tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post5608339774009552331..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Saintly Saturday: St. Paul the ConfessorFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-18067043266994698552015-03-09T19:36:47.612-05:002015-03-09T19:36:47.612-05:00I am thrilled to find you back on the Interwebs, I...I am thrilled to find you back on the Interwebs, I have always been roundly impressed with your posts, and am particularly keen on the Sea of Mamara campaign you've been developing and sharing on your blog. And on top of all that, I am fascinated with your Orthodox Church information to the point that my Great Church emulates [in modest fashion] a lot of what you've posted, including the Schism, relics, and monastic communities.<br />mactavish out.mactavishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863937666133661581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-46821203393409571792015-03-07T08:43:02.999-06:002015-03-07T08:43:02.999-06:00Yes; however, strict asceticism seems to have been...Yes; however, strict asceticism seems to have been more common. Hedonism seems to show up more readily in paganism and nihilism.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-19926324503897802462015-03-07T07:30:12.501-06:002015-03-07T07:30:12.501-06:00Didn't gnosticism also lead to hedonism, under...Didn't gnosticism also lead to hedonism, under the concept of "the spiritual is incorruptible, therefore behavior in the physical cannot diminish the spiritual state"?RandyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343473780293607913noreply@blogger.com