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Part of it is what Fr Matt mentioned in his above post, but part of it is also political. Speaking purely anecdotally, I've noticed that Russians tend to have a better opinion of the Melkites than say the Ruthenian or Ukrainian Catholics. Perhaps because they view one group as traitors to the...

Could it be the OCA mission in Costa Rica maybe? Scroll to the bottom: Diócesis

Probably some of the items on clearance on St Vlad's website that has the severely outdated covers.

The pandemic really forced a lot of people to reconsider what is important in life. I remember visiting St Lawrence in Felton, CA during this time and for some visitors it came down to a very simple fact: all theology aside, they needed God in their lives and while many Protestant/non-denom...

I can not in good conscience recommend the monastery on Vashon. I used to regularly visit Abbot Tryphon who used to be a kind, loving monk but has since drank the Moscow Kool-Aid. He has bought into their narrative that all Ukrainians are Nazis, Russia is on the good side of a holy war, Putin...

And I remember a time when the only parish in Spokane was Sts Constantine and Helen, the only GOA parish I've known that used more Slavonic than Greek! Not to be the Debby Downer, but the real test is: how many of them will have remained Orthodox a year from now? Five years? Ten? Or after...

I picked them up over the years. Here in the US English, Slavonic, Greek, and Arabic are the most common and a little less so Romanian. Georgians will say theirs loud and proud. The Japanese one I picked up at an OCA parish where there were some families that lived in Japan for years. The...

Believe it or not, I actually know how to correctly say all of them too! :D

Christ is Risen! Христосъ воскресе! ¡Cristo ha resucitado! Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Christus ist auferstanden! Hristos a înviat! המשיח קם! المسيح قام! ქრისტე აღსდგა! Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! ハリストス復活！

Seconded.

I took a series of immersion courses.

For funsies. I am not fluent, but I do know Hebrew and, well, once it a while it is just fun to use and give the serious discussion a little levity.

Google Translate was correct! Ignore them, they know not what they're talking about. If they were so focused on being "Bible based" and all that, than they would take to heart that part where Christ said "only the Father knows the hour" regarding the end of the world. Not even Christ knew, so...

'Twas my impression as well. Which, again, is why I make it a point to ask Orthodox what they mean by liberal vs conservative vs traditional vs ecumenical.

Adding to this, It is partly because of the "patriarch's" words that Russians in the diaspora are victims of Russophobia. There are other causes as well, such as the media turning a blind eye to the Ukrainian government's own evils and misdeeds, but being what is effectively a spokesman for...

אינשאללה הכול יהיה בסדר!

As far as the USA and Canada go, yes, he is operating outside of the episcopal authority of American/Canadian based jurisdictions. The Assembly of Bishops released a statement two years ago about it referencing an official communication from ROCOR that "he ain't one of ours [ROCOR]" and he does...

Considering that Kyril Gundyayev is acting more like a Borgia than a patriarch and that he is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and speaks for her, this does indeed make it a de facto endorsement. Mr Gundyayev's lack of refuting this position is also concerning as well and shows the...

How so? How are they liberal?

To be fair, Patriarch Nikon wasn't exactly the most diplomatic about things, but that was life in the 17th century vs 21st.