Oops! Sorry about the dead link. I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but soundcloud was totally an option... lol.
Here's the new link
In the meantime I will look for what you suggested @Daniel_Kyrillos! Thank you both!
Edit: Bingo, loo…
If you're viewed as a "pushover," you still approach things calmly as you do--as Christ did.
"He was oppressed, and he was afflicted yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,(Isaiah 53:7).
Though he "opened not his mout…
@ShareTheLord, @minatasgeel,
Piggybacking off of OP's question, why is it that, when an assistant priest is available, the senior priest (or the one praying the liturgy) puts a piece of the Holy Body on the Mesteer (spoon) for the other priest?
Just…
This "hoodie" is called a Kolonsowa! It is the trademark of all monks (and, by definition, bishops and popes who were once monks). In ancient times, it was worn by St. Anthony, the father of all monks--the tradition is carried through today.
And th…
This sounds like the Thrice-Blessed HH Pope Shenouda. God has blessed you with this wonderful vision, Glory to Him!
St. HH Pope Kyrillos VI is similar in resemblance, too (saintly figure and patriarch with a beard!) as is Anba Abraam, Bishop of Fay…
I’ve definitely heard of the age limit being around the ballpark of 35, though some exceptions are granted for those who are younger, primarily in accordance with the needs of service.
You are right that Pope Yousab's story is not something the church would rather talk about, to be honest. It's not something that was really taught to us as kids (coming from an Egyptian-American through and through). I suppose we learned about H.H.…
Again Zoxsasi, it seems that you are not really willing to listen and instead are just, unfortunately, attacking. Don't you agree that if the man is in "burning desire," as you say, to have sex with his wife, that there's an inherent problem within …
@Zoxsasi,
"So, having sex is part of becoming One."
It is, but not in the sense that you think it is.
The purpose of sex, or simply procreation in general, is to strengthen the unified bond that is between the married couple. They come together to c…