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Two Paths to Two Western Rites
A lot of participants on this site are supporters of Western rites, various Western rite initiatives, or at least some hypothetical restoration of a Western Rite environment in Holy Orthodoxy. We agre… more →
Western Rite Critic
Two Paths to Two Western Rites
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: A lot of participants on this site are supporters of Western rites, various Western rite initiatives … more →
Western Rites and the "Episcopalianizing" of Orthodoxy
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: The Marcionites would be happy with what the Western Rite enthusiasts have been trying to achieve. A … more →
Did you know you're "Byzantine Orthodox"?
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: No, I don’t know what it means either. Nor am I aware that the various synods of the world hav … more →
The First Denomination within Orthodoxy
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: The Protestant impulse may be loosely defined as that tendency toward fragmentation over the desires … more →
The Mystery of Ancestry
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: “There’s something very comforting by being able to worship in the same tradition as our … more →
So that's the Difference!
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: “The clergymen said there are several differences in worship style between the Eastern and Wes … more →
East of Eden
tuD wrote 1 year ago: “Everyone came out of EO – Christianity is Eastern, and even what we call Western is a c … more →
Two households, both alike in dignity...
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: “In particular I want to look at liturgical life. In the extremely primitive condition of the … more →
Neither East nor West
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: “So it is with Orthodox Christians. I have no idea why an Anglican or Roman Catholic would hav … more →
The Model for a real WR.
tuD wrote 1 year ago: Can there be a Western rite? Of course. One of the things the enthusiasts do is polarize the debate … more →
The WR in 10-20 years.
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tuD wrote 1 year ago: Many of you liked the timeline. Think about this: It won’t be long now, maybe 10-20 years, tha … more →
Second Norman Invasion
tuD wrote 1 year ago: “The Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Archdiocese has determined that the appropriate … more →
The Cultural Argument and Archaeology
tuD wrote 1 year ago: “Many Westerners have joined our Church and adopted our Eastern modes of worship. Others have … more →
The Myth of Cultural Need
tuD wrote 1 year ago: The clamour for culture: And then the last question: is it quite correct to define our rite as … more →
Western Rite does not equal Western Orthodox
tuD wrote 1 year ago: “Orthodoxy doesn’t have to have a “western rite” to have a western memory. W … more →
An Argument About Antique Furniture
tuD wrote 1 year ago: This is a good example quotation from someone who talks of the need not to be Byzantinized (whatever … more →
Nothing Ethnic About Eastern Rite
[] wrote 1 year ago: Excellent Response to the Ethnicity Argument and the Cultural Argument: “If we wish to help we … more →
Eastern and Western Rites are Already Mutually Informed
[] wrote 1 year ago: Fr. Alexander Schmemann: And he does not understand this because for him the Eastern and the Western … more →
Best argument for the Western Rite so far
tuD wrote 1 year ago: Best argument for the Western Rite so far: “My greatest awareness of being an Orthodox Christi … more →
