Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2003
Father Matta Al-Meskeen is the most controversial monk in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Despite the fact that he has become one of the symbols of Coptic thinking all over the world, his writings are attacked by some of the leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Yet, many believe he is “God´s...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 5, 2003
The Monastery of Al-Muharraq in Qusia hosted an Iftar dinner attended by a delegation from the Journalists Syndicate and a number of thinkers and writers as part of the annual meeting between the monks of the monastery and members of the Journalists Syndicate organized by the monastery.
Date of source: Saturday, October 25, 2003 to Wednesday, December 31, 2003
The article gives a background of the life of St. Antonius, the pioneer of Coptic monasticism. The author believes that what St. Antonius had achieved in the field of monasticism has not only affected the Orthodox Church, but churches all over the world.
Date of source: Saturday, September 6, 2003
Al-Ahram Al-Arabi published an article titled “Religious economy in the Anba Maqar [Macarios] Monastery” The US Coptic Association gave a strange comment on the article: “Is the [article about the] religious economy in the Anba Maqar monastery a malicious attempt on the part of the government to...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2003
The abbot of St. Antonius Monastery rejected the suggestion proposed by Bishop Yo´annes, the Secretary of Pope Shenouda during his meeting with the governor of the Red Sea to solve the crisis of the monastery. Bishop Yo´annes suggested establishing a farm following the authority of the Red Sea...
Date of source: Saturday, August 30, 2003
The article gives a historical background about Coptic monasticism. Egypt is the land that witnessed the creation of Christian monasticism. From Egypt all countries took the Coptic monastic system as a public, ecclesiastic institution which has a very deep and direct impact on Christian life...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 27, 2003
The article follows up the crisis of the Anba Antinius Monastery at the Red Sea governorate. It reports that a partial relaxation took place after the meeting between the Minister of Local Development and the Secretary of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Sunday, August 31, 2003
The author comments on the way emigrant Copts dealt with the crisis of Anba Antonius Monastery at the Red Sea governorate. He also gives an overview of the incident itself.
Date of source: Saturday, August 16, 2003
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Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2003
The author comments on Coptic monasticism and its features.