Some of my readers may not have been aware of the attack on Armenia in the Summer of 2020 by Azerbaijan, and the subsequent violence in the Fall over Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabkh), a section of land surrounded by Azerbaijan but historically... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail On January 17th, I shared this little bit of domesticity on social media, and so many people enjoyed it I decided to post it here. Last night, I finally put a load of laundry in the... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail My gift list this year is focused on something we all need this difficult year of 2020: self-care. Each of the books, products and shops below are ones that I have used that brightened my mood,... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Let’s stop the arrogance. Let’s stop the pride. Let’s stop accusing our friends and family of being brainwashed because they disagree with us. Let’s stop assuming that we know more than others because we read something... Read More

Many of my readers are in the United States, and if you aren’t a desert monastic living in a cave, you probably know it’s Election Day during a contentious election year. I didn’t know how much this election has weighed... Read More

Today’s post is the fourth in a listening series, where I get the amazing opportunity to amplify the voices of my black and African brothers and sisters. Read the first post, “A Common Enemy,” here, and the second post, “Coming to America,” here,... Read More

Today marks the fortieth day since the departure of Fr. Luke Sidarous to the heavenly kingdom. Although I never knew him personally, he is a well-known priest in the Coptic Orthodox community in North America, so I am pleased to... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Last week we commemorated the fortieth day of my mother in law, Wedad Gendy’s repose in the Lord. We were blessed to have her be able to attend our wedding in the US and also to... Read More

By Silvia Farag, MSW, LSW, PsyD Candidate Today is the third post in a five-part series I’m sharing on sexual abuse. I’m honored to have an expert clinician in the field share her knowledge and experience on the topic of... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail My eyes rested upon the icon of the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt as I prayed during liturgy in 2009. I had just moved across the Atlantic and was pregnant with my first child—pregnant and uninsured,... Read More