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Ascetic Struggle

Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 24, 2021

Ascetic Struggle

Our world places a great deal of emphasis on being comfortable, and we tend to avoid anything that does n ...

Our world places a great deal of emphasis on being comfortable, and we tend to avoid anything that does not bring pleasure. If we avoid ascetic struggle and choose to keep our Christian faith sideline ...

March 24, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon

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What Should We Say To God?! | Beautiful Egypt #391

Posted by H.G. Bishop Anba Ermia
|Date: March 24, 2021

What Should We Say To God?! | Beautiful Egypt #391

The life of Pope Kyrillos VI was featured with several spiritual attributes, first of which is his deep l ...

The life of Pope Kyrillos VI was featured with several spiritual attributes, first of which is his deep love for God. Out of his love for God, he used to hold the Mass prayers daily, realizing their i ...

March 24, 2021
| by H.G. Bishop Anba Ermia

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Our Divided Society

Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 23, 2021

Our Divided Society

There are two major populations within our society that are seeing a statistical rise in the number of su ...

There are two major populations within our society that are seeing a statistical rise in the number of suicides. At a time when a growing body of research shows that people with the most social power ...

March 23, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon

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Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 3]

Posted by Wasim Shehata
|Date: March 23, 2021

Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 3]

In this article, we will continue Part 1 and 2, "Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers" by taking a c ...

In this article, we will continue Part 1 and 2, "Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers" by taking a closer look at additional two viewpoints on how the Church Fathers viewed fasting and their advi ...

March 23, 2021
| by Wasim Shehata

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Humility And The Inverted Pyramid

Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 22, 2021

Humility And The Inverted Pyramid

We all struggle with our passions, and like Saint Paul we can say we do that which we do not want to do a ...

We all struggle with our passions, and like Saint Paul we can say we do that which we do not want to do and do not do what we want to do. The passions hold us down close to the ground in our sin and f ...

March 22, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon

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What Is The Church For? The Business [Part 1]

Posted by Father Peter Farrington
|Date: March 22, 2021

What Is The Church For? The Business [Part 1]

I worked for such a company. We were busy, but busy with so many different things, and wrong things, that ...

I worked for such a company. We were busy, but busy with so many different things, and wrong things, that for all our busyness we were failing as a business. It was not until we were taken over by a m ...

March 22, 2021
| by Father Peter Farrington

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“But The Greatest Of These Is love.” – Cultivating A Loving Heart

Posted by Deacon Daniel Malyon
|Date: March 19, 2021

“But The Greatest Of These Is love.” – Cultivating A Loving Heart

The greatest virtue of the Christian faith is love, it is seen as the culmination of other virtues such a ...

The greatest virtue of the Christian faith is love, it is seen as the culmination of other virtues such as faith, hope, charity and humility. It is also the prime purpose of the law, as expressed by C ...

March 19, 2021
| by Deacon Daniel Malyon

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The Encounter | Beautiful Egypt #390

Posted by H.G. Bishop Anba Ermia
|Date: March 17, 2021

The Encounter | Beautiful Egypt #390

Today, Egypt’s Copts celebrate the departure of the Triple Beatified Pope Shenouda III (the 117th patriar ...

Today, Egypt’s Copts celebrate the departure of the Triple Beatified Pope Shenouda III (the 117th patriarch of the See of Saint Mark). Today, we are tackling the encounter of Saint Pope Kyrillos VI an ...

March 17, 2021
| by H.G. Bishop Anba Ermia

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Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 2]

Posted by Wasim Shehata
|Date: March 16, 2021

Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers [Part 2]

In this article, we will continue Part 1, "Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers" by taking a closer ...

In this article, we will continue Part 1, "Fasting In The Eyes Of The Church Fathers" by taking a closer look at additional three viewpoints on how the Church Fathers viewed fasting and their advice o ...

March 16, 2021
| by Wasim Shehata

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The Lost Sheep Of Orthodoxy [Part 2]

Posted by Father Peter Farrington
|Date: March 15, 2021

The Lost Sheep Of Orthodoxy [Part 2]

If it is truly that transforming and renewing experience of union with God then we must come to share his ...

If it is truly that transforming and renewing experience of union with God then we must come to share his own life and love, and give ourselves in sacrifice and humility for the sake of those on the e ...

March 15, 2021
| by Father Peter Farrington

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