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    2025_06_01 An Altar in the Midst of Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Feast of the Lord's Entry into Egypt. The Feast of the Lord's Entry into Egypt presents several imitable virtues of the Holy Family, along with a unique blessing for Egypt and the Coptic Church. A look at the Monastery of El-Muharraq and the contemporary saint, Fr. Theophilus El-Muharraqi. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_05_18 Walk While You Have the Light

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost. The Lord's encounter with the Samaritan Woman manifests the way in which Divine Grace penetrates the human heart, bringing about a resurrection from sin, unhappiness, and shame to a transformed life of purpose, joy and holiness. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_05_11 Resurrection and Transformation By Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost. The Lord's encounter with the Samaritan Woman manifests the way in which Divine Grace penetrates the human heart, bringing about a resurrection from sin, unhappiness, and shame to a transformed life of purpose, joy and holiness. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_05_04 Their Eyes Were Opened to Know Him

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Pentecost. The relationship between the Resurrection and the Eucharist is beautifully reflected in the account of the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Lk. 24). The Lord reveals that the Eucharist is the burning love of God, the abiding presence of Christ, the renewal of Christian hope, and the perfection of the life of faith. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_18 Pascha Great Friday Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Reflection for Great Friday of Holy Pascha. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_17 Pascha Eve of Great Friday Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025


    Ashraf Ibrahim- Reflection for the Eve of Great Friday of Holy Pascha. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_16 Pascha Eve of Thursday Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025


    Henry Kirolos- A reflection for the Eve of Thursday of Holy Pascha. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_15 Pascha Eve of Wednesday Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025


    Tony Soliman- Reflection for the Eve of Wednesday of Holy Pascha. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_14 Pascha Eve of Tuesday Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025


    Mena Ghebranious- A reflection for the Eve of Tuesday of Holy Pascha. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_13 Pascha Eve of Monday Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


    Tony Boules- A reflection for the Eve of Monday of Holy Pascha. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_13 Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025


    HG Bishop Kyrillos- Homily for Palm Sunday. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_04_06 True Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 6th Sunday of Great Lent. A reflection on the healing of the man born blind, and a lesson on true worship. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_03_30 The Life-Giving Virtue of Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Sunday of the Paralytic. The healing of the paralytic after 38 years is used by the Lord to display the life-giving virtue of Hope. The fruits of hope are endurance, patience and fortitude, which being new life to the Christian struggle. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_03_16 On the Prodigal Son and Obedience

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Great Lent. A reflection on the parable of the Prodigal Son and obedience. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_03_09 Love All Men, But Keep Distant From All Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Feast of St. Pope Kyrillos VI 2025. A spiritual maxim of St. Isaac the Syrian was one of the most important guiding principles in the life of St. Pope Kyrillos VI. "Love all men, but keep distant from all men." How does such a maxim apply to us living in the world? Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_03_02 Calmness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Great Lent. A reflection on the virtue of calmness. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_02_23 Fasting and Remembrance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Sunday Before Lent. The Holy Great Fast of Lent is a time of remembrance. I remember God. I remember my sins. I remember the necessity of directing by whole being back to God. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_02_16 The Feeding Of The Multitudes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Amshir. A reflection on the feeding of the multitudes from the Gospel of St. John and God's tests. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_02_09 The Motives of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Amshir. After the miracle of the feeding of the multitudes, the Lord exposed the motives of the hearts of the people who sought Him. To discern the purity of our intentions is a great gift from God. The monastic life has a prophetic witness in manifesting a pure love for God. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_02_02 The Man Born Blind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Tobi. Lessons from the story of the healing of the man born blind and spiritual transformation. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_02_01 Eulogy of Dr. Mark Malek

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Eulogy of our beloved brother, Dr. Mark Malek, who served as a living example of Christ's love, touched so many lives, and will be sorely missed. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_01_26 All Things Given Into the Hands of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Tobi. In the 3rd chapter of John's gospel, we read that the Father has placed all things into the hands of Christ. We can understand this from the perspective of eternity, the economy of salvation, and the judgement. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_01_18 Theophany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Feast of the Theophany. A reflection on the Feast of the Theophany (Epiphany). Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_01_12 Journey To Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Tobe. Lessons from the Holy Family's journey into Egypt. Click the icon below to listen.

