One more thing: responsible behavior, show your father of your reliability as much as
possible without even using words? May take a while, but is very convincing with some circumstances.
1. Going to college soon (age)
2. You worked hard at school and would like to have fun
3. Remind father of what he did as a teenager, even though he is a boy and may have grown up in a different country
4. Then, say you will have support from decent…
There is an article with Coptics as the subjects in Australia with this URL:
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/sociology/rymarz.html#top#top
It is titled "Maintaining Identity: An Examination of Coptic Orthodox Young Adults"
Hopefully it'll help you: ther…
Superman,
Thank you for your answering posts on this forum, they help. There's another
side to everything, not all pain. Some things turn out for better even though they were not good before.
Maybe you could ask God to help you sleep a little long…
Hi. i'm not really struggling with this issue right now for some reasons:
I try not to dwell on it; obedience is good (big struggle however!) and in my church right now, normally
i don't wear a veil except for communion, which is what my mom does, …
it doesn't make a difference how you treat people's reflection on your sister as long as your
intention is good-- maybe even try to avoid this kind of reflection beginning in the first place
Don't dwell on this reaction on your part. That may be bet…
Maybe you could ask any of the kids (depends on age group) if their parents have ever talked to them about their own baptism.
Also, for those that don't have names out of the Bible or of a saint, you could ask them what their baptism name was.
Ask h…
It's okay; it is still your lab table. You should still tell.
A couple months ago i broke a glass graduated cylinder in chemistry when i went to make a lab up
in the morning. The chemistry teacher had said that if you break it, you buy it. So, when…
Same problem here :D
Skipping, study from subject to subject? (helps me a little)
Study ideas (sketch if for biology, etc. make a concept map) other strategies,
give yourself breaks... but limit breaks
herein lies big problem for me
Maybe ev…
I don't think that suspision is the case at all. It's just, intending to be single is a little different than being single.
Some people don't understand this, especially parents, since they are already married.
It seems to me: being single does …
Hoping to live happy? Maybe God has a plan regarding who will enter your life? Like how something just
wouldn't work out and something else worked out perfectly! I wouldn't know; but hasn't that ever happened, where
something turned out really smo…
Any renovations that go on at these churches or monasteries, are by the Grace of God. Prayers, prayers, prayers!
That is the real information. Articles regarding government toward Coptics from outside views, it is not complete. In other words, you …
Coptic parents will not became ashamed or uneasy! of course some will seem to. It depends. Talking to your parents about the thinking needs to happen. If you think about it, you need to get very good grades to get into medical school in Egypt. You d…
Maybe... say that if she would not be so mad at you, you would not have had to hide anything.
Just because she doesn't like your other friend doesn't mean you can't talk to that other friend.
You may want to determine what is best; do you think bo…
Focus is good when you are focused on God who is Love which is Christianity.
There was a sermon in church about how the Holy Trinity was in the beginning, from genesis, but people didn't understand until the Epiphany, when Jesus was baptised, which…
I think you can find a way; you will know if it is right!
It depends if the people talking take your word or not. If they do in general, maybe you can find
a sensitive way to reach them; disapprove of what they are doing since maybe some of them d…
I don't think forgiveness has anything to do with letting them off the hook in court over robbery.If you drop all charges, it doesn't actually mean you are forgiving the robber! There could be other reasons, like for people to admire you.
Unless le…
You know, if you ask your abouna about crying, not sure how he would phrase it, but when you cry God forgives you. When it is so real, for sins you may or may not know. That is also why abouna asks God to forgive us for committing sins willingly and…
I read this article and I don't think we are barred from reunification if Pope Shenouda agrees with it.
If we are not compromising traditions or changing how we state our faith, it could be good.
However, using different words to express "basical…
QT_PA_2T ,
Hmn. Are you sure you don't mean when is there justice rather than where? We know where there is justice. With God. Judgement Day. That was always my impression as to when and where. Maybe "how" is an overall summary question word. How …
You can google it, But it think this was in the year 379
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Maybe we should look at the time St. John Chrysostom gave sermons; not in the 21st century, but in the late 300's.
I found this from google. (Actually from an encyclopedia on the si…
Meena,
I'm wondering, where did you get this quote and impression? It's just that it was not said in English, also.
I just don't think the church would be mistaken concerning saints.
Something does not fit; God does not hate and it seems the quo…