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I can answer general questions about the teachings of the Orthodox Church and Orthodox monasticism, particularly differences from Protestants and Catholics.

Experience in the area

Orthodox Christian convert from Protestantism over 30 years ago.

Organizations

American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese

Publications

Monachos.net Discussion Community http://www.monachos.net/forum/forum.php

Education/Credentials

1 year seminary training. 30 years research.

What do you like about this subject?

I enjoy helping people become more aware of the vast treasure of the ancient Christian Faith that has been safeguarded by the Holy Orthodox Church for over 2000 years.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Orthodox comes from the Greek: Ortho Doxa, which has several meanings: Right Glory, True Praise, Correct Doctrine. The Orthodox Church teaches that it has correctly preserved the Apostolic Witness from the time of our Lord's Incarnation th until the present day.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Our Lord, God, and Savior, Christ Jesus, did not give us a book. He gave us the Church, the continuing worshipping community of believers. It is in the Church and through the Church that the compendium of writings that we call the Bible was created.


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Recent Answers from Herman

2013-04-12 commentary:

Glory to Jesus Christ!    A good place to find patristic writings would be at:     http://www.monachos.net    This is a website dedicated to Patristics and monasticism. There are many writings on a variety

2013-04-07 taking up the cross:

To take up our cross is simply to take whatever sufferings come our way willingly and without complaint. We accept what God sends our way with a grateful heart, as an opportunity to receive a blessing

2013-02-22 Harry Potter books:

Many fundamentalist Protestants key on the fact that "magic" is being portrayed and, of course, "magic" is "evil". However the Orthodox Church has a more mature view of such things. Here is an interesting

2013-02-11 Lxx or Masoretic:

Translation is a tricky business, especially when translating ancient languages. There are often questions and controversy about specific words and what they mean, and it is always difficult to find the

2013-02-07 jesus circumsion:

There is nothing in the Orthodox tradition or in our hymnody that indicates any such thing happened. We teach that Christ Jesus was, in fact, cut by the circumcision knife and He was marked. No melted

 

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