Great conversation. As a convert myself, and now having been in the Church for about 10 years, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the warmth and welcome a new comer receives can often have a greater impact on their likelihood of becoming Orthodox than the theology they're exposed to. Grappling with the theology can take time (for some of us a very, very long time), but if a person doesn't feel genuinely welcomed, they often won't make it the amount of time necessary to come to terms with the Faith itself. If I may humbly offer an encouragement - get out of your comfort zone and go say hello!
I’m an introvert, it was soooo hard for me to walk i to an Orthodox Church. The first week I met two really nice people, the next week one of them wasn’t there and the other only said hello and walked off.. nobody else spoke to me. I’m not the type to strike up conversation. It’s hard for me to make friends. The second time i didn’t go to the coffee social after. I’m going again this weekend because the Priest is having an Orthodox 101 class after social hour. Pray for me to make it through that….
I agree. I am an EO catechumen and have seen in Protestantism, RC, and EO people that come there for the spectacle. I’ve also seen many that have few bad experiences and assume that the faith as a whole is bad. No, you had a bad experience with people. Don’t see things through a bad lense. Try to see the faith itself and not priest, bishop, or partitioners that hurt you. Best advice that I had as a young Christian was, “keep your eyes on Jesus Christ “
I visited Jordanville this past November and saw Fr. Theodore from afar. Didn't get to speak with him but he came to mind quite a few times whenever I thought/think about my time at the monastery. I was happy to get to hear him speak here. Sometimes you feel close to people you've never met/spoken to. Life is interesting that way.
48:51 Today makes my second Sunday going to a Greek Orthodox Church and everyone both today and last week have been nothing but the utmost nicest people and welcoming and accepting people I’ve ever met. Even the Father was extremely welcoming and he genuinely seemed happy and excited me and my wife and kids were there and were eager and ready to learn and eventually convert into Orthodoxy from Protestantism.
Excellent video and information. Father's insight is invaluable. The question of cathecism is very important. Looking forward to newer discussions on this great channel! IC XC NIKA ☦️ ♥️
Every time my husband and I have met with Fr. Theodore, he has given us so much great information. We wished he had a podcast to reach us with his vast knowledge more regularly. We were so happily surprised to see him here.
I was raised a Ukrainian Greek Catholic, a church (baptized and chrismated) which I would argue has an "Orthodox soul". In consultation with an Orthodox priest I was told that to join the Orthodox Church I would only need to go to confession (I'm guessing that it might be a longer confession to renounce the Pope and some Catholic dogmas that honestly I am not particularly attached to). I've been considering it for years, but some of the politics of the Moscow patriarchate vs the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. As you might imagine, given the current war, I am not a fan of the Moscow patriarchate. That being said, I currently attend a Latin rite church (no UGKCs near me) and see some really big differences between the latin rite and eastern rite. As a consequence I pray from an Orthodox prayer book and read a lot of Orthodox literature and feel much more at home (beyond just "at home", it's sort of in my bones) with the Orthodox world view. I worry about Protestant converts bringing a "Protestant worldview" into the Orthodox Church. I can imagine that it would take a long time to convert from Protestant to Orthodox.
Well, that made me feel very small lol. Off to buy catechism books for this wildly uneducated subdeacon. I hope I can get back to Jordanville someday. Only been once a few years back. Stayed for two weeks. Immediately felt like I was at home. Usually when I go somewhere I'm ready to leave after a couple weeks. Not there, though. Didn't want to leave. Meant to go back for a much longer stay. God willing some day. Please pray for Subdeacon Kosmas!
You are correct! He was martyred on Nov. 19, 2009 by a Muslim fanatic who took an oath upon himself. Soon afterwards, a militant Islamic group based in the North Caucasus took credit for the murder of Fr. Daniel.
Hi, can you restate the baptism topic.. his explanation of Rebaptism didn't clarify the issue of those who were previously baptized in other churches, including Protestant, Mormon, etc.. Can you break it down further?
