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I do miss South Carolina’s plentiful bbq.
» Posted By Haralambos On January 15, 2013 @ 9:44 pm
How Far is St Nick’s from the National Cathedral?
http://orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/ea_calendar.aspx
Good readings on the Calendar issue. I my most humble opinion, I feel that the Traditional Orthodox calendar is the one which should be used since the papal calendar caused disunity among the faithful and was not properly implanted. I also question the motives of the Patriarch of Constantinople at the time. However, I also believe that God does not need a calendar to work miracles.
» Posted By Haralambos On January 12, 2013 @ 2:15 pm
If I recall correctly, at one of the councils at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution, they were going to change the liturgical language and calendar. I have a feeling that they will one of these days. And I never refer to liturgical languages as mythical.
» Posted By Haralambos On January 12, 2013 @ 2:04 pm
Let’s not bring individual parishes into this. I was a member of both said churches in Columbia before moving out west. Both are great churches that produces pious people. Carl is a great and interesting guy; very serious in his faith and I don’t see him as bashing jurisdictions. And Nikos, mind your own business who the parish supports. Surely wondering who supports whom in ecclesiastical politics cannot be good for one’s spiritual life.
Christ is born!
» Posted By Haralambos On January 12, 2013 @ 2:01 pm
Removing Metropolitan Jonah Hurt the American Orthodox Church
“you converts”? I hope you’re not implying an “us v.s. them” version of Orthodoxy as you later go on to criticize other jurisdictions’ faults in matters of Orthodox unity in America. In the mean time, read Galatians 5:22. Also, judging members of the clergy is a sin. Before you start crucifying His Beatitude, examine yourself. I’m sorry if His Beatitude and us converts have defiled you. See St. John of Kronstadt’s Preparation for Confession.
the sinful servant of God,
Haralambos» Posted By Haralambos On September 3, 2012 @ 12:54 am
How Come the Western Media Said Nothing About This Stunt?
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» Posted By Haralambos On September 2, 2012 @ 11:17 pm
I’d like to add something if I may. When I was a poor college student, I was not able to contribute financially to my parish. I literally had no money. I confided this to a pious elderly Greek lady in the parish about my predicament. She said if you can’t give money, give your time. Fortunately, my parish at the time was adding a narthex. So I devoted my time by riding my bike to the church and helping with the construction. My guilt vanished. Praise be to God.
» Posted By haralambos On August 21, 2012 @ 9:48 pm
When Pussies Riot: Serves ‘Em Right!
“I’m not saying we should strive for an OCA style church but maybe we should reconsider our options.” The sentence should read ‘shouldn’t’. My error.
» Posted By Haralambos On August 21, 2012 @ 4:47 pm
Phil, I may be crucifying myself on the forum but here it goes. These are solely my opinions (subjective) which may be right or wrong, either of which, I am ok with. I am also sharing some experiences (objective) as well. If we are to have a unified American Orthodox Church, maybe the proper course of action, as of now, would be to go back under the MP. I used to be in the OCA but now I attend a ROCOR parish. As I have seen, the OCA has had 3 Metropolitans in the past 10 years. In my personal experience, being in the ROCOR has not been an issue for me. I am ok with praying for Russia, her Patriarch, her bishops, etc. At the same time, we pray for the leaders of the US as well. Being under a foreign Patriarch is not necessarily death. Other countries have had an Orthodox Church for hundreds, if not, thousands of years. I trust my Patriarch has the best intentions for the salvation of our souls. At the same time, I acknowledge that it is seen that other foreign Patriarchs also want a piece of the American pie. In the west, we have a sense of arrogance, entitlement, and independence. My grandfather always told me, if you can’t do something right, don’t do it at all. I’m not saying we should strive for an OCA style church but maybe we should reconsider our options. I may be wrong, but I recall a story in Scripture of the Gentiles trying to tell the Jews how to run the show. Maybe I’m off-base, completely wrong, etc. Also, correct me if the Scripture analogy I have posted is incorrect. In my time in the OCA, I was blessed to have a wonderful spiritual father confessor, a devout church family, and constant support, all for which I shall ever be grateful. I left mainly because of the Calendar issue, but that is a different can of worms not needing to be discussed on this forum. In my current parish, I have found the same as my old parish, just a different Calendar. I was fortunate to have met Metropolitan Jonah twice and was blessed to have one-on-one time with him as well. While attending my undergrad, our OCF had become stagnant because of lack of organization, a priest with 5 kids (!), low/flaky attendance, and jurisdiction issues not allowing other priests to sub for said priest with 5 kids. His Beatitude gave me wholesome, sound advice on how to get things rejuvenated once more. While I was content in the OCA, besides the Calendar issue, I also began to see what was going on in the Hierarchy with the scandals and such. I hope this is not seen as placing a judgement on the OCA as I am the worst of sinners. I visited a women’s monastery, which shall be unnamed, and the Abbess told me that maybe being in the OCA was not in my best “spiritual interest” for lack of a better phrase. I prayed and fasted and I ultimately ended up in the ROCOR. Don’t take this as a rally cry to jump ship and go to ROCOR. I also desire an American Orthodox Church, just done correctly in due time. We live in a society where we crave instant gratification. We all crave an American Orthodox Church now, but ultimately, it’s all in God’s time. In the mean time, we can all work together to further the proclamation of the Gospel and fight militant secularism. Mr. Michalopulos, I apologize for turning this post into one about OCA Autocephality but it was in response to statements made by Phil R. Upp. Pray for me, a sinner.
» Posted By Haralambos On August 21, 2012 @ 4:42 pm
Who are we to label Russia as backwards? Since when has the west become the Canon of morality?
» Posted By haralambos On August 21, 2012 @ 3:38 pm
Believe what you may. I’m sure the author was not intentionally mocking scripture. However, Scripture is still sacred and should be respected as such. The author was giving a political statement in the guise of pseudo-scripture. These are Holy things of the Church, just like the Mysteries, icons, etc. God bless.
» Posted By Haralambos On August 15, 2012 @ 9:13 pm
«« Back To Stats PageI agree with the message’s content, however, I feel that scripture should not be mocked to prove a political point of view. I find it a bit off-color.
The sinful servant of God,
Haralambos» Posted By Haralambos On August 14, 2012 @ 8:46 pm
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