There are many great Coptic resources available. Here is just one of them:
http://stshenoudajc.org/index.php/2007061270/Videos/Father-David-Bebawy-Coptic-Lesson-1.html
This is part 1. There are 4 parts.
I love and second Superman's advice. I also think you do need support and spiritual guidance though and as the least said, I think you should discuss all that is troubling you with your Father of Confession/Spiritual Father--after all, that's what h…
There is no 3rd Testament because Jesus' blood is an eternal and perfect sacrifice, unlike the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament.
Well, when I wasn't really reading the Bible, my FOC first had me read just the New Testament-- a few, say like 3…
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Tasooni is coptic for 'my sister', this is how female servants in the church in Egypt are called...
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This is also how priests' wives are called.
I found a video on youtube, recorded the video with realplayer, then used the site geomike gave on my other topic (thanks geomike by the way) and converted it into an mp3. Here's the link if anyone wants it:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q67B21LK
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I don't know...
In America, there are Catholic single-gender high schools which are known to empower their students (especially the girls) in a single-sex environment so the concept is not just an Egyptian thing.
I think single-sex separation is b…
Thanks a million to every single person who spent time helping and posting in this thread---thanks soo much!!
I think the second version jshouk did is the clearest--it's great, thanks jshouk and thanks all!
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I am not sure of the Church's stance on this issue; but, in my opinion i don't see why it would b…
Thanks so much! But the sound isn't that claer-- the voice is, but there is a fuzzy background noise. Is there a way to get rid of this?
Again, thanks for all your help and sorry for being difficult.
All sins can be forgiven--but only if we truly repent/try to change our ways/way of thinking/complete direction.
..which reminds me that I need to learn this lesson for myself.
Pray for me
Theophilus, I'm not giving an official response, but if we look at it as any other sin, who is without sin? Besides, St. Moses the Strong became a priest and St. Augustine became a bishop!!
So then actually.. God forgives and forgets those who trul…
Yay! I unistalled my realplayer, restarted my computer, and installed the lastest version (Realplayer SP beta--the free one) and now I am enjoying Expraxeon Ton on tasbeha.org!! Thanks to all, especially geomike!!
Perhaps so the saintliness of St. Basil could be shown and God could be glorified (and so the woman would be truly repentant, or more repentant).
As for St. Basil, maybe he wanted the lady to take St. Ephraem's blessings or was being humble or both.
Of course not! I believe all Orthodox (esp. because I believe we all have common faith in Christilogy, though we have yet to be officially united) are definately in the right way to Heaven. Of course, there are no guarantees for anyone, even clergy!…
Baptism is truly the real birth. Congrats on Your new life with Christ. If you're not already familiar, here are some great sites:
www.orthodoxsermons.org
Lots of Great English Sermons, Especially by Father Anthony Messeh
and
www.orthodoxbookstor…
I don't have firefox. Maybe it's because I have the lastest version of Internet Explorer (Version 8 i think?). That's all I can think of because it used to work for me and all of a sudden it stopped.
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I can play the hymns that can be played in realplayer itself, but not the ones that play on the scre…
I am not speaking "on my own authority". All I have said came from the written opinion of H.G. bIshop Youssef and I have heard the same thing from H.G. Bishop David.
If you read the article, it in no way undermines giving to the poor. If you took m…
And of course there is the great masterpiece of St. Athanasius, "On the Incarnation". This is a book I can recommend with confidence, being one of the few writings of the fathers that I have actually read in its entirety. It's very deep and St. Atha…
Aiernovi,
You know in the OT people went by the letter of the law more than the spirit. My thinking on the verse you pointed out was that unless God commanded the Israelites to give the poor, they would have never thought twice about it.
The Levite…
QT and others,
I found a great article which answers every question you have asked thus far written by H.G. Bishop Youssef:
http://www.suscopts.org/literature/literature.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1102863028&archive=&cns…
I don't think it matters how you physically give-- you could give your tithes in cash, check, or if your church automatically deducts it, that's fine too-- I suppose it's a matter of preference and what's available to you.
As a general rule, you ar…