by Father Matthew Attia In some areas, Jehovah’s witnesses believe much the same as conservative Christians, for example, their rejection, as sin, of sex outside marriage; their acceptance of the Bible’s creation account, as opposed to the evolution theory; and their belief that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. But, in many other …
by Father Matthew Attia The Coptic Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church split at the council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. From the fifth century to the middle of the twentieth century both Churches remained apart making very infrequent and brief contacts. The first break through came in 1963, when the Coptic Church accepted an …
by Father Matthew Attia Long before the establishment of Christianity in Alexandria, this city was famous for its various schools. By far, the largest school of all was the “Museum”, which was founded by Ptolemy and became the most famous school in the East. Its huge library contained between two hundred thousands and half million …
The President of McDonald’s in America has been quoted as saying, ‘my priorities are God, family and work’; and when I go to work I reverse the order. For two thousand years, said an Executive Marketing Director, Christians preached the Gospel of Salvation and for the life to come today we preach the Gospel of …
Our Monday Morning World seems so at odds with our Sunday Morning World, that perhaps we struggle to connect the two. With unemployment around 8% and the only certainty is job uncertainty we cautiously guard our work. The following revelations from Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey released by the Department of Workplace Relations & Small …
Our Church celebrates the Glorious east of the Epiphany commemorating the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. This Feast is also known as ‘Feast of Light’, for in Baptism we obtain spiritual illumination. The Lord’s pure light casts out Satan’s darkness. In his homily on this great Feast in the year 381, St. Gregory Nazianzen …
Is Orthodoxy a mere branch of Christianity? Is it merely confined to Oriental Cultures? Is it a label for the practice of Rites and Traditions? Orthodoxy is often misunderstood and misrepresented particularly in the west. It is commonly misperceived that the Orthodox churches are deeply attached to traditions, trapped by cultural practices and tied up …
One of the most harmful social disease in our society is gambling. An ABC television documentary ‘Strike me Lucky,’ referring to gambling as the ‘religion of Australia.’ According to the programme 2.5 million Australians go to turf meetings each week. In 1991 one billion dollars was spent on gambling in Tasmania’s two casinos. Approximately 72% …
