The Solitary Patriarch
Abouna Mina's life as a monk had begun at the age of 25 when he resigned from Thomas Cook's, the celebrated travel agency, after...
Christian Behaviour According to St. Pope Kyrollos VI
Christian Behaviour: according to the Saint Pope Kyrollos the Sixth, is a great little book that captures the spirituality of this great saint, not...
H.H. Pope Tawadros the 118th Patriarch
A truly historic event in our Coptic Church history occurred on Sunday 18 November 2012 that many of us have never witnessed – the...
How Long Should One Exercise Onself in Each Virtue
It is impossible to determine theoretically how long one should exercise oneself in a virtue before becoming established in it. Everyone must determine this...
H.H. Pope Kyrillos VI – On The Divine Liturgy
In a letter to a monk ordained a priest, H.H Pope Kyrillos wrote, "Grace and peace from our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ,...
The Pursuit of Virtues
Virtues are the fruits that everyone is required to bring forth in his/her spiritual journey towards Christian perfection. “Every tree which does not bear...
On The Structure and Harmony of the Virtues of the Soul
HOLY SCRIPTURE says of the midwives who kept alive the Israelites’ male children, that through the god-fearing midwives they made themselves houses. What Does...
Stories From The Sayings Of The Desert Fathers
The Naked Beggar and the Monk
One of the Fathers went off to the city to sell his manual work, and seeing a naked...
Monastic Poverty And Real Poverty
We may at times mix between ‘monastic poverty’ and ‘real poverty’ when we read the life of a saint or consider the life of...
Tears in the Life of Saints
Saint Arsenius is one of the saints who became very famous for his weeping. It is said that his eyelashes fell due to the...
