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This one hour long Easter special dives into the sombre events of Good Friday and the joyous events of Easter Sunday through Bible readings by David Suchet, and Easter talks by Torch's Church Partnership Coordinator, and ordained vicar Vicki Bryson. We also hear from Phil Hanna, a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and Ray Campbell who grew up in Jamaica about their Easter traditions, and what the crucifixion and resurrection mean to them.

Welcome back to another episode of Voices of Syriac Faith! This week, we are excited to welcome Abouna Michael Sorial from our sister Coptic Orthodox Church. In this episode, we speak about the Beatitudes from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. This can be found in the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 5:3-12, "Blessed are the poor in spirit,For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.4 Blessed are those who mourn,For they shall be comforted.5 Blessed are the meek,For they shall inherit the earth.6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,For they shall be filled.7 Blessed are the merciful,For they shall obtain mercy.8 Blessed are the pure in heart,For they shall see God.9 Blessed are the peacemakers,For they shall be called sons of God.10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." We thank Abouna for coming on the podcast and explaining these beautiful verses and their meanings. We pray you may meditate and understand the Beatitudes and apply them to your daily lives. New episodes are released every other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube!

Spiritual Practices of the Coptic Orthodox Church. There is a number of them, Faster, Liturgy, Monasticism, Bible Readings, Sunday School.  Gospel Reflection (John 6:5-14).

Episode 26 of the Into The Deep Podcast is live! Father Theodore and David Guirguis discuss the Coptic Orthodox Church's view on abortion!

Fr. Benjamin gives the Sunday sermon and gives an in-depth explanation of the place of St. Mary in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Tim is joined by Archbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church. They discuss the importance of freedom of religion around the world and the challenges facing many Christian groups around the world. And Tim is reflecting on the further escalation seen in recent days in the Middle East. Want your question answered next week? Drop a quick email to farron@premier.org.uk.

Today's Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel - Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a - Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus Who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with Child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this Child has been conceived in her. She will bear a Son and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. Bishop Strickland and Terry discuss the decision by the Coptic Orthodox Church “to suspend theological dialogue with the Catholic Church after its change of position on the issue of homosexuality” as well as Saint Frances Cabrini, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Saint John Paul II

Max Harwood and Michael Elgamal discuss his upbringing in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, his re-conversion when he moved to Canada, and his work with Creative Orthodox. 1.) Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 2.) Creative Orthodox: https://creativeorthodox.com/ Michael Elgamal is an Orthodox Christian artist. He started Creative Orthodox as a platform to entertain, inform, and inspire Orthodox Christians around the globe to pursue virtue in the lives of the saints through the power of storytelling. Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, University of Toronto).

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the French linguist Jean-François Champollion. There are reflections on keeping time, “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognised RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire!!!!! If you do not answer the questions, I click “Decline”.There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 7 October, I asked you a question about the French linguist Jean-Francois Champollion. That week, RFI English journalist Jessica Phelan joined Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas on their excellent podcast, Spotlight on France, to tell us how Champollion, in 1822, came closer than any other scholar of the day to de-coding Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. He already knew an Egyptian language that was spoken during Rome's occupation of Egypt, and Champollion used that language to work backward, teasing out some of the meanings in hieroglyphics. You were to tell me the name of the language he knew that helped him with his discovery.The answer is: Coptic. Coptic was the primary spoken language in Egypt from the 3rd century AD in Roman Egypt; it was supplanted by Arabic following the Muslim Conquest of Egypt in 639 AD. There are no native speakers of Coptic today, but it is still the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic Catholic Church.In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “Who is the most beautiful woman in all of history … to you?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Alan Holder from the Isle of Wight in Great Britain. Alan is also the winner of this week's bonus question – congratulations, Alan!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Fatematuj Zahra, co-secretary of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, and Ferhat Bezazel, President of the RFI Butterflies Club Ain Kechera in West Skikda, Algeria.Additionally, there are RFI Listeners Club member Samir Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal, India, and RFI English listener Pratish Ranjan Behera from Odisha, India.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “The Syncopated Clock” by Leroy Anderson, performed by the composer with his “Pops” Concert Orchestra; “Spell number 78: For Being Transformed into a Divine Falcon” from Songs from the Book of the Dead by Alberto Acosta; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Invisible Worlds” composed by Simon Mary and performed by Mukta, featuring Olivier "DouDou" Congar on drums and percussion.This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate.  After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “Official Swedish dictionary completed after 140 years” to help you with the answer.You have until 4 December to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 9 December podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

