Recent content by Peacemaker

What is the deeper meaning for you? Liturgy is just liturgical principles, it's something that "the whole Christ", Head and Body, celebrates. Yes true, the term mass is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin for the dismissal of the congregation: Ite, missa est but Mass also means celebration of...

Billie Eilish - when the party's over

Mass is just a western way of saying Liturgy. We could say mass also and still be correct. Remember what St John the Wonderworker said, "You don't have to be eastern to be Orthodox" so there is no harm in using western linguistics.

John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments."

For those not in the know, meme "a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users." Soooooo.....post'em if you got'em.

I have no idea what the context of this picture is. I ended up on that weird part of the internet again.

Because it wasn't just being naked, it was being naked in front of the entire parish. We are weaker as a society now and it can be a cause for temptation and scandal.

What are your thoughts on Bishops not being allowed to marry anymore?

I am going to ignore your ignorant personal attacks on me, God help. However I am curious what ministries exist in which you think a woman should be in place of a priest?

There is no place for female deacons or altar servers anymore because we aren't baptized naked anymore. Nun's are allowed in convents because other than the priest there generally aren't any other men around. The desire to want to bring this back comes from pride and the thought that is telling...

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2008/10/01/103721-st-sidonia-of-georgia

Amazing, thank you. Found a much larger and more detailed copy thanks to you.

Hermit monks of Karoulia on Mt Athos