@penanko
Thanks for responding. I definitely missed the Theme menu options; I'll check this out.
I tried out Presentation Mode, and I noticed that it's periodically cutting off the bottom of sentences. I meant to update my comment to reflect that;…
@Penako - Looks like you're making great progress. The choice for Unicode for Coptic & a permissive Open Source License are very exciting.
Are you accepting contributors?
Quick thoughts based on experiencing streaming from Coptic Reader over TVs…
Hello Lux Aeterna,
Honestly I'm not sure any Priests are active on this forum regularly. While I'm not a Priest, as others have chimed in, I might as well add my two cents, for what little it's worth.
It seems to me, as it did to the others that wh…
Hi Aba,
The writings of these two Fathers are pretty hard to find.
There is a commonly available collection of the letters of St. Severus available online; the translation dates to1915:
Severus of Antioch: A collection of letters from numerous Syria…
Hello Rwondmue!
Monks are consecrated celibates who have chosen either communal or solitary life to focus on a relationship with God. Priests are consecrated servants who serve the mysteries on behalf of the Bishop. You can "choose" to be a monk in …
Honestly the two writings from HH Dioscorus I are the only writings I've ever been able to find from him, translated or not.
The most likely place to check for untranslated writings would be the "Patrologia Orientalis" series:
https://en.wikipedia.…
Hello beloved,
What your servant taught you is something I've been taught as well. I believe Father Matta El-Maskeen also gives the advice in a few of his books.
In fact there is a nice elderly grandpa at our Parish who carries a smaller one in his …
Hi eshpheri,
I don't know of anyone personally, but you might be able to get some assistance by reaching out to Alin Suciu: http://alinsuciu.com/
He's a Coptic Scholar who's always posting new manuscript translations and ongoing research, often maki…
@MinaSoliman
Any chance you could post a summary or rough translation of the views of His Holiness on the matter? I speak and comprehend zero Arabic :(
Thanks Mina,
That's a lot clearer for me.
The only open question is how did Adam exist if we came from Apes. Was he the 1st male specie to come from an Ape? In your opinion? How could God create woman from man given that man evolved? It means that t…
it was by an ordained by the state minister, but outside. So maybe civil? I'm not sure how that works.
Ultimately these are the kinds of questions best answered by your Father of Confession/Spiritual Guide, and since you have established that not be…
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all thi…
From John 14
Verse 21:"He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me."
Verse 15:"If you love Me, keep My commandments"
Verse 23"If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and ma…
Not that i don't love God but i love him like an authority figure.
Believe it or not, this is actually a great start. The Scriptures teach us that the Fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom; congratulations on receiving the grace of wisdom. :) A wi…
A quote from St. Athanasius the Apostolic comes up often in discussions of Theosis from the Patristic standpoint: "For He was made man, that we might be made God."
In this, he is echoing earlier fathers such as St. Irenaeus of Lyon and St. Clement o…
Hi All,
Can someone point me to the technical administrators of the forum?
I received a message from Tracy via PM that she's trouble viewing the forums:
"Hi. I am having problems on your site. Whenever I try to post a message I get a red bar telling…
I'm of the opinion that this is of benefit regardless of your opinion on the Episcopalian Church.
The Anglican Communion is a diverse body, holding a variety of opinion (just look to the High Church, Low Church camps), and they're currently engage…
Does the Coptic church agree with these beliefs?
1. birth control is sinfulDifficult to answer directly. The general information I've received is that it depends on how "birth control" is defined, and the mechanism of action. For example, the so-cal…
Welcome! I'm sorry to hear of your struggles, though I'm really pleased you found your way here. I'm a convert to the Coptic Orthodox Church myself(though I converted from Protestantism), and shared many of your struggles.
I can affirm that the Cop…
@CopticStrength
It's got nothing to do with martyrs.
Both statements are true:
1. You MUST be baptised to be saved
2. It is not impossible for the unbaptised to be saved (for nothing is impossible with God)
Christ gave us rule #1 and we must neve…
Beloved, the best advice any of us can give is for you to share this with your Father of Confession because he can give you something we cannot; Confession & Absolution. This medicine for the soul, along with participation in the Holy Communion…
@Mabsoota - That's a really great insight! Thanks for sharing :).
Unfortunately with the exception of St. Basil & St. John Chrysostom, most of our fathers have been neglected in translation. It's hard to find anything from St. Severus or St. Dio…
When reading links from CCEL.org, please remember that these are old translations from the Anglican Church. At times the English may be difficult, and the Introduction/Preface & footnotes don't necessarily reflect Orthodox theology. All in all t…
Hello EsmoEpchois!
What a blessing it is to hear that you want to study the Orthodox Faith in more depth; I am however confused about your request...
It seems my dear friend, that you want to learn about Orthodoxy without embracing two of the most i…
@Faithful Servant - Thanks for sharing this interesting hymn.
@meenasamy - Thanks for sharing the source!
It seems to me that it's evoking the language of Isaiah 6 (6:3 and by extension Revelations 4:8) in the first part "Agios Kyrios Sabaoth." Inte…
Hi Ioannes,
Are you willing to share the subject of the paper/book & what you're looking for in the peer review process?
For example are you just looking for proof-reading for spelling and the like, or are you look for resource/fact checking, et…
I just wanted to mention that the article posted by BishoyK from Hany Takla "Coptic Liturgy - Past, Present, & Future" is a great jumping off point for more in-depth research.
He does a pretty good job summarizing the literature available from t…
@Remnkemi - You make a good point. In the truest sense, our heritage can't be plundered. I simply meant that I don't want to see happen to the Coptic Scriptures what has happened to the whole of the Bible in modern times; with manuscripts scattered …