Comments on: Living with Regret

By: andre

andre — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:10:35 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. We will have to rely on the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. Matthew 7:1

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:25:25 +0000

In reply to andre. “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,” ‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

By: Hank Szlenkier

Hank Szlenkier — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:59:58 +0000

I believe I knew your father. I worked with him and was with him on his last day at work. Your father was the most devout, intelligent and hardest working person at work. He would often talk his family and his deep love and concern for all of you. He did have a mean bone in his body. He would talk of his conflicted circumstances but retained his faith. You know that he was a forgiving and loving father and person.

By: andre

andre — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:11:58 +0000

In reply to Simeon.

Thank you for your email and support of the website. I am so sorry to hear that your mother has been so cruel to her own flesh and blood. Sometimes our parents just need time and we need to have the patience and courage to help them understand. Please know that you are not alone in your struggle. There are numerous LGBT Orthodox Christians in this country and the world who feel like you do and have been treated as you have – even worse in areas like Russia and Georgia and Chechnya.
Please have faith in God and yourself and believe that you can overcome all obstacles.
Please stay in touch.
I bid you peace,
Andriy

By: Simeon

Simeon — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:40:33 +0000

God bless you! I too am struggling with my Family on this issue. My Mother told me that being Bisexual is wrong and does not belong in this house so now thanks to that, I have been isolated and I have even been attacked by other Orthodox Christians!

By: jon

jon — Wed, 25 May 2016 01:34:02 +0000

nicely put my friend

sincere and heartfelt

may your papa rest in peace

By: andre

andre — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:57:50 +0000

In reply to Bob.

Bob,
Thank you for your email and support of this website. As a parent you know how important it is to not only love your children, but to tell and show them that you do love them. But, I am not sure what burden you speak of. God granted each of us the power to love and the attraction we feel. It is only a burden when individuals, some members of society, the “official” churches, tell us that we are cursed and need to repent and live lives without love.
Please stay in touch. I bid you peace.
Andriy

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:22:55 +0000

Two of my children have recently told me that they are gay. I loved them before and will always love them. I pray each night that God will take this burden from them. I cannot believe that he would want them to live alone without love. Their Orthodox faith is so strong that I am afraid of the conflict that they feel. I am sorry that you did not tell your dad as I am sure he would have still loved you. Our children are a precious gift from God and we love just as he gives them to us.

By: andre

andre — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:31:09 +0000

In reply to alex.

Alex,
Thank you for sharing your story with us. It can be difficult to be gay and Orthodox. I wish you God’s blessings of peace and happiness away from your homeland. Anhela Okhoronytelya Tobi.
Andriy

By: andre

andre — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:26:06 +0000

In reply to Peter. Peter, Thank you for your very kind words and expression of sympathy. It seems that we share something in common, unresolved issues surrounding our fathers. It is, I believe, common for many men, especially men of a certain age and from certain ethnic backgrounds. I remember you and your father in prayer. We can only leave the rest up to God and ask for His help in healing. But I think we also have a responsibility to let those around us know that we love them, and live our lives as openly and as honestly as God made us. Blessings of peace, Andriy