Please hit Subscribe/Follow and leave a 5-star rating and review. Click here to go to Jens Postmark Closet. Click here to donate to the show.  Click here for our website. Upcoming Events as of Oct 2023 Oct.  6th. A night with paranormal podcast.  Kent Oh. Oct. 7th Private Meet & Greet. Harthstone Maner Oct 14th Hollows Halloween Craft Show Holland Ohio. Oct 21st. ParaUnity 2023 Peru In. Oct 28. Blood Moon Parafest Eaton Rapids Mi. Jan 19th. 28 days Hunted-Bell Mansion MiParacon 2024 ParaPsyCon 2024 Guess who's back? It's our Mom! Yes Momma Mary Lou is back to share her appartion experiences with us. This spunky 91 year old has lots to share. Mary Lou has had numerous encounters and visited many location where the Blessed Mother has appeared. She brings us her first hand accounts of her experiences and about locations she has visted where the Blessed Mother has appeared. We all discover this new to us signting that took place in 1968 in Zeitoun Cario Egypt. Ma share some cool stories and some wisdom nuggets for all her "podcast children" lol  The Late Fr. Constantine Moussa For more than a year, starting on the eve of Tuesday, April 2, 1968, the Blessed Holy Virgin Saint Mary, Mother of God, appeared in different forms over the domes of the Coptic Orthodox Church named after Her at Zeitoun, Cairo, Egypt. The late Rev. Father Constantine Moussa was the church priest at the time of these apparitions. The apparitions lasted from only a few minutes up to several hours and were sometimes accompanied by luminous heavenly bodies shaped like doves and moving at high speeds. The apparitions were seen by millions of Egyptians and foreigners. Among the witnesses were Orthodox, Catholics, Protestants, Moslems, Jews and non-religious people from all walks of life. The sick were cured and blind persons received their sight, but most importantly large numbers of unbelievers were converted... Whether this is or isn't your religion, we are all open to the concept of seeing appartions. Have you seen or witnessed this phenmenona? Want to share your story and be on the show? email us at 222Paranormal@gmail.com or you can send us your story and we'll read it on the show, just let us know if you would like to remain anomous.   

Philippines Mission 2023- Women Meeting @ St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Manila, Philippines ~ July 5, 2023

Philippines Mission 2023 - Women Meeting @ St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Manila, Philippines ~ July 5, 2023

We’re talking to a Doctor from Wagga Wagga about his Coptic Orthodox Church and the way doctors have been attracted to the region. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Hampton estimates it's the largest Egyptian Orthodox church in Hampton Roads. They held their annual festival this weekend.

Episode 374 debuts on May 17, at 8:00 PM Eastern. Rebroadcasts will take place according to the Crusade Channel programming schedule (note: all times listed are Central time). The topic is Coptic 'Martyrs' and a Coptic 'Pope'? The Twenty-One Slain Copts: Martyrs? — by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M., at catholicism.org Pope Francis adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to liturgical book of saints — by Hannah Brockhaus, at catholicnewsagency.com Pope includes Coptic Orthodox martyrs in Catholic compendium of saints — by Elise Ann Allen, at cruxnow.com The Pope — by George Joyce, at newadvent.org (scroll down to the section with the subhead, "Titles" then "Pope") Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church — at wikipedia.org  Coptic Catholic Church — at wikipedia.org Saint Frumentius (380) — by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at catholicism.org Icon depicting the 2015 Coptic Christians who were killed by ISIL “Reconquest” is a militant, engaging, and informative Catholic radio program featuring interviews with interesting guests as well as commentary by your host. It is a radio-journalistic extension of the Crusade of Saint Benedict Center. Each weekly, one-hour episode of Reconquest will debut RIGHT HERE on Wednesday night at 8:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Central). It will then be rebroadcast according to the Crusade Channel programming schedule (note: all times listed are Central time).

