Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The writer
talks about how the West has transformed the celebration of Christmas
into a celebration of Santa Clause,
and it is starting to become a phenomenon in the East.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
A Coptic Orthodox Church is discovered on Rodos Island in Greece, and raises a number of questions
regarding its authenticity.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The writer tries to presents a Biblical chronology of the
birth of Jesus Christ to clarify the
difference between the Western and the Eastern Church calendar.
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2006
Rober al-Fāris discusses the
phenomenon of the jokes that Copts tell
about their priests, citing the opinions of a number of men of
religion on the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Rober al-Fāris responds to an article published by al-Kirāzah
magazine,
mouthpiece of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, on church trials.
Date of source: Sunday, December 3, 2006
The article explains the history of Monastery of Muharraq and describes the experience of 16 artists who stayed there for six days.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
The article is about Kathleen
McGown’s
‘The Expected One,’ a new book in which its writer claims she belongs to Christ’s
"offspring."
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Despite their importance and breathtaking beauty, the five oases of Egypt: Siwa, Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga, are unfamiliar to most Egyptians. Al-Fāris describes the beauty of Siwa oasis.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The appointment of a female leader in the Episcopal Church ignites controversy
in
Christian circles. Coptic clergymen argue that the ordination of a woman is unacceptable, while clergymen in the
U.S.
defend their decision of appointing a female.
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The article summarizes a letter from Bishop Gregorius sent
to al-Majlis al
-Millī in 1971 that expresses his opinion about the current bylaw for
electing the Coptic patriarch.