By: Fr Youssef Asaad The disciples said to Him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry!” But He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who were born this way from …
Have you ever noticed, on those days where you have just had enough, things always go from bad to worse? Think of those days where you have had a bad day at work, your boss was horrible to you, you have had a fight with your spouse, your friend is being insensitive, the kids’ school …
It was clear through unlearned men that the cross was persuasive; in fact, it persuaded the whole world. Their discourse was not of unimportant matters but of God and true religion, of the Gospel way of life and future judgment, yet it turned plain, uneducated men into philosophers. How the foolishness of God is …
How to Benefit Spiritually from Pascha Week by H.H. Pope Shenouda III How do we enjoy the most spiritual week of the year? Our behavior inside and outside church: It is very noticeable that many people during Passion Week act very differently inside church than they do outside church. Inside church… …
By: Marianne Ibrahim When dealing with children and young people it is really important to know when to pick your battles and what your purpose is. For example, taking my child to church every Sunday from birth. Obviously, at birth and during the early years, a child is not going to understand a whole lot …
Why did Jesus fast? 1. Setting an example: “He sets before us His acts as our example,” (St. Cyril commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke) Christ humbled Himself and became man to show us how to return to the nature in which He created us and which was corrupted by the fall. If we …
Some may wonder how the humble saint says in her praise to the Lord: “For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name” (Luke 1:48-49)? Does she ask for …
Why is the Coptic Church concerned with the Nativity Fast, in which her members fast for more than forty days? Undoubtedly, the Incarnation of the Word of God was the intention of God preceding the fall of Adam and Eve in sin. Upon their fall, the Divine Covenant was proclaimed when God spoke to the …
We all know Lent to be a period of asceticism, whereby we limit what we desire to eat for spiritual revival and growth, as quoted by St Isaac the Syrian: “There can be no knowledge of the mysteries of God on a full stomach.” So knowing this, acknowledging that the period of lent is meant …
The reckoning of time in antiquity went through a variety of permutations and combinations until Julius Caesar, on the basis of the Egyptian solar calendar, standardized a 365-day year with an extra day inserted on leap years. Both the church and Western culture in general followed this solar calendar until the reforms of Pope Gregory …