Mena was born into the Coptic Orthodox Church in Assiut Egypt, and moved to Puerto Rico and then to New York. He and his family now live in Massachusetts, where he and his wife are currently raising their young kids.Meet

Mena was born into the Coptic Orthodox Church in Assiut Egypt, and moved to Puerto Rico and then to New York. He and his family now live in Massachusetts, where he and his wife are currently raising their young kids.

Mena was born into the Coptic Orthodox Church in Assiut Egypt, and moved to Puerto Rico and then to New York. He and his family now live in Massachusetts, where he and his wife are currently raising their young kids.

ABC News Correspondent Ines de La Cuetara has the latest on a fire at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain.

ABC News Correspondent Ines de La Cuetara has the latest on a fire at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain.

“Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion,” states Article 18. In this 30-minute interview with Archbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Martin Thomas, SAT-7's External Engagement Director, asks key questions about the situation for Christians across the Middle East, what we can learn from their stories of faith, how we can pray, and also, how we can respond through SAT-7's Free to Believe advocacy campaign.

join us as we chat with mark n' hannah about what it was like to marry into an egyptian family. we focus on marriage in the coptic orthodox church and the challenges they faced.

The First Hour is prayed early in the morning, and commemorates the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, the true Sun of Righteousness. Read by Fr Peter Farrington of the Midlands diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, from the text supplied in the Coptic Reader app. For catechism and homilies in audio format by Fr Peter Farrington: www.soundcloud.com/abouna-peter-farrington

The Sixth Hour commemorates the redeeming suffering and crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Read by Fr Peter Farrington of the Midlands diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, from the text supplied in the Coptic Reader app. For catechism and homilies by Fr Peter Farrington in audio format: www.soundcloud.com/abouna-peter-farrington

The Twelfth Hour commemorates the laying down of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ in the grave. It corresponds to the last hour of the day before retiring, since sleep is likened to a temporary death (Psalm 62:6). Read by Fr Peter Farrington of the Midlands diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, from the text supplied in the Coptic Reader app. For catechism and homilies by Fr Peter Farrington in audio format: www.soundcloud.com/abouna-peter-farrington

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Questions Covered: 00:43 – The Church has precepts that relate to minimum standards of behavior (receive communion once during the Easter season, etc.) Are there also minimum standards of belief to be considered in communion with the Church? (For example The Trinity, Bible, virgin birth etc.) 04:38 – What do priests do when you confess to a murder? I’m pretty sure they can’t make turning yourself in a requirement for absolution, but it strikes me that “five hail marys and three our fathers” isn’t exactly going to cut it either. 07:56 – Exegetical questions: What does the unjust steward parable mean? Why is it considered inspired in a Psalm that we should crush the heads of babies? 19:04 – Recently during a homily, I heard that a piece of a person's soul literally goes into the food they prepare. So, if the food is made by religious nuns the food will taste better because of the love in the food. On the other hand, if it is prepared by someone evil, the opposite will occur. Furthermore, he said that the traditional blessing of food is an exorcism to keep evil spirits away from your food, so you don't consume them. Is this a teaching of the Catholic Church? 28:33 – What is the story with Lilith? I have people tell me she was Adam's ‘first wife' but they are usually getting that from a Discovery Channel alien show or something that their friend posted on FB. What is the truth? Is she in the Old Testament? Does the Catholic Church say anything about her? 34:30 – What is the exact status of the Coptic Orthodox Church in regards of small “o” orthodoxy? 44:14 – Which part of the Trinity is responsible for life? 48:15 – What was the nature of Holy Communion on the original Holy Thursday? As Our Lord had not risen yet it couldn’t have been His resurrected Body, right? 49:15 – If part of the Host were reserved on Holy Thursday would It have died on Good Friday and resurrected? 50:30 – During Mass the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Our Lord as His Sacrifice is made present on the altar. We receive the resurrected Body of Christ. Is the Resurrection made present on the altar as well? If so, when? …

