Archives for 2009

Why do the Orthodox not use instruments in worship? Part 01

Cheap Generic Zolpidem 15 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 28 Comments

https://www.mdifitness.com/u0fh63gqg As most of you can tell, the server that hosts this blog was down, or at least unreliable, for several hours, so this is getting posted several hours later than normal. We often get asked why the Eastern Orthodox do not use instruments in worship. While it is true that some of the Greek Orthodox […]

Happy Bastille Day 2009

14 July 2009 · by Fr. Orthoduck 10 Comments

Father Orthoduck wishes to throw a shout out to the French. Happy Fête de la Fédération. The Storming of the Bastille in Paris occurred on 14 July, 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. While the prison only contained seven prisoners at […]

What is an average church?

14 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

I am going to quote part of a post from another blog today. If you want to read it in full, you will need to go to Internetmonk to read it all. I highly commend the article. It will make you think a lot. And, I hope you remember your high school math as you […]

For the Russian Orthodox among us

13 July 2009 · by Fr. Orthoduck Leave a Comment

Forcing yourself to run the race, part 03

https://hazenfoundation.org/yopcwueixf 12 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

https://www.emilymunday.co.uk/yl3uosqifh6 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. We get so caught up in our […]

Forcing yourself to run the race, part 02

11 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

https://municion.org/feqnf3xlm Sometimes we are so busy disagreeing with one another that we forget how often we give very similar sounding advice or how often we handle a given situation in very similar ways. I have before argued for the Orthodox view of faith and works, but this time, I would rather look at how often we […]

Forcing yourself to run the race, part 01

10 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 6 Comments

Buy Cheap Zolpidem Uk One of the problems with a certain type of Christian theology is that it is so afraid that we might try to earn our salvation that it essentially destroys growing in holiness. At the other end is a certain type of Christian theology that almost measures its every act to see whether the person is […]

Patriarch of Russia visits Turkey

Zolpidem 10Mg To Buy 9 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

https://www.emilymunday.co.uk/qu82dxf1 From a Turkish news service: Turkey’s Premier Erdogan Receives Patriarch Kirill Published: 7/6/2009 ANKARA – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Patriarch Kirill of the Moscow Orthodox Church in Ankara on Monday. The meeting lasted for nearly one hour. Head of the Religious Affairs Department Ali Bardakoglu will also meet with Kirill on Monday. […]

Catholics becoming Protestants thinking

8 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 5 Comments

https://www.andrewlhicksjrfoundation.org/uncategorized/ulpeopl The quote below comes courtesy of Fr. Orthohippo. However, as you read it, look back at the series that I have just finished, “When is a good Orthodox (or Catholic) not a good Orthodox?” If you notice, one of my conclusions was that both the conservative and progressive “Orthodox” and “Catholics” had adopted Protestant-style thinking. […]

A year and a day

7 July 2009 · by Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

https://www.plantillaslago.com/zsd3qtqq8 Today I had one of those sad duties that priests have to do every so often. I was present in a courtroom to watch someone being sentenced to one year and one day in jail after violating his probation. He is forty-some years old and I was sitting next to his 75 year old mother. […]