Words are going around these days regarding many Copts being in fear of the radical Islamic movement reaching power within the Egyptian government. As a result many Christian families are turning to immigration in fear of a severe wave of persecution against them. In this context, I would like to shed some light on few important facts:

In this article, we will conclude our topic about the common characteristics seen in the lives of saints. May we strive in following their spiritual path.

We resume talking about some of the common characteristics in the lives of Saints.

We continue our topic about the most important characteristics of the lives of saints so we can measure ourselves and follow them as models.

First, Sainthood is a call to everyone. The Holy Spirit speaks through our teacher Peter the apostle: “ As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy.’” (1 Peter 1: 14-15, Leviticus 11: 44-45, 19:2, 20:7, 20:26). Additionally, we cannot enter the kingdom of God except as saints because God is “The King of the Saints” (Revelations 15:3) and we will not enjoy His presence until we enter into sainthood, i.e. being pure and consecrated to Him, “ Holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14).

Today, we celebrate the departure of the great saint, Anba Pishoy, and yesterday we celebrated the departure of Anba Shenouda the Archimandrite. Therefore, in this article, I would like to talk about the relationship of the the saints with church.

In this article, we continue presenting some of the sayings and spiritual experiences of the strong martyr, Saint Moses the black.

Today we celebrate the martyrdom of the Strong, St. Moses the Black. This saint had a marvelous life story and was transformed from a life of wickedness to a life of holiness. The Synaxarium says about him: “Beloved Ones, contemplate in the power of repentance, and what it did. It transformed an infidel slave who was a murderer, adulterer and robber into a great Father, teacher, comforter, and priest who wrote rules for the monks, and saint whose name is mentioned on the altar in our prayers.”

In this article, we will continue our discussion about facing drug addiction. After we addressed the first part “Christian View of Drugs,” we will now address the second part: how we deal with these dangerous issues, or what we would otherwise call:

There is no doubt that drug addiction is a great challenge that confronts our youth especially in high school and college. The Church, as a loving mother, is committed to inform her children, enlighten their minds, warn them of the danger of drugs, and encourage them to remain steadfast in Christ and keeping his commandment, to always walk in the way of freedom, joy and success.

The Orthodox faith has important characteristics, which sets Orthodox teaching apart from the teachings of other denominations. I would like to shed some light these characteristics in this article. 

As we celebrate the Pentecost today, I thought of writing this week’s article using the scriptures to talk about the gift of the Holy Spirit and living according to the spirit.