What on earth is the Coptic Church? Most of us only know about the 21 Coptic martyrs of 2015, or about the Coptic Church rejecting the Council of Chalcedon in 451. But who are the Copts? Why did they part ways with the rest of the Church? And has persecution prompted us to reconsider if we're closer to them than we think? This week, Onsi (our resident Copt!) gets quizzed by Rhys and Colin.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Three Arabaic Treatises on Aristotle's Rhetoric: The Commentaries of Al-Farabi, Avicenna, and Averroes  Colin: his own tweets Rhys: The Warden by Anthony TrollopeTexts Discussed"Unity Across the Chalcedonian Divide" by Lukas StockThe 21: A Journey Into the Land of Coptic Martyrs by Martin Mosebach"Cyril of Alexandria, letter to John of Antioch (Formula of Reunion)" by Cyril of AlexandriaSpotlightSubscribe to read the Winter 2022 edition of Ad Fontes

Daniel Girgis is a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church, born and raised in New York City. He is a tonsured reader and chanter who received his Master of Arts in theology from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in 2021. Prior to his time in seminary, Daniel also received his Bachelor of Science in biology from Long Island University, and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from SUNY University at Buffalo. In addition to his career, Daniel focuses on the integration of the oral transmission of Coptic chant and the analysis of liturgical manuscripts in order to not only preserve Coptic heritage, but to encourage Coptic faithful to reconnect and embody their tradition

Daniel Girgis is a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church, born and raised in New York City. He is a tonsured reader and chanter who received his Master of Arts in theology from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in 2021. Prior to his time in seminary, Daniel also received his Bachelor of Science in biology from Long Island University, and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from SUNY University at Buffalo. In addition to his career, Daniel focuses on the integration of the oral transmission of Coptic chant and the analysis of liturgical manuscripts in order to not only preserve Coptic heritage, but to encourage Coptic faithful to reconnect and embody their tradition

Daniel Girgis is a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church, born and raised in New York City. He is a tonsured reader and chanter who received his Master of Arts in theology from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in 2021. Prior to his time in seminary, Daniel also received his Bachelor of Science in biology from Long Island University, and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from SUNY University at Buffalo. In addition to his career, Daniel focuses on the integration of the oral transmission of Coptic chant and the analysis of liturgical manuscripts in order to not only preserve Coptic heritage, but to encourage Coptic faithful to reconnect and embody their tradition

A special SBS News investigation has uncovered multiple victims of alleged child sexual abuse within Australia's Coptic Orthodox Church.  Three women have come forward with allegations they were abused as children by lay teachers and a priest across three different states.The women - now in their 20s - say they're still seeking justice.In one case the alleged abuser was still teaching children years after the Church was told he allegedly abused a young child.The Diocese of Melbourne says it has zero tolerance to child sexual abuse... while a lawyer acting for the Diocese of Sydney told SBS the Diocese is unable to comment as it is not aware of the allegations. - Lêkolîneweyêkî taybet le layen Hewallî SBS e we çend e ha qurbanî dest drêjî mindallan yan aşkra kird le naw Kllêsey Qubtî (Coptic Orthodox) Australya.3 jin hatûne te pêş e we u witûyane dest drêjîyan le ser krawe le layen mamostakan u qeşekan e we ke mindall bûn le seran serî 3 herêmî cîyawaz.Jinekan êsta le temenî 20ekanin u her bedway dadwerî degerrên.Le yekhek le halletekan, yekêk le bedrreftarkerekan be berdewamî mindallî perwerde kirdubu bo çende ha sal dway Kllêse ke agadar bûn ke wa witra bû dest drêjî le ser mindallan kirduwe.Kllêseyêk be nawî Diocese of Melbourne delêt çawpoşî naken le ser dest drêjî mindallan, u parêzerêkî Diocese of Sydney witî natwanê twanc bidat çunke agay lew witinane nîye.

Three women have come forward with allegations they were abused as children by lay teachers and a priest across three different states.

Today's program is titled “Preparing the purity of hearts to be a stable for Jesus on Christmas Night”. In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the church commenced Advent on 25 November 2021 and will celebrate Christmas Day on the old Julian Church calendar on the 7 January 2022. The word Advent refers to the season of coming and birth of Jesus Christ. In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the church celebrates this season with 43 days of fasting to prepare the hearts as a stable for Jesus to be born on Christmas night. Today's program focus is on purity of heart. What is purity? How do we obtain a pure heart? Why God loves a pure heart, and how does repentance lead a person to have a pure heart?

