The Orthodox Way

Our Lord Jesus famously spoke about the new birth when he addressed Nicodemus, one of the Pharisees, who had come to Jesus in the night. In John 3:3-7 he says……

I have been reflecting on what I mean and understand by mission in the context of our Coptic Orthodox Church in the West. Others may use this word and other…

Norton Priory is just 15 miles from the Coptic Orthodox Church of St Mary and St Cyril IV in Liverpool. Perhaps it remains unknown to many people. Just one of…

It is confusing to many people that there are two dates used to celebrate Easter. In fact, the calendar is rather complicated, and without all the scientific instruments we have…

PDF version available here Abstract In the period 571 – 577 A.D. there was a sustained persecution of the non-Chalcedonian communities in Constantinople by the Patriarch John Scholasticus. During this…

When we read the Scriptures we will often reflect on the accounts that we find, of the life of our Lord Jesus, and the Apostles, and other important figures. But…

If we have grown up in the Coptic Orthodox Church then we know that there are times through the year, and even every week, when we fast. We know how…

The Prodigal Returns is available on this site as a free eBook written by Father Peter Farrington. It presents a description of the Orthodox spiritual life as a means of…

Heysham and St Patrick The British Isles are filled with holy places that should be places of pilgrimage for Coptic Orthodox Christians living and worshipping among them. The Church in…

The earliest known altar vessels were not found in Constantinople or Rome, but buried for safety in the remains of the Roman town of Durobrivae, in modern Cambridgeshire, near the…