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The Fires of Manton

There have been several comments in different posts here with that information. I can’t remember who said this, though.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 8:35 pm

Even further, he has not been allowed to visit the monastery for at least the past 2 years.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 3:03 pm

So, why doesn’t +Philip like them?

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 2:54 pm

This is just so sad. Yes, Lord have mercy on him.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 7:30 am

That could explain why the nuns released documents about Bp. Mel along with the docs from the ROCOR investigation. See KB’s reply to me: http://www.monomakhos.com/another-time-out/#comment-31063

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 5:37 am

So why aren’t there a good number of men’s monasteries in the Antiochian Archdiocese? Just asking a honest question, out of curiosity, since I don’t know much about what goes on there.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 20, 2012 @ 6:16 pm

All I can say is, Lord have mercy.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 20, 2012 @ 11:26 am

OCA Snubbed at Ft Ross Celebration?

I think you’re right on the mark.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 29, 2012 @ 6:20 am

This is beyond ridiculous. At the rate things are going, there will be no bishops left.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 28, 2012 @ 3:52 pm

Link?

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 28, 2012 @ 6:01 am

Okay, fine, you say this needs a legal move. So . . . who’s going to get the ball rolling? And how do we know that this is in the process (or not)? I don’t associate with lawyers regularly so I wouldn’t know what would go into this. And I don’t know that there’s anybody with the deep pockets to do this (lawyers do cost money, that I know from being an entrepreneur).

Having said that, there’s still that issue with that Supreme Court case over that Serbian Orthodox Church lawsuit that set a precedent . . .

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 24, 2012 @ 1:38 pm

Um, what does it mean, for those of us who only know “da” and “nyet”?

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 24, 2012 @ 1:32 pm

I hope so, too. I would love to read “The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of The Holy Fathers”, but unfortunately, I don’t know Russian. I hope this will be translated into English someday.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 3:46 pm

Marilyn Swezey.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 7:35 am

Bishop Basil Rodzianko’s grandfather was the leader of the Duma that forced Tsar Nicholas II to resign. See this wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodzianko

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 20, 2012 @ 3:28 pm

I was there for the funeral service. I believe that was 2 or 3 weeks after his death (which happened in August). Why so long? There was a dispute as to where he was to be buried, in England beside his wife, or here at the Rock Creek Cemetery. There was no sign of decay that I could see.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 20, 2012 @ 8:00 am

Invisible cloak, Your Grace?

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 20, 2012 @ 2:15 am

Yes, please! I’ve been trying to explain this to an Orthodox friend what’s going on. He’s appalled, but is very exasperated by the vagueness of some of the details. A timeline with solid facts is desperately needed.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 19, 2012 @ 5:21 pm

When Pussies Riot: Serves ‘Em Right!

I think a re-do is needed. This time, with everybody moving together and then getting autocephaly when we’re ready.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 23, 2012 @ 3:58 am

Another Time Out

I know that there is a Georgian Orthodox church somewhere in Maryland near DC; couple years ago we went to their bazaar which was a fund-raiser and when this parish was established, most of the Georgians left St. Nicholas.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On October 9, 2012 @ 12:53 pm

Ah, thanks! I see that this is something that needs to be looked into further. Obviously the nuns seem to think that this is significant.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 21, 2012 @ 5:29 am

What is your understanding of the documents they released having to do with Bp. Melchizedek?

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 20, 2012 @ 2:48 pm

I’m truly gobsmacked by the lack of response. Nobody at the diocese headquarter picked up the phone to see how the monks were faring?

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 20, 2012 @ 8:10 am

You should probably be aware that the monastery has now released several documents related to the investigation at their website.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 17, 2012 @ 10:45 am

Love It or List It

I found this book at the library and checked it out; reading it now.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 31, 2012 @ 4:51 pm

There’s really only one place where polyandry is practiced, and it has to do with keeping land in the family. Found mostly in Tibet.

And you’re right, there’s no explicit ban. But the rabbis during the 14th-15th century made it more difficult to practice, at least in Europe. They basically decreed that a man who wanted to have more than one wife had to get permission from 99 rabbis. Good luck with that . . .

The Sephardi Jews, in the Middle East before most emigrated to Israel, were able to practice polygamy more openly.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 28, 2012 @ 4:01 pm

Are you saying that polygamy is starting to be practiced by some Jewish settlers? Where did you hear that?

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 28, 2012 @ 10:37 am

Yep. I’ve heard of this observation. I can’t help with the reference, sorry; I never bookmarked it.

What I’m talking about is now – secularists aren’t going to turn to St. John of Damascus as a source.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 27, 2012 @ 8:31 am

That was what Met. Jonah was doing, until . . . well, you know what.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 27, 2012 @ 8:26 am

And rather, some people think that Islam is really a Christian heresy. Some scholars have come to this conclusion with evidence that seems plausible.

» Posted By Lola J. Lee Beno On August 26, 2012 @ 8:14 pm