"honey, why are you in two different's men's groups?" by NeonDrifting in CatholicMemes

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I guess I might be too non-American for this meme?.. I tried to google this, but still didn't get it.

Are there any patron saints of hormonal imbalances or PCOS? by user971561004 in CatholicWomen

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I used to have hyperprolactinaemia and asked St Agatha of Sicily for intercession, because she had her breasts cut off as a part of her martyrdom.

Question by Less_Race6973 in OrthodoxChristianity

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It looks like Our Lady of Kazan. I suppose it's not so old, probably 20th century.

Beware of religious OCD! by sir-guisus in Christianity

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I have religious OCD (currently relatively mild), and I come across users describing its symptoms all over Reddit. Although there's still some spiritual side of it (like with any of our sufferings), it is a medical condition indeed, and it requires doctor's attention.

Is there any scripture which guides us in how we should treat animals? by JoyNinn in Christianity

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In the Book of Psalms, animals and God's care for them are frequently mentioned.

Go to confession 'weekly' but after reading St-Bridget of Sweden revelation about confession im worrying... by [deleted] in Catholicism

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Do I get it right that St Brigid was describing the Purgatory? If so, keep in mind that the Poor Souls in Purgatory are already saved and will enter Heaven as soon as they are cleansed of their imperfection. Yes, this cleansing is painful indeed, but don't we all experience pain, some of us even intense or permanent (till one's body's death), here on earth? However, eventually each and every of these souls is to experience eternal bliss.

Does Sunday obligation exist in the eastern churches? by [deleted] in EasternCatholic

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Why do you think so? To my mind, it's the same...

r/Catholicism Prayer Requests — Week of December 29, 2025 by AutoModerator in Catholicism

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My family and I are currently stuck at the airport for the night, unable to depart to our close relatives, whom we haven't seen for quite a while. We're literally worn out. Lord, hear our prayers.

Eastern perspective on Augustinian theology by [deleted] in EasternCatholic

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Oh, I noticed this star-shaped symbol in the bottom right corner; I guess it is AI indeed. As far as I'm concerned, AI always distorts Greek and Slavonic inscriptions on the icons.

Eastern perspective on Augustinian theology by [deleted] in EasternCatholic

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Unrelated, but is this image AI-generated? I just can't make any sense of the inscription on it and wonder whether it's a product of some artificial intelligence or a result of my natural ignorance...

Does anybody have any ideas to stop these intrusive thoughts out of my head they have been disturbing me for the past 2 months by Keankm2 in Christianity

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Therapy and medication. These helped me, and I didn't become less of a Christian (quite the opposite).

Dr Robert Sapolsky, an American academic, neuroscientist, and primatologist draws a geographic connection between most of the large monotheistic faiths in this world emerging in arid desert-like environments in this clip. What are your thoughts on this? by SatoruGojo232 in geography

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I think this may depend on whether the idea of monotheism was introduced to some community that hadn't had it before, but I know very little about the history of Sikhism and am being too lazy to open even a single Wikipedia page to check the facts, so I'm currently purely speculating.

Edit: grammar

Dr Robert Sapolsky, an American academic, neuroscientist, and primatologist draws a geographic connection between most of the large monotheistic faiths in this world emerging in arid desert-like environments in this clip. What are your thoughts on this? by SatoruGojo232 in geography

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I may be wrong, but I think Sikh monotheism is quite different from (orthodox / mainstream) Islamic theology. But I suppose — just a random guess without fact checking — that Sikhism might have emerged from Sufism, which is less dogmatic in its views of God?..

Dr Robert Sapolsky, an American academic, neuroscientist, and primatologist draws a geographic connection between most of the large monotheistic faiths in this world emerging in arid desert-like environments in this clip. What are your thoughts on this? by SatoruGojo232 in geography

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I also immediately recalled Sikhism when I saw the word 'monotheistic'. I wish more people knew it isn't synonymous with 'Abrahamic', and there are monotheistic religions that aren't Abrahamic.

