The Church: A Cosmic Temple
When was the Church established? Many would answer this question by pointing to Pentecost, where the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles in tongues of fire, giving them the possibility of speaking in tongues, preaching about the incarnate Christ. Albeit being a popular perception of the ‘inception of the Church,’ this model tends to omit […]
Broken Not Divided: S1 E5 Education and Controversies
This episode is an interview between David Aziz and I conversing about the place of education (academic and ecclesial) in cultivating a better understanding of church history, the controversies surrounding it, and the way to move forward. This episode brings season 1 of Broken Not Divided to an end. See you in January 2022. To […]
Broken Not Divided: S1 E3 Unresolved Controversies
This episode explores a classic unresolved controversies, namely the Great Schism between East and West, and the myths surrounding the controversy. In this episode, I explore five myths that we hear about and often believe to be factual and the truth behind them.
Bonus Episode: Divine Eros
For this month, we are pausing on analyzing resolved and unresolved controversies. Instead, Fr. Dcn. Symeon Price and I chat about a controversial topic: Divine Eros.
Miracles: Friends or Foes?
Miracles: Friends or Foes? explores the validity and frequency of miracles attributed to figures like Kyrillos VI and Nektarious of Aegina…
Broken Not Divided: S1 E2-Resolved Controversies
Description: This episode follows how the Church resolved two of its controversies: the dating of Easter and iconoclasm. Despite the Church having resolved such issues, myths and misconceptions about how the events of history unfolded persist. Listen to this episode here or on spotify. Resources: The following are some of the sources I used to create […]
Broken Not Divided: S1 E1-What are Controversies
Episode 1: What are Controversies? Christ is Risen. If you listened to last episode, you would know why I start each episode with the Pascha or Easter greeting. If not, then head over to the last episode. Today’s episode is titled what are controversies Elif Shafak once said in her book, The Forty Rules of […]
Mental Health and Handling Suicide in the Coptic Orthodox Church
On January 4th, 2020, Toronto residents—especially Copts—woke up to the horrific news of Moses Demian taking his own life. Unlike many other suicides that take place among members of the Coptic Orthodox Church that get brushed under the rug, this one couldn’t be as it made its way to the news. I believe this is […]
Broken Not Divided – Pilot Episode
Description This short episode simply answers questions about “Broken Not Divided.” It answers questions such as the agenda and structure of the podcast and my background in religious and theological education. Hope you enjoy this introductory episode. Listen to the episode here: https://anchor.fm/andrew-youssef/episodes/Pilot-Episode-What-is-this-Podcast-about-eobcdm Or on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1taeFfd9eWv8UioCx8GaXw Transcript Christ is Risen You might wonder why […]
The Remembrance of Evil Entailing Death
By Abraham Ghattas In the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil, the Church prays to God to “cleanse us from all blemish, all guile, all hypocrisy, all malice and the remembrance of evil entailing death.” It is a given to pray and prepare for future evil that is to come and we pray to God always […]