Dear brothers and sisters: Thanks to Divine Economy, Coptic studies in Claremont made excellent progress in 2012 through the outstanding scholarship of Prof....
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Mark Sedrak
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Dec 20, 2012 2:42 am
It is not always in our power to oppose the thoughts fighting against us so as to stop them, but we often receive wounds that do not heal for quite some ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Jan 4, 2013 1:30 am
Our Savior, dearly-beloved, was born today: let us be glad. ... Let the saint exult in that he draws near to victory. Let the sinner be glad in that he is ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Jan 9, 2013 2:32 am
There is no life without prayer. Without prayer there is only madness and horror. Vasilii Rozanov, quoted by Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia, The ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Jan 17, 2013 3:49 am
They said that a certain old man asked God to let him see the Fathers and he saw them all except Abba Anthony. So he asked his guide, 'Where is Abba Anthony?'...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Jan 23, 2013 2:51 am
When you find yourself tempted or contradicted; or when you get irritated or when you grow angry through encountering some opposition or feel the urge to utter...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Feb 5, 2013 3:09 am
God does not need our prayers! He knows what we need even before we ask. He is the all-merciful, and he pours his abundant bounties even on those who do not ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Feb 8, 2013 6:24 pm
The Creator saw that their wound was grown great, and needed the care of a physician - and Jesus Himself is their Creator, and Himself heals them – and He ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Feb 13, 2013 12:56 am
Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities History of Christianity Program and the Council for Coptic Studies cordially invite you to a...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Feb 13, 2013 1:10 am
Saint Cyril of Alexandria Orthodox Society www.stcyrilsociety.org Toll-Free: 1-855-STCYRIL For Immediate Release: ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Feb 21, 2013 4:04 am
Another time, while I was speaking about another issue, he told me, “I see a brother who is very angry with you. He is like a beast ready to tear you into ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 8, 2013 3:59 am
He who busies himself with the sins of others, or judges his brother on suspicion, has not yet even begun to repent or to examine himself so as to discover his...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 12, 2013 10:31 pm
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ! You built your cross as a bridge over death, so that departed souls might pass from the realm of death to the realm of life. ...
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Mar 15, 2013 12:49 am
Where shall I begin to weep for the actions of my wretched life? What first-fruit shall I offer, O Christ, in this my lamentation? But in Thy compassion grant...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 20, 2013 9:55 pm
O sublime condescension! The Creator gives himself to his creatures for their delight. Life bestows itself on mortals as food and drink. “Come, eat my...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Mar 24, 2013 5:01 am
Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities History of Christianity Program and the Council for Coptic Studies cordially invite you to a...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 4, 2013 11:24 pm
Our prayer is public and common; and when we pray, we pray not for one, but for the whole people, because we the whole people are one. The God of peace and the...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 7, 2013 7:23 am
Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities Religions of North America Program and the Council for Coptic Studies cordially invite you to a...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 12, 2013 9:45 pm
Orthodox spirituality has as its goal the deification of man and his union with God, without being merged with Him. It has as a basic conviction the existence ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 18, 2013 5:02 am
Abba Macarius was met on the road by the devil, who struck him repeated with a scythe, to no avail. The devil finally exclaimed, “What is your power,...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 22, 2013 3:22 am
Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities Department of Religion The Councils for Coptic Studies, Islamic Studies, and Jewish Studies ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 23, 2013 7:19 pm
Our passionate life must be offered to God, living and active, so that it may be a living sacrifice. The apostle even said the same of the body: “I exhort...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
Apr 27, 2013 5:46 am
Do not judge others, for this alone will intercede for us during the judgement before God. Macarius the Great, Living Without Hypocrisy ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 1, 2013 1:34 am
On Tuesday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day with the disciples in the temple, teaching them by parables, telling them about the Second...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 1, 2013 10:24 pm
On Wednesday of Holy Passion Week, our Lord Jesus Christ spent the day in Bethany at the residence of Simon the leper. There, a woman, anointed our Lord’s...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 2, 2013 1:10 pm
On Thursday of Holy Pascha Week, our Lord Jesus Christ washed the feet of His Disciple’s; celebrated the Last Supper and instituted the Mystery of the Holy ...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 6, 2013 7:44 pm
Christ is Risen! + Trully He is Risen! LogosTV Program on Coptic Civilization: http://logoschannel.com/ Episode 3 Topic: Paschal Celebration -- Expressions...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 10, 2013 12:46 am
Christ is Risen! + Indeed He is Risen! Cheerfulness consists in not regarding things as our own, but as entrusted to us by God for the benefit of our...
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 13, 2013 2:13 am
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Mark Sedrak
marksedrak
May 15, 2013 6:05 pm
Christ is Risen! + Indeed He is Risen! Abba Theodotos said, 'If you live contently, do not judge one who who lusts, for like him you disobey the law. For the...
