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by Terry
Sat 16 September 2006 9:02 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: St . Paul said men should not cover their heads ....
Replies: 6
Views: 3736

St . Paul said men should not cover their heads ....

St. Paul said that men should not cover their heads when they are in church or praying, but women should. My question is, in all the jesus movies I've seen, Jesus and all the other men are praying and preaching with their heads covered, why is that?

by Terry
Wed 6 September 2006 12:37 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: I am converting to orthodoxy and I have a question.
Replies: 4
Views: 2844

Does anybody here celebrate St. Anne?

St. Anne is on saturday, sept 9th, I cam converting to orthodoxy on thurs sept 7, should my new nameday be saint anne? my middle name is anne anyways.

Does anybody here celebrate that day?

by Terry
Tue 5 September 2006 8:14 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: I am converting to orthodoxy and I have a question.
Replies: 4
Views: 2844

I am converting to orthodoxy and I have a question.

Saturday we celebrate St. Anne. My name is Terry Anne, even though my middle name is Anne, is it considered my second b'day?

a priest told me that the priest who baptises me will give me a new name, how does he know which name to give me?

by Terry
Sat 2 September 2006 3:15 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: How easily are my sins forgiven after I am baptised?
Replies: 1
Views: 1451

How easily are my sins forgiven after I am baptised?



Hello there, I am 17, american living in Romania, and I am converting to orthodoxy thrusday sept 7th.

After I am baptized, how easily are my sins forgiven? even the worst sins. Do I have to have confession everytime just to have my sins forgiven? or can I ask god everyday when i wake up to ...
by Terry
Mon 28 August 2006 6:15 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: is abortion sin or murder?
Replies: 2
Views: 1680

is abortion sin or murder?



Last night i had a serious conversation with my husband about coverting to orthodoxy, and we started talking about some of the rules, and he said, you do know dont you that in the orthodox religion they dont consider abortion murder, just a sin? and i told him, no thats no true, you can only ...
by Terry
Wed 9 August 2006 7:35 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: marriage in the church
Replies: 15
Views: 7191

im sorry, im confused



If I am baptized in the orthodox church am i eligible for holy communion?

If my husband and i have an orthodox ceramonie, even though he is not a church goer, what does this mean for me? I dont want any disadvantages just because he isnt religious (sniff sniff)

Also if i am baptized, will ...
by Terry
Sun 6 August 2006 6:32 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: can you bless your own icons, or only a priest can?
Replies: 2
Views: 1554

can you bless your own icons, or only a priest can?




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   can you bless your own icons, if so , how? or can only a priest bless them? [/b]