Enacted assimilation of the text, points us beyond the mind and heart to consider another dimension of monastic prayer, the...
Prostrations In The Orthodox Church Rite
The Coptic Church, in its humble and meek spirit, teaches her children three types of prostration, or metanias (bowing). These...
In Praise Of The Desert
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St Mary As An Example of Virginity
Let then, the life of St Mary be as it were virginity itself, set forth in a likeness, from which,...
Fasting Paves the Way to Virtue
As has been said fasting is the beginning of the spiritual life, thus it is considered the pavement on which...
Did St. Antony Give or Take?
There is no doubt that St. Antony gave to God everything he possessed; He did according to the commandment: “He...
True Virginity
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Tales of Monastic Companionship in Early Byzantium
The practices of monastic companionship and cohabitation described in the Spiritual Meadow had emerged long before the late sixth century....
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...
Christian Behaviour According to St. Pope Kyrollos VI
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