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A collection of popular questions and answers, provided by Fr. John Memorich

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What is the difference between Orthodoxy vs. Catholicism?

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Why Do We Light Candles?

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What is Orthodoxy?

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Julian vs. Gregorian Calendar

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Why Are Easters on Different Dates?

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What is the proper way to enter the church? I see a lot of people doing a lot of different things. What should we actually do?

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How late is 'too late' to get to Church for Divine Liturgy in order to receive Communion?

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In the gospels it says that all sin is forgivable except the sin against the Holy Spirit. What does this mean?

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How many people belong to the Orthodox Christian Faith?

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Why do some Christian denominations promote singing, dancing, live music, light shows, etc. during their services? And, why are we taught differently?

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Can non-Christians such as Jews, Buddhists, and Muslims attain salvation?

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I know that the clergy must consume everything that is left in the chalice after the distribution of Holy Communion, but how exactly do you go about this?

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Can a priest be forced to reveal what is told to him during Confession?

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What is a “hair shirt?”

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Social and Moral Issues

What does the Orthodox Church say about superstitions?

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If we are on vacation and wish to attend another Orthodox Church for Sunday services, is there anything special we should do?

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I’ve noticed that there are a lot of people talking during the time of Holy Communion and also after the dismissal as people are waiting to go up and venerate the cross. Should this be happening?

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Social and Moral Issues

What is the Orthodox Church’s stance on same-sex marriages?

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During an office break we were discussing whether a soldier who lost his right arm/hand in battle could salute by using his left hand. During this same conversation I mentioned that you had once said that a man cannot be a priest if he is missing a finger. Now maybe that was in context that if he is not a yet a priest and is missing a finger he cannot become a priest. But, I recall you saying that he cannot properly give a blessing without all his points. Someone then posed the question, can a priest be a priest if he losses a finger after being ordained? Can he have a prosthetic finger?

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Periodically we hear about “lawyers” in the New Testament. Are these lawyers similar to those we have today? And if not, what did they do?

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