The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Has anyone ever noticed that besides blaspheming the Holy Spirit there is another unforgivable sin: divorce?

We know of saints who became priests and even bishops after having once been murderers, adulterers, homosexuals, fornicators, robbers - you name it - yet divorced persons are not supposed to ...

How does one know when he is humble enough?

How does one know that what he takes for discernment is not likewise the product of prelest?

How does one know whether or not he has chosen a spiritual father who is not leading him astray?

If one has a vision or a visit from what appears to be an angel ...

Deacon Nikolai: Otherwise, from what I have read, I do not know of a case where I would support it. As often has been said, since married couples must fast from relations when they fast, and with the natural cycle, there is no need for birth control in Orthodoxy as there is less than 1/3 of the ...

Sues57 -

Who cares what people on this board think? Don't let someone else's judgement of you affect you. People here don't know any better that you how you should live the Faith - because it is different for each of us.

The only opinion you should care about is what is in your heart and what ...

Lucian,

Continuing from my previous post (line of thought). It's not can I or WE "prove it". It's a matter of God inspiring, enlightening a person to realize the truth. If He so wills it. All of history is there to view, but no person can convince someone even with all the back up we have.

So ...

Lucian: The Bible, the Fathers, the Councils, the Liturgy, etc., are not authorities. They are documentary sources to which different persons assign different weights of importance.

Joasia: They ARE the complete authority of the Church that Christ established through the Apostles. These are not ...

Peace will "sweep across this troubled planet" only after the Lord Jesus Christ sweeps in from heaven with His armies of angels and saints.

Until that time, as long as there are evil persons and nations out there, we will sometimes find it necessary to defend ourselves and our families.