Tag Archives: Orthodox

QUAERITUR: Can I be godfather to child of a former-Catholic, now Orthodox?

From a reader: A childhood friend of mine formerly a catholic “converted” to an Eastern Orthodox Church to get married. Now they are expecting their first child and have asked me to stand as sponsor for their child in their … Read More

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The Russians aren’t coming! The Russians aren’t coming!

From Reuters: Exclusive: Orthodox leader urges Vatican to resolve dispute By Philip Pullella | Reuters – 23 hrs ago ROME (Reuters) – A senior leader of the Russian Orthodox Church on Monday called on the Vatican to do more to … Read More

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A St. Andrew’s Day surprise

Did any of you notice this? This took me a bit by surprise. Card. Bertone went to Kazakhstan and gave the Orthodox Church there a major relic of St. Andrew from those venerated in Amalfi. I recall a few years … Read More

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Orthodox Bishop to Anglicans: you are doomed if you don’t stop

Remember what Card. Dias told the assembled Anglican leadership at Lambeth in 2008.  He said that their course indicates they are heading towards "spiritual Alzheimer’s" and "ecclesial Parkinson’s" Now here is another warning. This comes by of His Hermeuticalness, Fr. … Read More

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