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Here you will find a variety of extracts of articles written by various authors.
Fasting as the Beginning of all Virtues
“In a full belly there is no knowledge of the mysteries of God”
By: St Isaac the Syrian
Of all forms of ascetic techniques that St...
The Syrian Orthodox Church. It’s contributions to the ascetic life
The Syrian Church strengthened the Ascetic life and founded from the 4th Century onwards hundreds of monasteries which were occupied by thousands of monks...
What The Desert Fathers Meant By “Being Saved”
Most of the Apophthegmata Patrum are in the form of question and answer, a clear indication of their didactic purpose: a junior “brother" approaches...
Concerning Those Who Imagine That They Are Justified By Works
The Lord, wishing to show that every commandment is obligatory but that sonship is a gift bestowed on human beings by means of his...
Spiritual, Ascetic And Pragmatic Authority Of Bishops In Late Antiquity
The authority of the bishop is a multifaceted and ever changing construct that continued to change as individuals adapted, necessity dictated, and circumstances permitted....
Daily Life In The White Monastery
Despite the importance of work in the White Monastery, it has been argued that prayer, not labor, was the activity around which the day...
Abba Shenouda Saves A Negligent Brother
There were two brothers lying sick in the monastery. One of them was zealous and watched over himself carefully; the other was very negligent,...
A Testimony by Dr Otto Meinardus
Today, 4.5 km west of Dair el-Baramous is one of the few inhabited caves in the ancient Desert of Scetis. Abuna Abd el-Mesih elHabashi...
What Time Is It?
But the end of all things is at hand; therefore
be serious and watchful in your prayers" (1 Peter 4:7)
Many visitors who came to...
St. Anthony’s Legacy
“The land of Egypt is fertile, not only for growing fruits that perish, but for people who bear fruit according to God. Yes, other...
