Comments on: You Are My Son https://orthodoxandgay.com/you-are-my-son Orthodox and gay Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:44:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: andre https://orthodoxandgay.com/you-are-my-son#comment-77937 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:44:49 +0000 http://www.orthodoxandgay.com/?p=2737#comment-77937 In reply to Maria.

Maria,Thank you so very much for your kindness. Have a wonderful holiday.
I bid you peace,
Andriy

]]> By: Maria https://orthodoxandgay.com/you-are-my-son#comment-77898 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 11:39:30 +0000 http://www.orthodoxandgay.com/?p=2737#comment-77898 Father,
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. May her memory be eternal! But what beautiful words she shared with you before falling asleep. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

]]> By: andre https://orthodoxandgay.com/you-are-my-son#comment-77199 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 21:12:33 +0000 http://www.orthodoxandgay.com/?p=2737#comment-77199 In reply to Bob.

Hello,
Thank you for your email. I still attend Liturgy regularly and do commune. I have a spiritual father who offers me confession and communion. Please know that God loves you and knows how He made you and with what desires and inclinations. Do not marry a woman, unless you are straight or a true bisexual and ready to make a commitment to one woman. Otherwise you would ruin her life and yours. If you are truly called to celibacy – then you need to explore that – by going to a monastery for a retreat or taking with a priest. If you believe that you are called to be married to a man, then pray on it, give God and you time to adjust and be open to the path He directs you to.  We can be in the desert for a while – or what seems like a while – but God knows what we need.  Listen to His voice and ask for direction, guidance and patience.
Please know that you will be in my prayers.
Please stay in touch.
I bid you peace,
Andriy

]]> By: Bob https://orthodoxandgay.com/you-are-my-son#comment-77184 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 22:44:01 +0000 http://www.orthodoxandgay.com/?p=2737#comment-77184 Father,

If I may ask your advice: what do you do as a gay married man and Orthodox Christian? Do you still attend liturgy and commune?

I can’t bear the thought of leaving the Church–I know she is true–, but the thought of not being able to love and give love to another person also hurts me immensely. Sometimes I think I should martyr myself in marriage to a woman or be celibate, but all I can see in both paths is a vast amount of misery.

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