By: Fr Youssef Asaad The disciples said to Him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife,...
Multicultured Monks of Wadi Al Natrun
Multicultured Monks of Wadi Al Natrun The prophecy of the child Jesus, which he gave during the journey of the...
Spiritual Life in The monastery according to St Pachomius
Spiritual Life in the monastery according to St Pachomius The monastic foundation by Pachomius was primarily a spiritual one, and...
Monasticism: A life of frequent prayer
Let us turn our mind to the task of prayer at appointed hours. Let us always desire the happy life...
Comparison Between a King and a Monk
But if we wished also to examine the nighttime, we would see the monk adorned with the worship of God...
The Honour of Monks – From the life of St Anthony and St Bishoy
St. Bishoy struggled in much asceticism and many worships that made him worthy to see the Lord Christ. Emperor Constantine...
Selected sayings of the Desert Fathers on Fasting
A leader of a community asked Abba Poemen: “How can I gain the fear of God?” Abba Poemen replied: “How...
St Shenouda Friend of the Prophets
There was also another brother sitting in a corner reciting the twelve minor prophets, and as often as he would...
Theologian Or Abbot?
A prominent event in the Lives of St. Shenouda is that in which the Abbot accompanies St. Cyril to the...
The Life Of St Shenouda
St Shenouda was born on the 7th of Pashans 49AM / 2nd of May 333 AD, in Shandawil, a village...