The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

I only listened to this video once. Therefore, I must ask any listeners, did you hear Father Brendan mention Christ our Lord and God, the Holy Trinity, or mention of our Holy Mysteries? He did not begin his talk with the Sign of the Cross. Sounded to me like he didn't have much time so he covered s...

Fr. Brendan, I enjoyed your lecture and appreciate the information you provided despite the short time you were given. It was very insightful. ************************************* I don't see anything wrong with Fr. Brendan's lecture. It has nothing to do with ecumenism. He is just providing inform...

I realize that I did not express myself clearly. What I am saying is that there were no statues in the actual church building. I believe that the original question was about venerations of statues in the church as the RC do. Yes, there were statues created for expression of the faith, but there were...

Fr. Mark,

I did ask, politely, what it is I said was iconoclastic. Please explain what historical facts you have that show that statues were in the early Church. I'm asking because I want to know. I've never heard of anything about that.

Not to sidetrack the discussion but wanted to mention that there have been some statues venerated in Russia, even. One which comes to mind is that of St Nil Stolobensky. I didn't see it myself but was informed about it by a woman pilgrim who had. So there are a few statues - not well known - which ...

Do you realize you just made THE iconoclastic argument? This is a place where inquirers come, so tell them why your change of idolatry is valid against someone who venerates a 3-D image of Christ but a person who venerates a 2-D image is doing a holy act. Please explain what it is that I said is ic...

If you read Eusebius's Church History (4th cent.) he recounts familiarity with statues used in Christian art/worship and does not judge them to be heretical or improper. Obviously, they are not acceptable in Orthodoxy, but neither are they a post-schism innovation. I have his book. It's been a whil...