Why should I be Orthodox Christian?

The life of the Orthodox Church perpetuates and fulfills the ministry of Jesus Christ. The Orthodox Christian becomes united with Christ at Baptism and is nurtured by Christ at every Eucharist. We believe that the Holy Spirit acts in and through the Church to make Christ our Lord and to bring His work to fulfillment.

Can an Orthodox Christian go to Catholic church?

The Eastern Orthodox Church is not in Communion with the Roman Church, nor is it in Communion with any Protestant denominational church. Eastern Orthodox Christians are forbidden from receiving Communion in any church other than Eastern Orthodox.

How does Orthodox differ from Catholicism?

The Catholic Church believes the pope to be infallible in matters of doctrine. Orthodox believers reject the infallibility of the pope and consider their own patriarchs, too, as human and thus subject to error. Most Orthodox Churches have both ordained married priests and celibate monastics, so celibacy is an option.

Can a Catholic attend an Orthodox Mass?

Both Catholics and Protestants are welcome to attend the Orthodox Mass but they CANNOT take Holy Communion, the Orthodox Priest is not allowed to give it to them.

Is there an Orthodox catechism?

Along with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith and the Baptist Catechism commonly attributed to Benjamin Keach, the Orthodox Catechism is an excellent teaching document for teaching in churches and in the home.

Why should I be an Orthodox Christian over a Catholic?

There are several reasons why you should be an Orthodox Christian over being a Roman Catholic: There is no way of getting around the issue of the Papacy when talking about Roman Catholicism. It is really what created the Great Schism (the filioque was just the field on which the battle for authority was to be fought).

Are the Orthodox in communion with the Catholic Church?

Sure, the Orthodox aren’t quite in full communion with the Catholic Church, but they’re close enough that, in the past, we’ve celebrated in the same churches. From a Catholic perspective, converting from Protestantism to Orthodoxy is a move deeper into full Catholic union, in a way that converting from one Protestant denomination to another is not.

Do Orthodox Christians talk to each other?

Unlike the denominationalism of the Protestant world, the various churches of Orthodoxy really do have to talk to each other and work things out. A Presbyterian and a Lutheran may each recognize each other as Christian, but they have almost no stake in each other’s internal church life.

Why should I become an Orthodox Jew?

Because Orthodoxy comes with a vast set of expressions of its tradition, you can never exhaust it all. There is always something new not just to learn but to become.