The love of God for men is a movement if God towards us, not merely so that we may know Him, or (according to our ability) imitate Him, but so that Ha may ...
Paphnutius his disciple (St. Macarius of Alexandria) told us, that one day a hyena took her whelp, which was blind, and brought it to Macarius. And having ...
In God there is nothing quantitative. Love, insofar as it is the divine essence, is an absolute. There is within it neither more nor less. God simply loves....
”Whenever the interior flame is lacking, there have to be commandments written on tablets of stone... if today we abstain from killing, lying, stealing, ...
Man is dual: exterior and interior, flesh and spirit. The outer man is visible, of the flesh; but the inner man is invisible, spiritual – or what the Apostle...
Examine yourself daily in the sight of God, and discover which of the passions is in your heart; and cast it out to escape His judgment. Isaiah the Solitary,...
Dear brothers and sisters: Peace and grace to you and your families! Given the current Coptic situation in Egypt, we recognize the greater need for studies...
With our minds made prudent and holy, we offer worship to that which lies hidden beyond thought and beyond being. With a wise silence we do honor to the ...
A true Christian behaves in this life so that it may be preparation for the future one, not only a life here below. In his actions he does not think what will...
Please Forward to Family and Friends! Claremont Graduate University School of Religion History of Christianity Program and the Council for Coptic Studies ...
The fathers stress that salvation does not result automatically from Orthodox doctrine alone. Doctrine is not what saves people. It simply opens the pathway ...
Maker of the Universe, O Lord who alone have power over seasons and times: bless this year with Your bounty, preserve our country in safety and keep Your...
Pharaohs Festival 3rd St. Promenade (between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd) in Santa Monica Labor Day Weekend (Sunday, September 4th and Monday, September 5th...
We happen to be entrusted with a treasure the theology of Orthodox Tradition. Orthodox theology is the culmination and product of centuries of experiences that...
A fitting hymn of honor, praise and glory is always due, from every creature under heaven, to that remarkable, all-glorious and truly great mistress of all the...
The first Church was completed with the creation of man, Adam and Eve, and their being placed in Paradise. So it is that men sang praises to the glory of God ...
The day when God is absent, when He is silent - that is the beginning of prayer. Not when we have a lot to say, but when we say to God “I can’t live...
"What we gain by fasting is not as great as the damage done by anger; nor is the profit from reading as great as the harm done when we scorn or grieve a ...
Through the centuries there have appeared many heretical teachings which distorted the revealed truth, and which the holy Fathers confronted "with the ...
Please read and forward! You are cordially invited to the 13th Annual St Shenouda - UCLA Conference that will be held Fri-Sat, July 15-16, 2011 at Royce...
Kindly forward to family and friends! Fifth Annual Patristics Conference by the Diocese of Los Angeles under the auspices of His Grace Bishop Serapion Theme:...
Please Forward! Dear brothers and sisters: Given the current Coptic situation in Egypt, we recognize the greater need for formal training in Coptic studies...
His descent is hidden like the descent of Melchisedek. It was hidden from the Jews and is always hidden from the unbelieving; but for us, the faithful, it is...
+ + + St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society presents The 13th St. Shenouda-UCLA Conference of Coptic Studies July 15-16, 2011 @ UCLA, Royce Hall Room...
St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological Library presents… with H.G. Bishop Serapion and Rev. Fr. George Dion. Dragas Baptism and Rebirth in the Writings of...
There is one thing more important than all possible books and ideas, and that is the example of an Orthodox staretz, before whom you can lay each of you...
