On Poverty
You will be proclaimed charitable, not simply because you have refused to accept something from another person, but rather you will be recognized as...
Is Monasticism for me?
Monasticism is not like you see it in movies. It is not like you read of it in books. It cannot be described in...
On The Psalms – St Basil the Great
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful, composed by the Spirit for this reason, namely, that we men, each and all of...
Contemplation On Psalm 23
The following is a contemplation on a psalm we all know very well and if you allow me, you may see it from a...
Introduction to the Psalms
Psalms have a prominent place in our church. In ancient times, one of the Popes of Alexandria refused to ordain one of the bishops...
Mark The Obedient
They used to say that Abba Sylvanus had in Scete a disciple whose name was Mark, and that he possessed to a great degree...
St. Macarius The Great
Saint Macarius (which means blessed) the Great was born in the year 295, in a village named Shabsheer, to pious Christian parents; Abraham, who...
St. Shenouda’s Leadership
St Shenouda was an abbot of the White Monastery of Atribe in the desert of Thebes for more than sixty five years during the...
The King Asks For A Blessing From Abba Shenoute
In a word, great signs and a multitude of miracles were worked by our father abba Shenoute, truly the true prophet and the bearer...
Abba Shenouda Taught Me
St. Shenouda the Archimandrite (348-466 A.D.) was the abbot of the White Monastery of Atribe in the desert of Thebes, Egypt, for more than...