Last night I attended a prayer service in the street in front of the Coptic Orthodox Church that was burned down early Monday morning. Although some evidence points toward arson, arson has not been proven and no motive has yet been identified. However, there has been a recent spike in violence against churches (vandalism, arson and threats), some sources report over 200 significant incidents in Canada since June. Many of us may be wondering what we should do. Well, I think we should do what our Coptic Orthodox brothers and sisters are doing. We should pray and love.

Last night I attended a prayer service in the street in front of the Coptic Orthodox Church that was burned down early Monday morning. Although some evidence points toward arson, arson has not been proven and no motive has yet been identified. However, there has been a recent spike in violence against churches (vandalism, arson and threats), some sources report over 200 significant incidents in Canada since June. Many of us may be wondering what we should do. Well, I think we should do what our Coptic Orthodox brothers and sisters are doing. We should pray and love.

Madona and I pick Shereen Marcus's brain for ways to keep Coptic kids in the faith while living immersed in Western culture. She shares with us her five-pronged approach to raising kids in the faith.Shereen is a U.S. federal judge who holds a masters degree in Orthodox Theology. Her book An Immigrant Church No Longer and her dissertation explore the transformation of youth ministry as the Coptic Orthodox Church becomes more established in North America. Shereen also writes and publishes a fully fleshed out curriculum for teens which you can find at Bridges to Orthodoxy. Madona helps with proofreading and edits, and I have helped in the past with graphic design!You can find us at raisingupcopts.com, on Instagram as @copticlaura and @madona_writes, and reach us by email raisingupcopts@gmail.com

Madona and I pick Shereen Marcus's brain for ways to keep Coptic kids in the faith while living immersed in Western culture. She shares with us her five-pronged approach to raising kids in the faith.Shereen is a U.S. federal judge who holds a masters degree in Orthodox Theology. Her book An Immigrant Church No Longer and her dissertation explore the transformation of youth ministry as the Coptic Orthodox Church becomes more established in North America. Shereen also writes and publishes a fully fleshed out curriculum for teens which you can find at Bridges to Orthodoxy. Madona helps with proofreading and edits, and I have helped in the past with graphic design!You can find us at raisingupcopts.com, on Instagram as @copticlaura and @madona_writes, and reach us by email raisingupcopts@gmail.com

Episode 2 of the “Conversations” series features Father James Mikhail; a Coptic Orthodox Priest at St. Paul's Orthodox Church in Chicago Illinois. Our conversation highlights the origins of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the importance of Liturgy in our lives, and the connection of that liturgy with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Manifestation, physical energies, and other new age practices require us to look into ourselves to find the truth because we have the complete power to control our destiny. I think the most important thing we can take away is that it focuses on constructing truth rather than learning truth. This is super important because constructing subjective truths leave us with more mysteries and are unsustainable for the future generations of orthodox christians. Subjective truths dilute the power in each teaching/practice/tradition and overall structure Christ left us. Today we have here, Father Anthony Messah from St. Timothy and St. Athanasius (STSA) Church is a Coptic Orthodox Church of Arlington, VA. You may also know Father Anthony on the podcast The Well, where they discuss relevant, thought-provoking topics that challenges us to understand our faith more personally and engage in it more practically. They aim to “bring an Ancient Faith to a Modern World.

On this episode of Service in Practice, I had the blessing to interview Fr. Luke of the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Mary and St Mercurius in Belleville, NJ. Fr. Luke also practices at St. Luke's Clinic, a psychiatric clinic that is part of the church. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at New Jersey Medical School. Fr. Luke speaks about his practice and the importance of mental health to the life of the Church and to service. We begin with some of the barriers to mental health help, and how the Church can help break those down. He also talks about the 12-step recovery process for addiction, comparing it to several Orthodox practices - repentance, confession, and service, to name a few. One great starting place Fr. Luke recommends is the book God's Path to Sanity, by Dee Pennock, with a biblical and patristic basis for mental illness: https://store.ancientfaith.com/gods-path-to-sanity/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-ayoub/support