    2025_01_05 The Way of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Kiahk. In the prayer of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist, he exclaims that God will "guide our feet into the way of peace." (Lk. 1:79) Christ is the Prince of Peace and peace is the gift and legacy of His Incarnation. It is precisely the peace of His presence with us and in us. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_12_29 The Visitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Kiahk. The gospel of the visitation of our Lady St. Mary to St. Elizabeth is shrouded in humility, wonder and joy. St. Mary's going in haste to her relative manifests a unique quality of true humility: Self-forgetfulness. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_12_22 Humility Of Incarnation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Kiahk. A reflection on the Incarnation as a great example of Humility. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_12_15 God's Silent Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Kiahk. The Incarnation of our Lord is not merely a commemoration of the birth of our Savior but an invasion of God into the darkness of our world. He comes in order to bring the Good News of salvation and God's merciful love through the victory over evil forces, toppling Satan's kingdom and stronghold. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_12_08 Finding Tranquility

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 5th Sunday of Hathor. How to find internal peace and tranquility in the face of our struggles. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_12_01 The Look of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Hathor. A Young Rich Ruler approached our Lord seeking eternal life. The Gospel tells us that Christ looked at him and loved him, then called him to the height of perfection. In doing so, the Lord also reveals the great reward He offers His disciples and all who follow Him. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_11_24 The Cost of Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Hathor. A reflection on the cost of discipleship through examples from the Bible. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_11_17 The Enemy Also Goes Out to Sow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Hathor. In the Parable of the Sower, as well as the one immediately after in Matthew's Gospel, the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, the Lord reveals the strategy of the Devil in both snatching the divine seed from the human heart, as well as sowing his own seeds of tares. The Lord gives us the means by which we are to become victorious. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_11_10 He Came to His Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Hathor. The Parable of the Sower reveals the primary agency of the Lord who is not only the Sower, but also the Seed. Further, His seed is planted in His own soil. The soil simply must receive and not hinder the work of the seed. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_11_03 Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Babah. A reflection on the miracle of the raising of the widow's son and 3 characteristics of compassion. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_10_27 Purity of Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Babah. The desert fathers understood that while the Kingdom of God was the goal of Christian life, the way was through purity of heart. Purity of heart is not merely the avoidance of certain sins but about the integrity, harmony and singularity of the human person directed toward God. To achieve this we also need to understand the pathology of spiritual illness. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_10_13 The Fragrance of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Babah. The healing of the paralytic was facilitated by the love and faith of his four friends. St. Paul's epistle speaks about the "fragrance of Christ" that is diffused by a life of faith, love, repentance and good deeds. The fragrance of holiness is not only a metaphor but a supernatural phenomenon in the Church. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_10_06 The Beauty that Attracts Souls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Thout. The gospel of the sinful woman in the house of Simon the Pharisee reflects a soul that was attracted to, and transformed by, the true beauty of Christ. Coming into contact with objective truth, goodness and beauty exposes Satan's disfigured counterfeits. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_09_29 The Cost Of Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Thout. A reflection on the invitation and cost of discipleship. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_09_22 Love's Urgent Longings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Thout. A certain poet coined the term "Hound of Heaven" to describe God's relentless pursuit of the human heart. God's work in our lives aims to awaken our own desire and longing for Him and eternal life. We glorify God in our lives when we allow that desire to grow in intensity by detaching ourselves from earthly, temporal and corruptible things. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_09_08 The Tension that Brings Grace and Salvation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the Sunday of Nasie. The early Christians lived with the tension of the expectation of Christ's 2nd Coming. This tension inspired them to live holy lives. Spiritual tension, distinct from psychological stress, is a necessary element of spiritual growth which brings God's grace and salvation. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_08_25 Be Wise in What is Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Mesori. St. Paul commands us to "be wise in what is good." (Rom. 16:19). There are many examples of those who struggled and toiled in vain in pursuit of the spiritual life. A reflection on how can we avoid the traps that cause our spiritual striving to be in vain. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_08_11 The Vineyard of the Human Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 1st Sunday of Mesori. The parable of the wicked tenants points to important truths about the character of God. Likewise, the wickedness of the tenants reveals spiritual problems in the human heart that demand our attention and our resolve. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_08_04 Graciousness of God in Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 4th Sunday of Epip. A reflection on God‘s delay during Lazarus' death as a sign of God's graciousness in the midst of suffering, teaching us to sacrifice our desires in order to glorify God. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_07_28 God's Goodness and God's Blessings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Epip. The miracle of feeding the multitudes in the lectionary is often referred to as the Sunday of Blessing. What is the difference between God's goodness and God's blessings? The difference is essential for our spiritual lives. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_07_21 Humility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024


    Fr. Andrew Iskander- Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Epep. A discussion on humility. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_07_14 The Apostolicity of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024


    AD Mark Soliman- Homily for 1st Sunday of Epep. The church is holy, Catholic and apostolic. And at the center of the church, Christ must be present. Otherwise, people can devolve into fear and act like a cult. Like the apostles did on the day of the resurrection. Becoming insular and closed off from the world. Click the icon below to listen.

    2024_07_07 Labor, Rest and Feasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024


    Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim- Homily for the 5th Sunday of Paoni. The miracle of the multiplication of the loaves is an image of Christian life. Like the disciples, we are all called to labor, rest and feasting as it relates to the Kingdom of God. Click the icon below to listen.

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