Jay Raidu
@manwitheyesopen
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Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Shares are not endorsements.
Joined August 2017
Today, my friend the former Archimandrite Augustine (MacBeth) of Glasgow was consecrated bishop. He is the first native-born Scottish Orthodox Bishop (to my knowledge) since the Great Schism. He's a wonderful man with the real heart of a servant and a missionary. The people of
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So saying the gifts came from Santa is pretty much indistinguishable from veneration of Saint Nicholas with the glory ultimately going to Christ.
Saint Nicholas is and was a real person. Among many other exploits, he was the 105th vote to ratify the Nicene Creed. He actually snuck into people's houses and left gold so their kids could get married and start families instead of sinking into low occupations. When caught, he
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I'm desperate seeking a link for the Romanian Lectionary. Even if it's in Romanian, I'm sure I can translate names of the different books of Scripture to English in order to find them. Can anyone help? Thank you.
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Do any of my Orthodox mutuals have a link to the Romanian Lectionary in English please?
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@SirWSidneySmith @manwitheyesopen There are pious composers who have written prayers to the Western Saints for the Byzantine liturgy of course, but the key word is "universal", creating "Westernized" Byzantine parishes will produce as much chaos as the Western Rite restoration until there is a gold standard for
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The handbags held by many deities in ancient art may be stylized weights like these from an older time when the gods were revered in their capacity as Divine Measurer, and Lawgiver, the manipulation of weights in markets a real problem in the ancient world. A fair weight and
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I'd be interested in hearing solid arguments against this from women. I know - there are no women on the internet. But some of you claim to be, so please have a stab at taking this position apart. Under age 40 only, please.
I didn't go to college until I was 30. This gave me a chance to see it with the perspective of an adult. One lecture in Industrial Psychology, in particular, I will never forget. The professor spoke about how an effective job description focused on concretely measurable
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The evangelical notion of being "born again" is a form of alchemical theurgy.
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I've never seen that quote before. That's...quite something.
@EthanWayne2001 @AngloVarangian All people concern themselves with their own peoples first. It’s just nature. It’s not malicious, but it does have an expected effect wherever a multiplicity of people groups are compelled to interact. Who else to cite but the very Ecumenical Patriarch himself?
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These cheese and meat replacements are usually more expensive than the real thing too, which surely undermines the idea of using the money you save on food for alms.
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@StephenSkolnick @angelinrealtime The Desert Fathers did not require a distinct PPM reading to know they were suffering; they simply endured.
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MOSQUE APPLICATION – WATFORD I have been asked to fight another mosque planning application, to turn the beautiful old Leavesden Road Baptist Church in Watford into "an Islamic Place of worship (Masjid)". This is a lovely Grade II listed building, central to the character of the
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List entry 1468461. Grade II Listing: Leavesden Road Baptist Church. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.
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We're in a bizarre situation now where quite realistic and satisfying vegan cheese and meat replacements, along with some very sugary drinks and sweets (candy to you Americans) are "fasting food," but an egg on toast isn't. Straying into Talmudic loophole territory.
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The ancients understood this stuff, which is why shellfish are allowed in jurisdictions founded in territories where shellfish was considered a cheap food for the poor. Tradition is not the same as ossification.
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I'm looking for good Orthodox Christian commentaries on the books of the Old Testament. Please post suggestions. Preferably older established commentaries rather than very recent ones, bonus if available in audio format. Thanks.
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A lot of the drama and confusion and noise you're seeing right now is a reveal of how deep the rot was for 50 years
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