By Fr. Peter Farrington – St. George Ministry – Coptic Mission Communities in the UK. Part II – The Orthodox Resistance to Protestant Missions In the first paper in this series we have established that the early Protestant missions held a negative view of the life and spirituality of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the... Continue Reading →
By Fr. Peter Farrington – St. George Ministry – Coptic Mission Communities in the UK. Part I – The First Protestant Missions In Egypt It would be a mistake to consider that any criticism of the influence of Protestant practices, teachings and spirituality within the Orthodox Church is due to a judgemental attitude towards the... Continue Reading →
By Evan Kardaras, Sub-Deacon at St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Bexley, Australia. This article will address whether ‘Saint’ Philomena, is a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church, and whether she should be venerated as such. Someone may ask why this article is necessary, when an elementary search in the Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium,[1]... Continue Reading →
By Paul Hanna, Epsaltos at St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, Bexley, Australia. The Prosperity Gospel is preached by famous people like Joel Osteen. It is the idea that if you follow God you will be blessed with material wealth and that riches are a sign of God’s blessing. It has recently become... Continue Reading →
