve never seen a baby baptism before. Even though Jesus had revealed himself to babies (Matt. 11:25-26), a baby being enlightened to know Jesus was simply unthinkable among the Evangelical Protestantism I grew up with. They did baptise infants at … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Catholicism, Despair, Eastern Christianity, Eastern Rite, Love, Passion
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An Orthodox Christian is in My Religion and Moral Issues Class!
My Religion and Moral Issues class that I’m taking this summer that is going to prevent me from blogging for quite a bit has an Orthodox Christian in it–I’m fairly certain a Syriac Orthodox Christian so jrj1701 might have something … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Christianity, Eastern Rite, Love, Passion, Philosophy, School and Education
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Discerning…
Fr. Kimel requested I do some praying and discerning about where God is trying to lead me as I feel genuinely pulled by God into three directions right now. I’m not entirely certain as to what “discipleship” is but if … Continue reading
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All Saints’ Day
This past Sunday was All Saints’ Day for Greek/Byzantine Catholics my archpriest was telling me yesterday as I called him on the phone. One thing that you notice about all the saints is that they all had doubts and that … Continue reading
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My Archpriest
I was talking to my archpriest just now about my struggles with the faith and all the details in the catechetical instruction classes that one must learn and go over. I loved talking to him! He was able to give … Continue reading
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My parish priest…
I met with my parish priest yesterday and I had the initial impression that I’d be able to have more of a command as to what was going on with my journey but it didn’t happen that way. My parish … Continue reading
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Called Into All Three – But Why?
I feel like all of these strings on me are trying to pull me into three different churches all at once and it is confusing me. I feel like I am right back where I started when I first started … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Atheism, Catholicism, Despair, Eastern Christianity, High Church, Love, Mysticism, Passion
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A promise kept.
A friend wanted me to give him an Orthodox perspective, and I agreed, yet in my heart I felt that I could not meet his expectations. I could perceive that he most likely had a better idea of Orthodoxy than … Continue reading
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Sorry…
Apologies about my raunchy post yesterday. That was vile of me. Going off of food for 24 hours isn’t starving. Going off of food for 48 hours a week on two days that are separated by another day isn’t starving. … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Eastern Christianity, Eastern Rite
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Dear God, Thank You for Your Fan-Club
In these recent times, I’ve been having struggles dealing with the concept of a God who reaches down to me since I never was lucky enough to have God starting from birth. It might be because of my depression which … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Calvinism, Catholicism, Despair, Eastern Christianity, Entertainment, Passion
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Followers God Would Rather Not Have
On the Uncyclopedia, there is a list of followers that God would rather not have. Based on some of my experiences with Christian literature, scholarship, and blogging, I have decided to create my own list of followers that God would … Continue reading
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I’ve Had it With Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
“Fr.” in this context is an abbreviation for a certain word that I dare not say for it upsets some people. First off, don’t become his apologist. If he truly is in support of something that which has a strong … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible, Catholicism, Eastern Christianity, Eastern Rite, Western Rite
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Why a Male Protestant Pastor/Minister/Priest Would Want to Support Egalitarianism
In the past, I’ve commented numerous times as to how Protestant male educators in the Christian circles are only supporting egalitarianism because they are turning the sacrament of holy orders into nothing more than a power-grab away from the mystical … Continue reading
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It’s the Eucharist! Bon Apetit!
Chips and salsa. I like me some nachos! Jesus says that these nachos are his body and blood. They’re special nachos! Thank God for sending Jesus to declare Ritz crackers with tomato bruschetta his body and blood. Yes Jesus, I … Continue reading
Was Junia an Apostle?
