Forgive one another
It can often seem impossible for us to forgive others when they have hurt us, or hurt those about whom we care. To forgive can seem like a betrayal, as…
Welcome to this personal website of Father Peter Farrington, a priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church serving in the UK in the Diocese of the Midlands under His Grace Anba Misael.
You will find a wide selection of articles, audio and video resources here which are hopefully of some use and interest to those who visit this site. They represent my own interests in theology, spirituality, history, pastoral care and the inspiring accounts of the saints. Please visit this site often to see the latest materials I have produced and published here.
God bless you in all things.
It can often seem impossible for us to forgive others when they have hurt us, or hurt those about whom we care. To forgive can seem like a betrayal, as…
On Wednesday, 23rd September, Father Peter Farrington drove over to Swindon to meet with the Anglican Dean of Swindon, the Revd. Simon Stevenette. The Dean is a wonderful and warm-hearted…
In July 2015, Father Peter Farrington was transferred from the British Orthodox diocese to the Patriarchal diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church under the care and jurisdiction of His Holiness…
On Saturday, 3rd October, the Coptic Orthodox Liturgy of St Basil will be celebrated in Stoke at St Paul’s Church, Burslem. The service will be conducted in the English language.…
The Coptic Orthodox Liturgy of St Basil will be celebrated at St Paul’s Church, Burslem, Stoke on Trent on Saturday, 3rd October at 10:00 am. Our worship will be conducted…
It seems to me, from my study of St Cyril and St Severus (which I am not suggesting is comprehensive), that the Anselmian notion of Penal Substitution is very far…
The unit discussing the evidence for the existence of God set out to show that there was entirely valid and solid justification for a belief in some sort of creating…
You are becoming attracted and even convinced by the teachings and practices of the Orthodox Church as far as you understand them. It seems as though the next step is…
Growing up as a committed evangelical Christian I always struggled to develop a regular spiritual life because I had no models to follow and received no instruction from my congregation.…
It seems that in recent years, and it was hardly evident in the evangelicalism in which I grew up, a teaching has taken hold which emphasizes the grace of God…