Radoslav Males Serbia

Dobro jutro, Antonia! Thank you very much for your welcoming. As I understood, you became Orthodox before meeting your husband?! Selfinitiativ? Thats great.

Said a prayer for you today! Please, pray for us too! God grant you many years! Perpetua

Perpetua, you are, with your beauty, the Princes of this forum! Thank you very much for your prayer, I\'ll do it too for you! Let Christ be between us! Radoslav.

Hello, I\'m a convert to Orthodoxy and I live in the United States. I use to be Roman Catholic and I converted back about 8 years ago. My cultural back ground is 100% Italian. I\'m looking forward to talking with you as time goes on. Have a great day and GOD bless you. Frank

Franc, I am very gladd to hear this. God bless you!

Benvenuto Franco! Ci sono anche italiani ortodossi a fianco e siti italiani ortodossi.

Ja sam rodjen ovde, roditelji su doshli ovde iz Bosne pre mozhda tridecet i nekoloko godine, ali naravno bi se vratijo!

Hello I would again like to greet all my brothers and sisters here in this Chatroom. GOD bless all of you. Frank

Welcome Radoslav. Sorry I did not see this thread earlier. Being an \\"Eastern Christian\\" in the West is an interesting experience for me - maybe because I am obviously ethnically farther Eastern than the Eastern Christians - yet have been brought up Western. I did not know anything about the Orthodox Church until 2002 when my friend Fr Martin introduced me to his faith. I was very resistant, and am embarrassed for all the things I said to him. But thanks be to God for bringing me to illumination.

I became an Eastern Christian while living in the west. I think I grew up in the epitome of the contemporary western experience, as I was born and raised in suburban Seattle. I read a lot growing up, and in college I read about the Orthodox Church, began attending, and was received! That was Holy Saturday 2005. Since then, I\'ve had many mixed experiences, but here I will share only the blessings. I am providentially blessed to live in the cradle of several parishes and even a local monastery - almost all of them in a language I can understand with words to break my hardened heart. I am also blessed to have so many friends I\'ve made from throughout area parishes. My family is supportive, my job is supportive, my living situation is VERY favorable (I live two blocks from our Cathedral), and the Church is amazingly supportive. Our Cathedral\'s community gave us a car, almost all of our furniture, almost all of our kitcehnware, a few meals and much amazing advice. Recently, we attended the annual pilgrimage at the local Monastery and were deeply touched by their hospitality and glowing faith in Jesus Christ.

I don\'t think I\'ve ever listened to Ritam Nereda but back then I was a big fan of Baja Mali Kninja... His song \\"Bozich Je\\" is still hear wrenching to me and not to mention the fact that Knin is amazing.

Yes, that were terrible times! But, it is our way of salvation, i suppose. However, i think we showed to the western (today nonchristian) civilisation what means defending of country and christian bravery. It is ununderstandable to them, they cant understand our irational rationalism. Yes, I know band Ritam Nereda. They are very good band and guys. I have had the chance to met some of them (singer). Maybe if You come to Novi Sad some other time, we could meet eachother. Best wishess in Christ. Radoslav.

Hi there, I guess I\'m not as much welcoming you as saying \\"We\'re in the same box\\" so to speak :) I hope to see you around and good luck with your studies, good choice!

hello Radoslav Welcome I also am Serbian, to your question about orthodoxy in the west, I also would say most westerners do not know much about the Orthodox Church. It\'s like a well kept secret here in the midwest USA. In Christ

welcome!!!