Christianity Started in Ethiopia in the time of the Apostles, when a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of...
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....
Monastic Belt
As we start to speak of the institutes and rules of monasteries, where could we better begin, with God’s help,...
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)...
Father Yostos Of Saint Anthony
In December 1976 when the monks of St. Antony attended the funeral service for Father Yostos they knew that an...
On Discretion in Reading the Patristic Books on the Monastic Life
The books of the holy Fathers on the monastic life must be, read with great caution. It has been noticed...
Apophthegmata Patrum
The Apophthegmata Patrum is an extraordinary anthology. In its pages, one finds “a diverse band of colorful characters, wild adventures,...