tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post2622026305267074110..comments2024-01-03T05:26:38.706-06:00Comments on Journey To orthodoxy: Job Well Done, Phillip SalibaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post-39495847135921117582011-01-30T13:26:44.556-06:002011-01-30T13:26:44.556-06:00There is also that infamous (and shameful) piece o...There is also that infamous (and shameful) piece of pro-islamic propaganda by Phillip Saliba's brother in "The Word".VSOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400266818545081938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post-8658615468116345442011-01-27T07:49:10.986-06:002011-01-27T07:49:10.986-06:00Darlene,
You are not alone in your heartfelt cry. ...Darlene,<br />You are not alone in your heartfelt cry. "What is an Orthodox Christian to do?" Find a church and a Bishop that has remained free of Ecumentical entanglement. The three with which I am most familiar are:<br /><br />ROCA under Bishop Agafangel<br />GOC Under Bishop Pavlos<br />ROAC under Bishop Andrew<br /><br />We drive 159 miles each week to be a part of an Orthodox community in Tennessee. About the time I would start complaining, I remember that we have people that drive in from Florida and other far places just to be a part of this true church.<br /><br />I know it is not possible for one to travel often, but the important thing is to find a priest and a parish and stay in communication with them. You are not alone.<br /><br />If you will e-mail me I may be able to give you more specifics as to where you might consider going in your area.<br /><br />journeytoorthdoxy@gmail.com<br /><br />May I pray for you?JTO Editor Nathan Lee Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508044089049795771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post-88796979509702473282011-01-22T11:45:49.420-06:002011-01-22T11:45:49.420-06:00Nathan,
I've been reading your blog on and of...Nathan,<br /><br />I've been reading your blog on and off for a few months, but have taken a deeper look over the past week. Some of the issues you address as to the state/condition of Orthodoxy are quite disturbing. However, such is not the reason to dismiss your assessments. Rather, I have been considering that such conclusions may be valid. But if they are, then what's an Orthodox Christian to do?<br /><br />I've read enough about Met. Phillip that causes me to question his spiritual status as a hierarch. However, I'm not a member of an Antiochian jurisdiction, but rather the OCA. Even so, there are questions that I have had which will not go away, inward struggles that I have yet to come to terms with, but where do I get answers? Furthermore, what does one do if the Orthodox parishes within driving distance are all considered part of "World Orthodoxy?" Btw, I never even heard of this term till I started reading your blog. There are some ROCOR parishes in my state, but they are about an hour and a half driving distance. <br /><br />What is the balance between obedience to one's bishop/priest and standing on the truth and rejecting what is pernicious practices/teachings, etc? Where does one go to get answers to nagging questions such as to the poor condition of a large portion of Orthodox Christianity in the U.S.? Furthermore, who am I to judge? Is the best course of action to be concerned with working out my own salvation and attending a minimalist parish and partaking of the sacraments? Shouldn't I just be concerned about my own sins and leave the condition of the Church to God? These are just some of the questions that plague me.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183436767997017002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post-77596902393396333172011-01-17T22:34:13.331-06:002011-01-17T22:34:13.331-06:00Orthodox, Here are some resources to get you start...Orthodox, Here are some resources to get you started. <br /><br />http://ocanews.org/ReplytoMorris4.7.09.html<br /><br />Fr John said: “[Metropolitan PHILIP] instructs his priest to only allow Orthodox to receive the Eucharist.” Again, this is true, at least on the official level. However, I have been informed by multiple participants (from many different jurisdictions) in the Antiochian House of Studies program that they were instructed at the House of Studies by Fr George Shalhoub (one of the four priests to sign the Detroit letter and an approved teacher at the House of Studies) to allow certain Muslims to commune. Apparently, these seminarians and other participants in the House of Studies were told (and obviously scandalized!!!) that Muslim women who marry Orthodox men should be given communion without being catechized, baptized or chrismated. If Metropolitan PHILIP’s stance is that only the Orthodox should be communed, why has an Archdiocesan-approved teacher of all Antiochian seminarians and St Stephen’s program participants been allowed to openly and publicly teach to the contrary?<br /><br />http://journeytoorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2009/04/antiochians-and-all-other-parishoners.html<br /><br />http://journeytoorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2009/07/breaking-news-muslims-dont-need-jesus.html<br /><br />http://journeytoorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2007/06/do-orthodox-have-dirty-laundry-ask.html<br /><br />http://journeytoorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2009/10/bartholomew-endorses-muslim-religion-as.html<br /><br />http://journeytoorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-we-leftwhere-we-went.html<br /><br />Remember, if Phillip is in communion with the heretic Bartholomew, then he is also complicit in his heresy. All of World Orthodoxy is complicit.JTO Editor Nathan Lee Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508044089049795771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post-23963118091531031902011-01-17T21:13:37.036-06:002011-01-17T21:13:37.036-06:00Could you tell me where Met. Phillip Saliba has ca...Could you tell me where Met. Phillip Saliba has called Muslims "Arab Muslim brothers" and where he has "defended and whom you believe have an equal path to God"? These are important accusations. ThanksOrthodox Christian Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764596837058504668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post-85466979152448441352011-01-17T20:16:11.160-06:002011-01-17T20:16:11.160-06:00Anon, Good to see this!Anon, Good to see this!JTO Editor Nathan Lee Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508044089049795771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046650.post-19572460117371639072011-01-17T18:08:52.131-06:002011-01-17T18:08:52.131-06:00After the New Year's Day bombing of a Coptic C...After the New Year's Day bombing of a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt, thousands of Muslims attended Coptic Christmas Eve services last Thursday night (Orthodox Christmas) in a show of solidarity and protection. A wealthy Egyptian Muslim, Mohamed el-Sawy, organized the event with the slogan, "We either live together, or we die together." It was covered by Al-Jazeera TV, though I haven't seen anything about it on American TV.<br /><br />More info. here:<br /><br />http://www.truth-out.org/thousands-egyptian-muslims-show-up-human-shields-defend-coptic-christians-from-terorism66684Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com