My current contention is no, and if she was, she was probably not an apostle in the sense that the 12 apostles were apostles having been ordained to the priesthood by Jesus. I was told I should read Eldon Jay … Continue reading
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On Pirates and Privateers
I guess the conversation started last Thursday in my class on Europe’s Reformations. The professor was talking about the Hussite heresy and how John Huss was burned for his heresy. The heresy was of teaching communion in both kinds. I … Continue reading
Reasons Why I Hate the Bible
I’m shockingly one of very few “Christians” (I’m not one any longer, don’t know what I am, was an Eastern Catholic Catechumen and still desire to be an Eastern Catholic but need peace) who absolutely hates the Bible. I will … Continue reading
Why I’m Not Attending Liturgies Any More
I was debating this morning as to whether to go to liturgy this week or not. I decided not to. Yes, I know that there’s the whole mortal sin issue but I really don’t care about that any more. I … Continue reading
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In Defense of Infant Baptism
My dad stated a while back that infant baptism was instituted in response to Islam. I checked this out and found it to be a lie (again, I’m not even certain what extent Protestants can be labeled as honest any … Continue reading
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Reasons Why I Really Hate Protestants
1. Protestants are the proponents of mass confusion and mass hysteria in our world today. Because of their sola scriptura heresy, they’ve advocated numerous ways to interpret the Bible that which has ultimately led to little or no progress within … Continue reading
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Thank You Catholics
After watching this video, I can only say that I’m glad to be entering into a Church that at the very least recommends that one not eat meat, eggs, or cheese on at least Wednesdays and Fridays.
Went To an Episcopalian Church Last Night
No, Episcopalians are not Catholics. The reason why I went there is because my younger sister had the opportunity to play flute in the choir. My mom’s been commenting on how amazing the Episcopalian Churches are and how they are … Continue reading
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Happy Byzantine Christmas!
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Orthoducks vs. Orthocats
I’m kind of liking the cat better.
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A Blast From My Past
We used to sing this song in our children’s group at the Evangelical Non-Denominational Church I used to attend before moving out after about 16 years in it. It was getting too commercial and they kicked the college group out … Continue reading
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Was Mary a Perpetual Virgin?
The teaching of the perpetual virginity of Mary within the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches generally causes problems for Protestants. As such, it is typical to see Mary’s perpetual virginity from non-Catholics as, less strongly, a doubt, but more strongly … Continue reading
Why Debating With Feminists is a Ridiculous Waste of Your Time
On the occasion, it is typical to hear feminists launching attacks at the Catholic Church for not ordaining women (which essentially means our Eastern Orthodox brethren are being attacked as well) and often times this boils down into a conversation … Continue reading
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Happy Christmas From the Maronites
And let’s not forget that he came with only one primary mission…to die.
Why I’m Not Convinced By Liberal Protestants
I was talking last night about what we were talking about in the liturgy yesterday at the Parish. Protestants pretty much reduce God to an academic level. Of course, my dad got all defensive about this (he’s a hardcore Protestant) … Continue reading
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Trouble For Fundamentalists – Does God Sleep?
My cousin wrote a post a while back on God’s anger showing numerous examples in the Old Testament of God getting angry. I have queried more on this as well. I’ve concluded ultimately, along with Msgr. Charles Pope, that there … Continue reading
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The Catholic Church – My Gymnasium
And it doesn’t even matter which Rite it is. It could be Roman Rite, Maronite Rite, Byzantine Rite, I don’t care though I am a little biased toward the Byzantine Rite as I will become one eventually myself (I attend … Continue reading
I Was Blocked by James McGrath Today
I’m not surprised. James McGrath is a liberal Protestant Bible scholar. He adheres to many false teachings that are not in accordance with Christian tradition such as the idea of God as a serial rapist and favors the idea of … Continue reading
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My First Divine Liturgy
I apologize for having mistakenly called it “Mass” at first. A generous Roman Catholic pointed out to me that the term “Mass” is actually a western term and that the proper name for Eastern Christian services are “divine liturgies” as … Continue reading
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Hell – My View
Well, I certainly do not support universalism. I came across Alister McGrath’s thoughts on this subject and I think he makes a fairly solid argument against universalism. Most universalists love to scream at those who support the existence of Hell … Continue reading
Are We Really In the Hands of an Angry God That Wants to Punish Us?
I’m certain that everyone has heard of Jonathan Edwards, that famous preacher who taught us how we are sinners in the hands of an angry God and how we are all damned to Hell. He was one of the first … Continue reading
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