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Monday, June 27, 2011
Bistriţa Monastery (Vâlcea County, Romania) maximum cards. Mihnea the Bad (Voivode) tore it down, and the 1838 earthquake (act of God, eh?) left it in ruins. But this house of God was rebuilt. Orthodoxism means "correctly believing"; then again, every religion and sect indulges in the belief that it is, itself, "the right way to believe"
"The Orthodox Church, also officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church [note 1] and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church,[4] considers itself to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles almost 2,000 years ago.
Orthodoxy is the second largest Christian communion in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents."
The Eastern rites want you to "make no mistake" by confusing the Orthodox Catholic Church with the Roman Catholic Church.
"The Orthodox Church considers itself to be both orthodox and catholic. In earlier and patristic usage, the Church usually referred to herself as the "Catholic Church"[1][2] whose faith was the "Orthodox faith".
Such usage is still reflected today in the Orthodox liturgy, e.g. "unite them to your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church" (from the litany of the catechumens, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom).
Current convention however, favors the name "Orthodox Church", perhaps partly to avoid confusion with the Roman Catholic Church, especially its Eastern rites. "
The interior of an Eastern Orthodox Church.
Simonos Petras Monastery, Athos, Greece
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
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Some feedback received about me and my blog here
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- Maximum Delight
- Feb 21, 2011
Postcards and stamps, mainly featuring mammals and birds but Dorincard also has other creations
and interests he likes to share.
His enthusiasm for Maximum cards (a postcard and a similar themed stamps sent through the
postal system) shines through.
He shows how he gets the right card, stamp and postmark together.
Visiting his site you will also learn things about the natural world told with a dry sense of humour,
possibly with a play on words, and a unique style of headings.
Topical and informative both for the enthusiast and casual visitor.
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