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Found 6 comments on Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Faith Catechism):

u/Malphayden · 5 pointsr/OrthodoxChristianity

Greetings. I'm pretty new myself but I can tell you my experience/take on your questions.
First I'd recommend checking this out. You've got the terminology right in terms of it being called the Liturgy (or Divine Liturgy more specifically). Depending on the church it might be in English (I'd recommend going to one that does if you have options). Some churches do the liturgy in the language most prominent among the people who attend. For example a church that is by and large composed of Russian immigrants will most likely be in Russian/Slavonic. You could always check their website or call ahead.

In terms of clothing, most probably won't care though I'd recommend erroring on the side of caution at first. A pair of Dockers and a polo shirt is a safe bet IMO. Having said that I generally where jeans and a collared shirt and it's cool.

A major difference in the service from a modern day mass is that about 80% of the Liturgy is sung (which I love). They still use incense (which I think these days Catholics only use in high mass). Parishes I've been to usually have books when you come in that you can follow along in. You might also notice that they cross themselves from right to left instead of left to right.

The Eucharist is for Orthodox only who have participated in confession. At first this can seem quite exclusive but it reflects the seriesousness and importantance they place upon it. So yeah, they do have the sacrament of confession. While the priest and deacons will happily chat with you about the church, God, theology etc, the actual sacrament of confession, like the Eucharist, is reserved for Orthodox believers.

I don't think you really need to worry about embarrassing yourself. It's not a typical Orthodox mindset to be looking around and worrying about what someone else is doing. Just go with the flow. To the extent you're comfortable you can do what you see others doing or just observe.

As an aside you might find this book helpful. It talks about some of the key differences between Catholics and Orthodox.

Let us know how it goes!

u/fili-not-okay · 5 pointsr/OrthodoxChristianity

Met. Kallistos's The Orthodox Church is a good start, but I recommend the older version if you can find a copy. I also cannot recommend Clark Carlton too highly. He is a philosophy professor, did a superb podcast entitled "Faith and Philosophy," and has written several books about Orthodoxy; check out hisintroduction to Orthodoxy for Roman Catholics.

u/NotADialogist · 3 pointsr/OrthodoxChristianity

By "the Papacy" some mean the Roman Catholic Church in general. Do you mean that, or do you mean specifically the role of the Pope of Rome in the Church?

In any case, you might consider Clark Carlton's The Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know About the Orthodox Church.

Unfortunately, it omits what I think is the one of the most important differences between Orthodox Christianity and other branches (including Roman Catholicism): namely, the understanding of grace as the uncreated energy of God.

u/z1011 · 3 pointsr/OrthodoxChristianity

Ex-catholic-baptist-orthodox-seeker here. I just started reading this today:
Clark Carlton The Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Faith Catechism) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0964914182/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_h-3UBbHR4GB2A


Hope it helps you on your journey.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/Christianity

There are several levels on which Orthodox theology differs from both Catholic and Protestant theology, but I would say the most fundamental thing is how Orthodox Christianity views the fall of man and the consequences of his fallen nature. This in turn leads to very great differences between the Orthodox view of Salvation on one side, and the Roman Catholic/Protestant view on the other that, in my view, extinguish much of the hope and promise of the Gospel.

There are a few different books that might be interesting (websites seem to really only have snippets).

First, there is Kallistos Ware's The Orthodox Church (the link should be to the Canadian Amazon). He gives a pretty thorough summary of Church history and a synopsis of theological differences.

Kallistos Ware wrote a second book that is a very good, although non-systematic, statement on basic Orthodox theology called The Orthodox Way.

There are two rather concise books, by Dr. Clark Carlton, published by a Canadian publishing house, that contrast Orthodox Christian theology with that of other confessions:

The Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know about the Orthodox Church

The Way: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church

I am not a big fan of the second book, because not all Protestants think alike and he picks on a subset of beliefs that I don't think apply to all.

Finally, there is the mother ship of Orthodox Dogmatic Theology, by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazanski. It is a concise, but complete exposition, of Orthodox beliefs, with occasional comparisons with other confessions. It's a good book to have if one is interested in learning more about the Scriptural basis, patristics, and history of any particular aspect of Orthodox theology.

You have a really great Orthodox apologist in your country: Fr. Lawrence Farley (in B.C., I think). He has a daily Bible commentary and speaks from time to time on other topics.

Phew! That was too much information, as they say.

I am curious: Did you ever speak to the Russian priest about your concerns?

u/feeble_stirrings · 1 pointr/OrthodoxChristianity

This might be worth checking out if you’re looking for a book.