|
2 members (Fr. Al, 1 invisible),
342
guests, and
122
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums26
Topics35,521
Posts417,615
Members6,171
| |
Most Online4,112
Mar 25th, 2025
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6
Junior Member
|
|
Junior Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6 |
I converted (or reverted?) to the Catholic church this year after three years of non-denomenational Protestantism (a mouthful, I know). So, as a fired up convert, I really appreciate all of your posts! Though, I hardly think I'm a nuisance to cradle Catholics.. :rolleyes: Furthermore I am drawn to the Eastern Traditions, not because I think that the Latin Rite is deficient (not in the LEAST!) but because of what I think might be the result of my being baptized and having spent time in my childhood in the Greek Orthodox Church. I hope to learn more of Eastern Christian traditions here.  Pax vobiscum,
Tony
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,390
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,528
Grateful Member
|
|
Grateful Member
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,528 |
Welcome, Speaker !
You'll learn much here.
-- John
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 848
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 848 |
IN the Eastern churches I think a range of thelogical views are visible among both cradlersand newcomers. Perhaps somenewcomers are more zealouson aspects of Eastern discipline; but I have the controversial view that it is a cultural phenomenon, and I don't mean that in ethnic terms exclusively; even converts to pentecostalism try to fit the prevailing cultural stereotype; however, there is in SOME eastern rites an ethic bias, which some converts perhaps compensate for by being ULTRA conservative in praxis. That's just my view, no offence intended; I've evolved it by speaking to converts East whose attraction is theological primarliy, whereas my move East was a response to my Russian ancestry, primarily, which perhaps reflects my perspective.
Ned
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,532
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,532 |
Originally posted by speakerforthedead: I converted (or reverted?) to the Catholic church this year after three years of non-denomenational Protestantism (a mouthful, I know). So, as a fired up convert, I really appreciate all of your posts! Though, I hardly think I'm a nuisance to cradle Catholics.. :rolleyes:
Furthermore I am drawn to the Eastern Traditions, not because I think that the Latin Rite is deficient (not in the LEAST!) but because of what I think might be the result of my being baptized and having spent time in my childhood in the Greek Orthodox Church.
I hope to learn more of Eastern Christian traditions here.
Pax vobiscum, Welcome! This surely is the place to learn the above. Peace and blessings, Porter.
|
|
|
|
|
