Stress Management: The Garden of Gethsemane
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, represented us in all aspects savor sin. He is our supreme example and embodies what humankind should strive to become in all aspects. Amidst his time on earth in the flesh, our Lord encountered many struggles, turmoil, and difficulties.
The Church: Body and Bride
Unlike human beings, God’s actions are in complete harmony with who He is in essence. Oftentimes while acknowledging that a specific action will lead us further away from God—from the Archetype in whose image our nature is created in—we do it, regardless. However, God is not like this; everything He does conforms to His nature—in […]
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 […]