The holy look of virginity is precious indeed in the judgment of all who make purity the test of beauty;...
Monasticism Is?
To continue my reflections of my numerous spiritual counsel with monks and Bishops during my last retreat in the Egyptian...
The Garden Of Monks
With the kind permission of Bishop Daniel (the Bishop of St Shenouda Monastery), we, the monks of the monastery, went...
Where Is The Joy?
All these monastic practices makes monasticism seem to be full of grief and sadness, where does joy fit in all...
Monastic Principals – Book Review
Monastic Principles By Fr. Raphael El Baramousy, St Shenouda Monastery Publications As I flicked through the pages of ‘Monastic Principles,’...
Instructions To A Monk
My son, listen and be wise, accept the true doctrine, for there are many ways. Be able to obey God...
Monastic Life As Spiritual Martyrdom
By the time of St. Athanasius (295-373) the concept of spiritual martyrdom had become fairly uniform and definite. From the...
Monastic Tradition Of Sheheet
God offered us the grace of calling and accepting us in the sacred wilderness, i.e., the wilderness of Sheheet, the...
The Second Monastic Encyclical
My pious sons and daughters, Monks and nuns of our Coptic Orthodox monasteries on our land Egypt and the various...
Sit In Your Cell And It Will Teach You All Things
The cell was regarded in the apophthegms as a specific space where one lived and followed a particular praxis that...