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My daughter, whom is still in the hospital, was having issues with fluid. Before we left for the night, the doctors said, for sure, we are doing a surgery to correct this, she is putting out too much fluid. The next morning we came in and she looked…
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The Eucharist, that is a miracle. Pope Shenouda's life, that is a miracle. We are not a church that is founded on healing miracles and miracles of light, etc. If any of you do the proper research you will find that miracles occur everywhere, in all …
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Abouna, I was hoping that in your podcast on the soul after death that you would include St Theophilus' homily on death and judgment. That is probably one of the most terrifying things I have ever read.
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Well, the good thing is the 5 year survival rate is like 97%.
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I am baffled by this morbid fascination Copts have with miracles. Say miracle and they all get excited and come running, talk about the Eucharist and they stand there with blank faces. Those who run after miracles become easy prey for our adversary.
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Lyme is devastating, and the fact that there are many doctors who refuse to recognize it does not help.
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That series is amazing.
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Jerry, if you need anything do not hesitate. You can PM me here and I can give you my phone number if needed. I find that converts need to be there for other converts as you will go through things that many cradle Orthodox have not experienced. I …
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Keep in mind, this letter will not be sent unless my Abouna approves it. I think that it is acceptable to be shared with other Orthodox Christians, but I must respect his decision.
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If Christ decides to remove the veil from the man's eyes, it matters not what I say or do. We often times become so focused on things as if we can actually influence anything. Let the will of God be done, if I have done wrong, then I will be judged …
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[quote author=mikeforjesus link=topic=13117.msg154221#msg154221 date=1333578116] Sorry to be insulting but if you think it is evil to have worldly things then God willing when we go to heaven I say you can forget about having any riches in heaven al…
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thank you Fr. Peter.
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There are so many things wrong with what Fr. Thomas Hopko has said. I have to be honest, the last sermon I listened to of his completely turned me off. He was speaking of the true church, in this he completely dissed the Oriental Orthodox and oddly …
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St. Paul says to make intercessions and then refers to Christ as THE mediator. The is only one mediator, one that can reconcile two parties, as Christ did for humanity. However, there are many intercessors. If you ask someone to pray for you then th…
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Was the doctrine and practice corrupt? No. That would be the definition of "corrupted Orthodoxy".
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Thank you for sharing that Mabsoota, very touching.
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Worldly happiness is an illusion, its like a drug, its never enough. When Henry Ford made his first million he was asked, what do you want now? He said, "I want another million." This is the worldly mentality, too much is never enough. Happiness in …
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The question is, what is happiness? Happiness in the worldly sense is worthless, if you seek that you will only end up with a handful of despair and agony.
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If your life is a search for happiness, it will end up in misery.
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That may be difficult to get something on each individual patriarch. I think the most information we may have on them is in the Synaxarium, and not all of them are even in it. It would be nice to know about each of our patriarchs but I am not sure t…
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I have my father of confession and for a long time I thought that he "didnt get me". But for him being a normal egyptian and me being a uncultured american, he does astonishingly well. But I always have those converts that I associate with too. I do…
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Pope is a title of respect not one of power. The patriarch of our church does have certain authority but without consent from the other bishops is essentially powerless. The Coptic Church is unique in that it has always had a patriarch, although it …
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I am going to go ahead and assume you are speaking of Clement of Alexandria. When Clement, and other early fathers, speak of "gnosis" they do not mean in the gnostic religious sect sense but in the sense of the hidden mysteries of Christ. A great ex…
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Clement of Alexandria or Clement of Rome? I assume you speak of Clement of Alexandria.
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[quote author=jerry link=topic=13107.msg153981#msg153981 date=1333232472] I'm currently an Evangelical from US, Alabama. I've been doing research of which some of you may have seen some of my questions in "Non-Orthodox Questions". Anyway, I'm goin…
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[quote author=qawe link=topic=13071.msg153528#msg153528 date=1332483750] [quote author=Ioannes link=topic=13071.msg153527#msg153527 date=1332483083] Generally it is referring to protestantism. He actually accuses them of "lawlessness". Practicing wi…
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Generally it is referring to protestantism. He actually accuses them of "lawlessness". Practicing without authority, that could only be anyone outside the church claiming to be part of the church. The counterfeit church. What sound Orthodox Christia…
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He embodies what it is to be Christ like, all of us here who struggle to live the Orthodox spiritual life KNOW how much of a miracle that is. Blabbering on about 'miracles' is fruitless, especially when unable to see the true miracle that is his lif…
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I wish there was a Coptic channel for my Roku.
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The miracle of Pope Shenouda III is that he endured while in physical ailment for a long time, shepherding his church in one of the most turbulent times, while remaining very grounded and spiritual. He wrote over 100 books on a variety of topics. He…