Starting a Foundation
We start by taking in spiritual food. We will hear stories of those who have pursued God with passion and realized His love.
Pope Kyrillos VI - life of prayer
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Background. Fr. Daniel Fanous completed a PhD studying the life of Pope Kyrillos VI. He wrote "A Silent Patriarch," the first scholarly biography of the saintly patriarch's life. This can be found in bookstores, i.e. amazon.
Fr. Angelos the Antonian - discipleship & the spiritual world
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Background. This talk is given by Fr. Antony Paul, who was a spiritual disciple of Fr. Angelos. The talk was given soon after Fr. Angelos's departure.
Tant Samira - holiness in the world
Background. This talk is given by Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim, who interacted regulalry with Tant Samira. More stories can be found in a two part series here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNR_JX-4yJBE-kLM2QXuiKA/videos .
Tamav Irene - the eternal church
Background: We lack good english audio/video of Mother Irene and we lack biographies of multiple other modern saintly nuns from Egypt. This however is a short word of comfort given by the saintly monastic to the families of a church choir whose members had died in an accident. More details and stories about Tamav Irene can be found at www.tamavireneforall.com .
Saved in the Orthodox Understanding
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Background: All of the above models of holiness understood the walk with Christ, i.e. salvation, in the same way described in scripture and the ancient Christians church. Ground your understanding of our spiritual path with this sermon.