Kae Lou, he addressed it all. You must've missed it. He said we don't rebaptize & don't believe in rebaptizing anyone. There is no such thing as rebaptism. There is only one baptism by the Church into the Church. Baptism into Christ's Body, the Orthodox Church, can be done only by the Orthodox Church. Outside the Orthodox Church, there is no baptism. Given that there is no baptism outside the Church, there can be no such thing as rebaptism. So, Papalists, Protestants, Mormons who come to the Orthodox Church are not previously baptized, as there are no Mysteries/Sacraments (& therefore no baptism) outside the Orthodox Church. He said, in ROCOR, everyone is received by baptism [which is done by triple immersion in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, per our Lord's commandment. Baptism is a Greek word that means immersion]. Corrective baptism is an entirely different matter because it is for Orthodox, who were received into the Orthodox Church by chrismation & who are seeking baptism to correct the way they were received--they should have been received into the Church by baptism, but were not, & so they seek to correct that & receive the grace of baptism into Christ, with all the baptismal prayers, which they, sadly, did not receive.
I lost my brother to suicide 10 years ago. I was angry at God and fell into a depraved life. Never be angry at God for losing a loved one. It's not worth losing your soul over.
Great conversation. As a convert myself, and now having been in the Church for about 10 years, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the warmth and welcome a new comer receives can often have a greater impact on their likelihood of becoming Orthodox than the theology they're exposed to. Grappling with the theology can take time (for some of us a very, very long time), but if a person doesn't feel genuinely welcomed, they often won't make it the amount of time necessary to come to terms with the Faith itself. If I may humbly offer an encouragement - get out of your comfort zone and go say hello!
I’m an introvert, it was soooo hard for me to walk i to an Orthodox Church. The first week I met two really nice people, the next week one of them wasn’t there and the other only said hello and walked off.. nobody else spoke to me. I’m not the type to strike up conversation. It’s hard for me to make friends. The second time i didn’t go to the coffee social after. I’m going again this weekend because the Priest is having an Orthodox 101 class after social hour. Pray for me to make it through that….
@@szudy76 God grant you strength and courage!
I agree. I am an EO catechumen and have seen in Protestantism, RC, and EO people that come there for the spectacle. I’ve also seen many that have few bad experiences and assume that the faith as a whole is bad. No, you had a bad experience with people. Don’t see things through a bad lense. Try to see the faith itself and not priest, bishop, or partitioners that hurt you. Best advice that I had as a young Christian was, “keep your eyes on Jesus Christ “
Dear viewers! We heard your feedback about the distracting audio in the background, so we removed it and re-uploaded this episode. We hope you enjoy!
Thank you!! 🙏☦️
You are too kind. Thank you!
Thank you, Father.
Watched this video over a year ago and since then I’ve met Father Theodore about three times despite living in rural England. Life is funny sometimes
More Fr Theodore please!
Just discovered your channel. I am catholic looking into orthodoxy. Greetings from Ireland.
Thank you .. God bless the orthodox church
So awesome...Love Hieromonk Theodore... beautifully expressed everything
I visited Jordanville this past November and saw Fr. Theodore from afar. Didn't get to speak with him but he came to mind quite a few times whenever I thought/think about my time at the monastery. I was happy to get to hear him speak here. Sometimes you feel close to people you've never met/spoken to. Life is interesting that way.
48:51 Today makes my second Sunday going to a Greek Orthodox Church and everyone both today and last week have been nothing but the utmost nicest people and welcoming and accepting people I’ve ever met. Even the Father was extremely welcoming and he genuinely seemed happy and excited me and my wife and kids were there and were eager and ready to learn and eventually convert into Orthodoxy from Protestantism.
Excellent video and information. Father's insight is invaluable. The question of cathecism is very important. Looking forward to newer discussions on this great channel!
IC XC NIKA ☦️ ♥️
Fr. Theodore! Freaking awesome guy.
Respect and thank you for sharing the story about Viktor bro. Memory eternal
Every time my husband and I have met with Fr. Theodore, he has given us so much great information. We wished he had a podcast to reach us with his vast knowledge more regularly. We were so happily surprised to see him here.
