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

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Social and Moral Issues

Do Quija Boards and Tarot Cards go against the teachings of our Church?

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What is a “Concordance?”

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Social and Moral Issues

Is it a sin to have a face-lift or get breast implants?

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Does it matter which translation of the Bible we read?

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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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Social and Moral Issues

I have heard twice in the recent past where people have referred to Roman Catholics as not being Christians. How can this be? Here is one of the actual conversations. “What religion are you? I'm Catholic. Oh, I thought you were a Christian.”

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What is Frankincense?

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What does the word “Plaschinitsa” actually mean?

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