Christian Life Journey

Source: Davao Catholic Herald Secularism is based on Oxford dictionary, to define the principle of separation of the state from the religion institutions. In universalism, religion and state is separating, from laws, rules, ways, traditions, policy, and culture. Byzantine Empire practiced it until the conquest of Ottoman Empire in 1453. Then, following the French Revolution and the United States Constitution have also practiced until today. The secularism concept highly popularity while Kemal Ataturk declared Turkey as a secular country. Thomas Jefferson was a father founding of the United States, was a Christian, and populist in supporting the creation of the United States government based on a secularism concept whereas it was him - a Christian, but his belief on a secular country to prevent from the intervention from religion institutions on the national policy. Until today, the United States is a secular country despite many people think the US is a Christian country based on the n

A veiled woman lighting up a candle in the Orthodox Church, source: Adobe Stock Roman Catholic Pope Francis appeared a 60-minute on CBS's live-streaming interview with a female reporter, Norah O'Donnell. She was curious in a question towards on him,  " I'm curious, for a little girl growing up Catholic today, will she ever have the opportunity to be a deacon and participate as a clergy member in the church ?" Pope Francis simply, saying, " No ." O'Donnell seemed to trying to push on him about her idea of the progressive and reformation in the Catholic Church. But, thanks God, Pope was strong defending his faith.  This is a 60-minute interview has opened that in fact the pressure of the church reformation has been increasingly happening today. We heard that some churches trying to allow its LGBTQ movement within church life, like the Unitarian church. And, I think some churches have accepted the female ordination, but usually it is Protestant church b

Fall of Constantinople 1453, sourced Heritage Daily On 29 May 1453, the most important of Roman Empire of Eastern Orthodox Church, Constantinople, has fallen by Ottoman Muslims was led Sultan Mehmed II.  The last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI's final speech, " God forbids that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosever whishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me. " over he rejected an advice by an advisor to escape and establish an empire on exile, that believed in Genoa or any Italian region. Hagia Sophia is always a church despite it is currently a mosque On the last Divine Liturgy was held at Hagia Sophia, a prior of a day of siege on 28 May 1453. The Hagia Sophia was established by Emperor Constantine I in 325 and was a church cathedral for Orthodox people. The Hagia Sophia is in Greek language meaning " Holy Wisdom " or  Ἁγία Σοφία or Aya Sop

Holy Fire in Jerusalem We typically celebrate the Easter - however that the Orthodox people generally saying that's Pascha - but I felt like that was so special that I celebrated the Pascha in a different Christianity tradition which was unfamiliar to myself, being to live in the country who well-known about Western Christianity. We celebrate the Pascha on a different calendar, it is Julian Calendar so many people wonder that why we are being late celebrate the Pascha and even the Christmas, a week late (between 12-13 days on Julian and Gregorian calendars) from the Western Christians. But, in certain times in history, we celebrate on the same date like 2017 we celebrate the Pascha together with Roman Catholics and it will be happening next year! The Eastern Orthodox is the holy and first church to just celebrated a blessed holy week in last week! Unfortunately, I was unlucky in that schedule as I had a five-day training during the holy week schedule, that caused I had to miss mult

(Veiling of women in different era, source: Diaqnoz.Az) " I am Orthodox and I do not agree with veiling " on a comment that recorded on Instagram while posting a reel of female Orthodox veiled at a church and monastery.  I am Orthodox and I do agree with veiling . So, why? The first place, that people may think that we are "sexist" or "pervert" as controlling on female clothing appearances. That's possible because we live in a modern era which is the female rights are more honourable and important in its society. Many girls are independent raised well and having same chances of working at secularism typically careers. But, as Orthodox Christians, who we know that we are about 2.000 years living to equip our Christ looks like in the modern era, which that has been fallen down, especially rising up feminist's movement. The feminism is mainly different from what women have fought for equality gender as surely their aim is to dominate and create the &q

Source: Unsplash Hey back! I was hesitant to write a blog two months later, as this unpredictable journey that ever I couldn't have imagined. But, God is good at working and keeps loving me, whatever tough it is. I was nearly an atheist after losing my best friend. It took weeks off to learn, have conversations, and have a retreat with my church community, I suddenly that although I realised what God meant and Bible is again always the last answer at that same I probably couldn't believe in pastors, priests, and friends. But, the Bible is always the last answer if you do not believe this way. Just reading the pieces or the whole of this Bible, will answer itself. I was away from God's relationship and I knew that I was unable to pray without being faithful to God. So, I don't want to leave more regrets and I just want to love God first before doing everything.  See what Matthew 21: 22 says " And, whatever you ask, it will relieve if you have faith. " Faith is