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General question - I'm interested in particular in hearing (not debating, though I may ask follow-up questions for clarity) from the more traditionalist posters here, though others are welcome to chime in. To what degree do we, as Orthodox Christians, feel it necessary to adopt not just the...

Hello all, Here's an online, searchable index of early Christian use of the scriptures. It takes some getting used to, and you have to make an account (though it is completely free), but it is really, really helpful once grasped. Two other problems: it provides only the reference / point...

From the Sayings of the Desert Fathers: A brother in Scetis committed a fault. A council was called to which Abba Moses was invited, but he refused to go to it. Then the priest sent someone to him, saying, 'Come, for everyone is waiting for you.' So he got up and went. He took a leaking...

Hello all, I've been debating internally about how to go about this. About, oh, two years ago I took a hiatus from TAW for personal reasons, but it was also in the context of what I think is a really critical discussion for the Church of our generation. As we all know, our time period faces...

Hello? Hi. How's it going? :sorry: :wave:

I'm not doing particularly well at the moment; my "cross" feels a lot heavier then it sometimes does. Family's fine, baby's fine, seminary's fine - me, not so much.

At what point would you, as a layman (or reader, or subdeacon), be willing to go to a bishop and accuse an Orthodox priest of heresy? What sort of thing would that priest have to say or do to reach that point? I know this is a tricky question, because there are some extreme examples that...

From the late 4th / early 5th century. Mosaic in Israel shows biblical Samson - CNN.com There are even earlier ones with icon-like images, but this just adds fuel to the fire that the Christians did not borrow their iconography wholesale from Rome in some kind of sharp break with an...

Christ is Risen! I'll provide the links first in order to ease future navigation through this project. Each link will be "dead" until the post corresponding to that era goes up. The Apostolic Age: AD 33-70 The Church Under Pagan Rome: AD 70-313 The Classical Church of Late Antiquity...

I don't know if anyone here has noticed, but I like Church History a lot. Really a lot. We've received several inquiries from people lately asking how to become more informed about the subject matter; would there be any interest in me posting a series of posts in St. Basil's (our subforum for...

A couple from my home parish have just been told that their 22-week pregnancy is already entering pre-labor. The little boy has to make it to 24 weeks to even have a chance at living. The doctors are somewhat pressuring them to terminate the pregnancy (which they won't do, but the pressure...

Hello TAW, This is partially in response to the frustration expressed (in a couple of threads) about the state of youth ministry in the NY area. I'm interested in possibly doing something about that, and had an idea that I wanted to run by you (to see if you or anyone you know would be...

She was born Dec 23rd, weighing 6 lbs and 13 oz and 20" long. For those who know about this stuff, her APGAR was a very, very healthy 9.9. Quite the Christmas present, and I doubt I will ever, ever forget this Christmas. We just got home from the hospital today.

Here's the link, thought you might find it an interesting read. Seminarians Speak: Oriental Orthodox Receive Warm Embrace at St. Vladimir's and St. Tikhon's Seminaries | St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

The Akathist "Glory to God for All Things," written by a priest-martyr shortly before his death in a concentration camp: Glory to God for All Things: Kontakion 1 Everlasting King, Thy will for our salvation is full of power. Thy right arm controls the whole course of human life. We give...

So He's decided to give one to my wife and me. Fortunately, He also decided to give us several months to prepare before said baby actually arrives. In other words, my wife is blessedly pregnant and we found out this week :)

Anyone know if there are any decent free / low-cost Greek fonts out on the interwebs?

I'm trying to finish the very, very, very last dinky little paper I need to finish my MA in Teaching. Someone please tell me to go to be and finish it tomorrow after church... :sorry: I evidently have no self-discipline. Either that or I'm so giddy with the thought of being done that I've...

I'm going into surgery today.

For my MA in Teaching; the topic was the use of literature (rather than philosophy or the social-sciences) as a pedagogical technique for religious education (since literature, unlike the other disciplines, offers students a "shared experience" with the author; it, seemingly it alone, can...