A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
God bless Protodeacon Andrei!
ReplyDeleteIt's worth the effort of evangelization of the Russian state and people. What would you prefer something like the US army where worship of satan is rife. Let Russia alone its the last hope in a world where given history it is increasingly difficult to be white and Christian
ReplyDeleteVisiting foreigners may be able to tell whether they are in heaven or still on earth.
ReplyDeleteDionysius Redington
Lubbock, Texas
Russia still has a sense of Christendom. They've kind of repurposed it, borrowing the atheists' victory over the Nazis and fitting it into a Russian narrative. But really it's always been Russia, which is why Solshenitzyn went back.
ReplyDeleteIt is an incredible, awe-inspiring Cathedral, the kind we don't even remember how to make. Or never learned, actually. It stands in marked contrast to our secular state and our religious buildings. And they are actually preserving their heritage, not tearing it down.
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ReplyDeleteFrom an architectural view, really find this cathedral interesting and has beauty, very Parisian/Victorian almost steampunk. I still prefer the Naval Cathedral in Krondstat which is absolutely gorgeous. (the real Cathedral of the armed forces)
ReplyDeleteDont know why we needed this, 30 minute walk from the nearest town (that has a new church), far from any military installation and in a giant museum. Very odd rational as a church and it concerns me its use as monument, the church shouldn't let itself be used as a political message.
Anyone here going to protest the racism? No?
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