As a public outpour regarding what seems like a constant stream of allegations of misconduct is happening within the church community, many folks have rushed to share their opinions, criticisms, and solutions. I was beaten to…
Sunday mornings are usually routine for most young men in the Coptic community: showing up to church early to get “dressed” as a deacon, no matter your rank. Most of us are chanters or psalters. However,…
As issues of racism and racial reconciliation come to the fore both in national conversation and within our churches, in the Coptic Orthodox Church we instinctively turn to one of our most beloved saints: St. Moses…
As a Coptic man myself, I feel confident in saying: Coptic men, we have a problem. Too many of us feel entitled. Entitled to feel comfortable in our white-passing privilege. Entitled to women’s bodies. Entitled in…
The book we are reviewing for July is Habib Girgis: Coptic Orthodox Educator and a Light in the Darkness By Bishop Suriel. Coptic bishops writing academic books are a very rare thing in modern history. There…
As Egypt is rapidly approaching 60,000 reported cases of COVID-19, it is easy to glance at the country as a whole and claim that they are ineffective in combating the spread of the virus. With fewer…
Without getting into the details of the challenges of being a rationally minded person of faith, let us just state the obvious: it is sometimes hard to spend your academic and professional life making rational decisions…
On October 21, 2019, I lost my baby girl–my firstborn. Her name was Madelaine. Madelaine with an “aine” at the end, not just an “ine”. I was so secretly upset when the funeral home got it…
As a Coptic Orthodox Christian, I still struggle daily to accept the very real problem that I live with generalized anxiety and major depression. No matter how educated I become about the illness (a label that…
The book we are reviewing for June is The Coptic Christian Heritage: History, Faith, and Culture edited by Sister/Dr. Lois M. Farag. The book is divided into three sections; the first about the History of the…