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Meditation on the Fear of God - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

“I no longer fear God, but I love Him. For love casts out fear.” After reading this quote from Saint Antony, some of us wonder how it could be possible that we not fear God. Isn’t the “fear of God the beginning of wisdom”? What is the proper way to fear of God? This is …

The Dove Returns to the Ark - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

When I left the bishopric and returned to my desert cave at the beginning of January 1964, I found the monk Antonius (Pope Shenouda’s name before becoming a bishop) at the door and he said to me, “I knew that you would return”, as he hugged me tightly so that we became one. At that …

A Broken Road - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

Louis Armstrong flared our passions, almost teasing our poignant yet innocent desires singing the lyrics of his song “What a Wonderful World” as such we all hope to love and live. The imagery of red roses blooming, the truly wonderful creation we are surrounded by, and the beauty of love that is lived not just …

On Fasting - St Shenouda Monastery Pimonakhos Articles

The brethren said, “Is it possible for a man to fast and not to be redeemed?” The old man said, “There is a fasting which is a matter of habit, another which is of desire, another which is of constraint, another which is of the sight, another which is of vainglory, another of tribulation, another …

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