Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
Watson, who knows Pope Shenouda and many of the Bishops mentioned in the book well, closes his review with Hasan’s words: “It is doubtful that the Copts have made much headway, in their century-long tortuously slow trajectory toward citizenship with equal rights. This statement becomes truer if one...
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Reflections on the life of Bishop Samuel on the 25th anniversary of his death.
Date of source: Sunday, October 1, 2006
The author writes about Archbishop Samuel, whose achievements and services for the church and the country still attest to the devotion of this prelate.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2001
The author made a comparison between Egypt’s October 6 and America’s September 11. October 6 is a day of national pride and celebration in Egypt. At the same time it was the day when President Sadat was assassinated by the same terrorist party that he released from prison. September 11 is the feast...
Date of source: Friday, November 22, 2002
Summary of the Ph.D. thesis of Revd. Dr. Wolfram Reiss about the Sunday School movement in the Coptic Orthodox Church with a focus on the role of Pope Shenouda III and Father Matta el-Meskeen and the place of the church in a Muslim society. Reiss´ study provides an excellent insight into the...
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2004
Jesus Christ advised his followers not to love riches because he knew what money could do to the human soul. For Christ, love of money is the source of all evil. Yet, many men of the Church have disregarded this advice and embraced to a love of riches.
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2001
The Orthodox Church does not recognize the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Plymouth Brethren and Evangelists. It considers them as sects that have deviated from church references that are based on the Holy Bible, ecumenical councils, fathers’ sayings and church laws. Representatives of...