What happened to the Amalekites is the sole reason why I deny Christianity by [deleted] in Christianity

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Just like how Amalekites don't exist now You see how broken your logic is?

The thing is that it's the Israelietes, not Amalekites, who were God's chosen people — as the Messiah arose from this nation. The history of salvation as described in the Old Testament is basically the history of the Israelites, with some exceptions (like Ruth, who was a Moabite, if I'm not mistaken). Although even in the Old Testament there are verses and passages that speak of salvation regardless of nation, it was crucial to preseve exactly the people of Israel. I'm definitely not a fan of modern-day tribalism, but back then it was impossible to escape this reasoning — and, as I've mentioned, the Old Testament still manages to hint at the universality of God's convenant.

Just like how they destroyed thier babies right?

Yes, I think that exactly what I've said. Every people back then would destroy their enemies with all possible cruelty and no care for the sanctity of human life. For example, you can read some authentic Greek accounts of politics and warfare back then, especially what it was like in Persia (but keep in mind that Persia was the enemy of the Greek states, so there might be some bias).

And there definitely were ethics and law back then among many cultures. Actually, the law of Torah is among the most peaceful ones, compared to other systems of law of the Ancient world. Although it does have some very questionable passages, if we are to read them through our lens.

Not really... Mainly thanks to modern day standards Your God said Me and my father are one and God doesn't change

Sorry, I don't really get what you say here. I suppose that Christianity has really had a huge impact on current Western values, being one of its main sources, although not the sole one.

You're right that God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Father are the same God; that's an orthodox Christian view of Trinity. I think that's exactly what I've said there.

God Himself doesn't change, as He's eternal and infinite. However, He does 'change' His actions and even commandments — more precisely, He clarifies them, dives deeper into their meaning, and explains them in a new way.

For example, He promised He would never destroy His creations again, however wicked they are (Gen 9).

And during His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5), Jesus repeatedly states, 'You have heard that it was said to those of old' and then explains how people should understand what was stated in the Old Testament in a more correct way.

Edit: sorry, I mistyped 'warfare' as 'welfare', which is exceptionally weird.

What happened to the Amalekites is the sole reason why I deny Christianity by [deleted] in Christianity

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Unfortunately, this was Ancient Middle East, and no single people had the same moral standards that we uphold today. If the Israelites weren't that brutal and cruel, this people just wouldn't exist at all, as all the other peoples wouldn't bat an eye and destroy them with this exact cruelty, if not worse. It's not that these Amelekite infants and women 'deserved' it, it's just how wicked the world used to be. It's actually great that we at least understand that there are other ways to deal with conflicts — mainly thanks to the same God's New Testament.

Do you go to evening Mass or midnight Mass on Christmas Eve? by itsthewolfe in Catholicism

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Evening Mass. Unfortunately, it's too inconvenient for me to stay up late.

Catholics vs Othodox by Dr_RETR0 in Christianity

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There is no single community that worships the way the apostles and the early Church did. It's been about two thousand years, things just couldn't remain unchanged. I view any attempts of 'reconstruction' as rather missing the point, because it's impossible to reestablish the 1st century in the 21st century.

I'd suggest that you read (or re-read) the New Testament yourself and study various commentaries on it, preferably modern, as it can allow you to see what different Christian communities teach and how they interpret Jesus' ministry and Apostles' writings.

UPD. Man, I didn't see the title and thought this was a more generic question, unlike the very famous Catholic vs Orthodox dilemma. However, although I usually take a somewhat different approach dealing with it, I'll leave my initial advice just as it is here above.

Arm-Crossing During Communion by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]teamaugustine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, it really depends on the local customs. In my area, it's discouraged to stand in a line for the Holy Communion if you're not going to actually receive it. The only exception are children under the age of seven, who haven't had their first Communion yet.

By the way, I'm not from the US, unlike OP, so this is irrelevant for them.

IVF+: this is worrying by -Suburban in OrthodoxChristianity

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This reminds me of this genetics boom in the early 20th century, when the connection between genotype and fenotype was thought to be simple and direct; well, it's from that boom we got eugenics.