Our beloved Mother St. Mary holds a very significant role in orthodoxy, and in no other period of the year...
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...
Fasting Days, Holy Days
Our entire life should be consecrated wholly to God, however there are days appointed by Him as “holy days”. If...
True Virginity
You desire, then, to be a virgin? Do you know what hardship there is in true virginity that which stands...
Monks Are Earthly Angels
I want to focus particularly on one phrase that is said often about monks which is that they are “earthly...
Christian Arabs Before Islam
Who are the Arabs? The question is not that simple as it might look at first glance. When did the...
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....
Friendship
“A faithful friend is an elixir of life… A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter” (Ecc 6: 14,16). For what...
The fear of God: Objections & Reply
So many people flee from the words “Fear of God”, seeing that such words are not suitable for the covenant...
The Title of the Patriarch of Alexandria
The official title of the head of the Coptic Church has traditionally been as follows, “Pope and Patriarch of the...