One of the Youth
Musicality: The Language of Melodies
By: George Kyrillos
The Coptic language is musical, similar to the Italian language. With its seven vowels, the Coptic language has found itself reigning supreme...
The Life Of St Shenouda
St Shenouda was born on the 7th of Pashans 49AM / 2nd of May 333 AD, in Shandawil, a village near Akhmim in Upper...
Meditation on the Fear of God
“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...
A Broken Road
Louis Armstrong flared our passions, almost teasing our poignant yet innocent desires singing the lyrics of his song “What a Wonderful World” as such...
Breaking Barriers
In everyone’s spiritual life there comes a point where we can either excel or stay the same, both of which have a corresponding result....
St. Shenouda, A Powerful Christian
St Shenouda the Archimandrite is famous for his life as a monk, national leader, and a writer. Perhaps he is less famous for his...
Monastic Principals – Book Review
Monastic Principles By Fr. Raphael El Baramousy, St Shenouda Monastery Publications
As I flicked through the pages of ‘Monastic Principles,’ it occurred to me that...
What Stops Us From Confession?
Confession is one of the seven sacraments of the church. Despite Confession being a heavenly sacrament, there appears to be a number of people...
St Shenouda’s life in Christ
Many of us would dream of seeing and speaking with Christ in person. Indeed those people such as the apostles, who lived during His...
Struggling With Prayer
Matanias, agpia prayers, the Jesus prayer, and contemplations on psalms...these are prayers and supplications made to God by all monks, who, living in isolation,...