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Does anyone here know if this has ever been resolved? Sounds like some lingering questions persist. Father, Bless! I too applaud your Christian decorum, Father Thomas. If the OCA is where the monk feel their appropriate ecclesiastical home lies, may God bless them abundantly.
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Dear Diak,
Absolutely!
The same holds for our Studites who have gone to the ROCOR.
God bless them - every one.
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I hope the OCA exercises caution. It certainly looks suspicious. The behavior of the monks is not in line with the policy our bishops drafted in Dallas, even if it is their constitutional right. One must wonder if they are leaving to avoid complying with the policy.
In Christ,
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Dear Teen Logo,
I knew that my phrase, "You Rock," would elicit a response from you . . .
And that's cool . . .
Alex Well, Alex, I was planning on posting my response before I read your post, but if it makes you feel better, your input sealed my decision.  Logos Teen
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Originally posted by Lance:
I hope the OCA exercises caution. It certainly looks suspicious. The behavior of the monks is not in line with the policy our bishops drafted in Dallas, even if it is their constitutional right. One must wonder if they are leaving to avoid complying with the policy.
In Christ,
Subdeacon Lance The OCA also has a very strict policy in that area
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Let us pray for all monastics in all 22 of our Eastern Catholic Churches.
Those who feel called to be part of restoring traditional monastic life are making history AND IT IS NOT EASY. 200 years from now, the history books will tell the story of the beginning of the seedlings in the monastic garden and they will do it in a few paragraphs. Only God knows what these monastics are going through.
May their sufferings be fruitful and bear many monastic flowers.
Our world needs their prayers and their witness to Jesus Christ!!
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I've just been informed that their reception into the OCA is scheduled for October 28th.
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Originally posted by Fr. Thomas:
I've just been informed that their reception into the OCA is scheduled for October 28th.
Priest Thomas What happens to the Academy?
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Originally posted by Fr. Thomas:
I've just been informed that their reception into the OCA is scheduled for October 28th. , Sister Michelle Lewis! Lord, have mercy on Mychajlo Kofel!
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Dear MonasticBeginner, I really Do hope you join the UGCC as a monastic!  God bless you! Alex
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Dear Lemko, Why "Memory Eternal?" You remind me of Orthodox Jews who recite the funeral service over their son or daughter about to leave Judaism or marry a non-Jew . . . I understand that some Byzantine Catholics actually COME ALIVE when they join the OCA! And if I can learn to accept the defection of Studites to ROCOR . . . Twasn't easy, mind you. I had to down a lot of turkey over our Canadian thanksgiving first . . . Alex
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Alex, he was saying memory eternal about the nun who was killed by the novice of that community. It was a very tragic affair. Read the story that I provided a link for earlier in this thread. Don
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Originally posted by Orthodox Catholic:
Dear Lemko,
Why "Memory Eternal?"
I suspect it was more of a public airing. i.e. "Now that they are going into the OCA, let's make sure to publicly remind everyone that there was a murder at the monastery and that two of the monks were accused of molesting ***a self-confessed murderer***. Priest Thomas
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Bless me a sinner, Reverend Fathers in Christ!
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Kissing your right hands, I again implore your blessing,
Your humble and stupid servant,
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That's an uneccesarily harsh view of Lemko's post. I think the idea is better related to the idea implicit in Lance's comment: if they are jumping jurisdictions to facilitate a cover-up, then the tragedy is compounded by all involved.
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