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On accepting a loved one becoming a monk
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03-22-2008, 06:30 AM
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Dogxzysl
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Paul said: "Since non of the family is Orthodox, they may pull away from a Holy Icon much as I did as a protestant and could cause more harm than good. Communication, as others have said, goes along way to understanding."
I don't know - Nick posted that he is Greek Orthodox under his membership, so maybe some of the family is Orthodox.
And, I concur with Eric above. It is one thing to leave your family to become a monastic - to answer God's call to this vocation, and quite another to cut off from your family without kindness, gentleness and love - the fruit of the Spirit's call.
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