Have you ever felt frustrated — I mean really frustrated? Have you ever let a difficult or undesirable circumstance ruin your mood and sour your attitude toward the day? I imagine everyone of us has felt some degree of frustration this past week over something. I wouldn’t be telling you anything new if I said… Continue reading Frustration!
Patience is a thing of God, and whoever is gentle, and patient, and meek, is an imitator of God the Father. Accordingly, when the Lord in His Gospel was giving precepts for salvation, and, bringing forth divine warnings, was instructing His disciples to perfection, He said: “…I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray… Continue reading Cyprian of Carthage On Patience!
When the Virgin intercedes for our aid, healing, or repentance, she draws us into the realm of her relationship with Christ. In Orthodoxy, intercession raises us to the level of the intercessor, bringing us into the presence of Christ, then the mediator disappears. This is to say that intercession is a communion with Christ by… Continue reading St Mary – My Mother!
Natasha entered the busy room. Smoke filled the air in the room and people were pushing against each other. The music was so loud it threatened to deafen her. She placed her hands over her ears and tried to push her way through the crowd. Her eyes scanned the room, trying to locate Jeremy. After… Continue reading The Cross In The Box – Part 2
Natasha and Jeremy sat next to each other in their science class. The teacher was explaining the things that were going to be in the HSC trials but no-one in the classroom seemed to pay attention. Madison, one of their friends, abruptly leaned across the table “So are you guys coming with us Friday night,… Continue reading The Cross In The Box – Part 1
The church celebrates the appearance of the glorious Cross of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ twice: The First on the sixteenth day of the month of tute (27th September), 326 A.D. by the hands of the righteous Empress St. Helen, the mother of Constantine the great the righteous emperor. This Saint when her son… Continue reading Hail To The Cross!
Much of what I do in my ministry remains private. People tell me stories of pain and hurt that I will take to my grave. Many share personal shortcomings, seek relief from guilt, and ask for direction, trusting that I will never repeat what they tell me. Sometimes the stories humble me. Other times they… Continue reading Who Is Zaccheus Today?
I was reading the parable of the lost coin the other day (Luke 15:8) and my thoughts wandered … what is the greatest loss one can experience in this world? Is it the loss of a worthless trinket with great emotional value to the owner; or an expensive item of jewelry or such like; or… Continue reading Food For Thought!
We live in a world that is extremely complex and which is designed in an amazing way. The dawn always breaks; the deserts, mountains, and rivers all exist in harmony in surpassing beauty so long as man does not interfere with them! Nothing lives or dies for itself; all types of life are interdependent. The… Continue reading 7 Proofs Of God – Part 5
There are many different varieties of any one species. No matter how much these may differ in size or form, they are all one species. The science of comparative genetics is trying to demonstrate that there is a great resemblance between the species of fish, animal, and man. This is true, but is not a… Continue reading 7 Proofs Of God! – Part 4
Many of the proofs of the existence of God are interdependent and interrelated. We can infer these new proofs from the first proof. The geologists, at the inception of their theories, relied on an ordered universe and an existing matter, just as the theory of evolution relies on the simple laws and matter of life. … Continue reading 7 Proofs Of God – Part 3!
Euthanasia’ is a Greek word that means ‘happy death. It is used to signify the medical intervention in discontinuing the life of patients with complicated diseases, or those who suffer sever pain from incurable diseases. This intervention is seen as stemming from the doctor’s mercy and pity on his patients. The concept also calls for… Continue reading Euthanasia – A Coptic Perspective!
Before we talk about this important proof, we have to understand first what the word “evolution” means. This word is applied to many operations. Musical development from simple to complex is, in one way, a type of evolution. This term is also applied to all the technological inventions which have led many to imagine that… Continue reading 7 Proofs Of God – Part 2
When it comes to temptation, sometimes there are practical steps or activities that we may do to avoid or alleviate the problem. If we are tempted by being in a certain place or with certain people, we can obviously choose, if at all possible, to not go to such a place or be with such… Continue reading A Practical Approach To Temptation!
Is it worthy of the Christian to fear or oppose scientific books? Is there not an agreement between science and the Holy Bible? Have the new scientific discoveries succeeded in depriving the Christian individual of his ability to combine faith and this enlightened age of science? This is the first proof of the existence of … Continue reading 7 Proofs Of God – Part 1
The Pharisee was a person who didnt feel the need for God. On the other hand, we meet the tax collector who was in great need of God. He felt his sins where in needs of God’s forgiveness. The Pharisee used to pray many times a day, as many of us pray today, and he used to go… Continue reading The Pharisee & Tax Collector!
Everybody has to deal with anger from time to time. But what’s the best way to handle it? To answer that question, we must first understand what anger really is. Anger is an emotion often characterised by feelings of great displeasure, indignation, hostility, wrath and vengeance. Many times, reacting in anger is how we express… Continue reading Dealing With Anger Gods's Way!
Everybody has to deal with anger from time to time. But what’s the best way to handle it? To answer that question, we must first understand what anger really is. Anger is an emotion often characterised by feelings of great displeasure, indignation, hostility, wrath and vengeance. Many times, reacting in anger is how we express… Continue reading Dealing With Anger Gods’s Way!
Sometimes life gets pretty stressful. Many teens feel stressed around big moments in their lives like final exams, prom, applying to college, or the first day of school. Stress can be a pretty dangerous thing, because it clouds our judgment and can cause physical problems like illness. It can also get in the way of… Continue reading 8 Ways To Deal With Stress As Teens!
Martyrdom is not confined to a certain period of time in history, but martyrdom is a way of life. It is a way of life to be lived everyday with the Lord in whom we believe. We meet a daily earthly death for Him, thereby sharing with the glory of the martyrs and the saints.… Continue reading 9 Ways To Martydom Today!
St. Yulita was born from a royal family in the city of Iconium, Turkey, where St. Paul and St. Barnabus preached and many Greeks and Jews believed. St. Yulita was a wealthy, beautiful and virtuous woman, who remained close to the church and found pleasure and happiness in serving the poor and needy. She would… Continue reading Keriakos – Martyr at 3!
The Coptic New Year is the very first calendar ever known by man on planet earth! It goes back 4241 BC.The word “Nayrouz” is of Coptic origin. The stem is niiaro-oo meaning: “the rivers.” The suffix “ouz” is Greek, thus, the word “Niiaroouz.” Mid September is usually where the waters of the Nile river rises,… Continue reading Happy Coptic New Year!
“The burden against Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt; the idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, and the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst” [Isaiah 19:1]. This prophesy was fulfilled when the Holy Family entered Egypt. With this entrance, Egypt’s idols collapsed forever. … Continue reading Copts In The Bible!
•Remember your weakness, then you will be more cautious and you will not submit to the thoughts of pride and false glory which may attack you. •Remember the loving kindness of the Lord bestowed on you, and you will always lead a life of thanksgiving. Faith will grow in your heart as well as the… Continue reading 15 Things You Must Remember!
If a man readily and joyfully accepts a loss for the sake of God, he is inwardly pure. And if he does not look down upon any man because of his defects, in very truth he is free. If a man is not pleased with someone who honors him, nor displeased with someone who dishonors… Continue reading The Free Man!
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