Chile has become a global example of how a high vaccine rollout may not mean the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Numbers of infections and deaths are higher than ever, and a strict new lockdown has been imposed. BBC Mundo contributor Paula Molina explains how this situation arose. Egypt's new Coptic speakers Coptic can be traced back to the language spoken in Ancient Egypt, but only survives today in the liturgy of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Apart, that is, from a growing number of Egyptians who want to reconnect with their history. Rana Taha of BBC Arabic explains how they're bringing the language back to life. South Korea's Olympic diplomacy North Korea's announcement that it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics, in order to protect its athletes from Covid-19, has disappointed South Korea. Julie Yoonnyung Lee of BBC Korean explains why the Games are seen as such an important opportunity for South Korea to engage with the North. Meeting the female 'kolbars' The 'kolbars' or porters, who illegally carry heavy loads across the Iran-Iraq border, are mostly Kurdish people, who turn to this dangerous work because it's impossible to find other employment. It is thought of as a man's job, but Parham Ghobadi of BBC Persian tells us there are also women taking part. Bosnia's forgotten king Tvrtko I, the first King of Bosnia, ruled over Serbs, Croats and Bosnians in the 14th century, and expanded Bosnian territory to the greatest it's been before or since. Today, he's largely forgotten. BBC Serbian's Nataša Anđelković tells us why she wanted to remind her audience about him. Image: A Chilean woman shows an identification card during the vaccination against Covid-19 Credit: Claudio Santana / Getty Images

This week on Service in Practice, our first clergy guest appears. Fr. Nathanael Guirguis, the priest of St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Atlanta, GA, joins and talks about the importance of the Liturgy to our service. I'm honored to interview Fr. Nathanael, who hosts the podcast Meet & Right, which you can check out for in-depth conversations about the Liturgy in the Orthodox Church. From the early church to today's hyper-individualized world post-COVID, Fr. Nathanael stresses the importance of the Liturgy, in that it is a gathering of the believers. In Liturgy and in the Body of Christ, we, the broken, can be made whole. Check out the article “Offering You Your Own of Your Own: Stewardship in the Liturgy” by Paul Meyendorff: http://www.stewardshipadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/Your-Own-of-Your-Own-We-Offer-to-You.pdf One of the book recommendations from Fr. Nathanael is Deep and Wide, by Andy Stanley: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Wide-Creating-Churches-Unchurched/dp/0310526531 Check out Fr. Nathanael's podcast, Meet & Right: http://www.coptichymnsinenglish.com/meetandright --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-ayoub/support

For two thousand years, the Coptic Orthodox Church has preserved the memory of Virgin Mary as the prototype of all Christians for she was truly pure and unconditionally obedient to God. St. Mary as the first among the saints. The Archangel Gabriel initiated this honor in his address to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women” (Lk 1:28)

Glorious Nativity Feast Sermon @ St Mark, Coptic Orthodox Church, Nashville TN ~ January 6, 2020

Stephen Sackur speaks to the General Bishop of the Coptic Church in the UK, Bishop Angaelos. In just a few days from now Pope Francis will fly to Egypt to offer his personal support to the country's Coptic Christians. He will find a community filled with apprehension, targeted by jihadist extremists, and subject to persistent discrimination and sectarian violence. Elsewhere, in Syria and Iraq particularly, the plight of Christians is even worse. Do Christians have any future at all in the Middle East?(Photo: Bishop Angaelos in the Hardtalk studio)

Fr. Ted reflects upon the recent bombing in a Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, Egyptd during the Divine Liturgy.

Fr Greg Tillett of the Coptic Orthodox Church discusses the secret tradition in the Coptic Church.

Do Christians have a future in the Arab world? It's a question raised with a new sense of urgency as an extraordinarily violent brand of jihadi extremism sweeps through Syria and Iraq. Tens of thousands of Christians, along with other minorities, have been forced from their homes, hundreds murdered. Right across the region Christians are fearful. Hardtalk speaks to Bishop Angaelos of the Egyptian Coptic Church about what can be done to protect the Arab Christian tradition.