Greetings from Japan! Just discovered your podcast, and I'm looking forward to the next episode.
Great job, John!
Excellent content by Ot. Theodore, you covered a lot of ground. I look forward to the next podcast.
Roosh brought me here
Same
Me too! I was an inquirer a few years a go and randomly met him at Jordanville, yet another reason to go to Jordanville more often.
Me too
Same
My wife brought me here
Phenomenal episode. I really needed to hear this. Thank you
Christ is Risen!
This episode was SOOO good!
I was raised a Ukrainian Greek Catholic, a church (baptized and chrismated) which I would argue has an "Orthodox soul". In consultation with an Orthodox priest I was told that to join the Orthodox Church I would only need to go to confession (I'm guessing that it might be a longer confession to renounce the Pope and some Catholic dogmas that honestly I am not particularly attached to). I've been considering it for years, but some of the politics of the Moscow patriarchate vs the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. As you might imagine, given the current war, I am not a fan of the Moscow patriarchate. That being said, I currently attend a Latin rite church (no UGKCs near me) and see some really big differences between the latin rite and eastern rite. As a consequence I pray from an Orthodox prayer book and read a lot of Orthodox literature and feel much more at home (beyond just "at home", it's sort of in my bones) with the Orthodox world view. I worry about Protestant converts bringing a "Protestant worldview" into the Orthodox Church. I can imagine that it would take a long time to convert from Protestant to Orthodox.
A list of the books at the end would be nice
Great video
Well, that made me feel very small lol. Off to buy catechism books for this wildly uneducated subdeacon.
I hope I can get back to Jordanville someday. Only been once a few years back. Stayed for two weeks. Immediately felt like I was at home. Usually when I go somewhere I'm ready to leave after a couple weeks. Not there, though. Didn't want to leave. Meant to go back for a much longer stay. God willing some day.
Please pray for Subdeacon Kosmas!
More content and more Father Theodore please
Could the title and author of each recommended book be pinned here? Having that information would be helpful. Thank you ☦️
@johnk8054thank you!!!
Correct me if I am incorrect but wasnt Fr. Daniel Sysoev martyred in Russia? I am currently reading his book on the apocalypse.
IC XC NIKA ☦️ ♥️
You are correct! He was martyred on Nov. 19, 2009 by a Muslim fanatic who took an oath upon himself. Soon afterwards, a militant Islamic group based in the North Caucasus took credit for the murder of Fr. Daniel.
Hi, can you restate the baptism topic.. his explanation of Rebaptism didn't clarify the issue of those who were previously baptized in other churches, including Protestant, Mormon, etc.. Can you break it down further?
Kae Lou, he addressed it all. You must've missed it.
He said we don't rebaptize & don't believe in rebaptizing anyone. There is no such thing as rebaptism. There is only one baptism by the Church into the Church. Baptism into Christ's Body, the Orthodox Church, can be done only by the Orthodox Church. Outside the Orthodox Church, there is no baptism. Given that there is no baptism outside the Church, there can be no such thing as rebaptism.
So, Papalists, Protestants, Mormons who come to the Orthodox Church are not previously baptized, as there are no Mysteries/Sacraments (& therefore no baptism) outside the Orthodox Church.
He said, in ROCOR, everyone is received by baptism [which is done by triple immersion in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, per our Lord's commandment. Baptism is a Greek word that means immersion].
Corrective baptism is an entirely different matter because it is for Orthodox, who were received into the Orthodox Church by chrismation & who are seeking baptism to correct the way they were received--they should have been received into the Church by baptism, but were not, & so they seek to correct that & receive the grace of baptism into Christ, with all the baptismal prayers, which they, sadly, did not receive.
@@agiasf7330 good, thank you!
Who can tell how the Lord will inspire people? I appreciate the hosts comment @ 55:00. Thank you for sharing this information.
Love it❤
I lost my brother to suicide 10 years ago. I was angry at God and fell into a depraved life. Never be angry at God for losing a loved one. It's not worth losing your soul over.
"Brad"
Jordanville First with Sleepy Slivin
Been waiting for an orthodox podcast. Subbed.