by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Today on Mother’s Day, I will joyfully celebrate my mother and mother in law, two blessed women of faith, models of diligence in prayer, and fountains of love for their families. I will look to their... Read More

Today I am excited to being a new guest blog series on the seven practices I write about in my new book, Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church, published by Paraclete Press... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail This year, Holy Week for me began with the news of the bombing of several churches in Sri Lanka celebrating Easter (on the Western calendar) and the deaths and injuries of many hundred faithful. Soon after,... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail As I sat down to write about the launch day of my new book, Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church, my mind couldn’t shake the images of the... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail My new book, Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church is set to release from Paraclete Press on April 16th. I’m floored by the wonderful reviews coming in from... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Since I shared my latest Lenten book list I’ve been asked by many people how I find time to read. This is an important question. Even I, a voracious reader and bibliophile, have been through seasons... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail I’m excited to share my Lenten reading list with you because I am so excited to read these books! My stack is HUGE this Great Lent, and deliberately so – I am hoping to spend more... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Today might be St. Valentine’s Day (or another saint, depending on your liturgical calendar–in the Coptic Orthodox Church it is St. Febrianus Day), but if you know anything about love, you know that it is not... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail During my annual reflection and planning session in early January, I realized that if 2017 was the year I discovered podcasts, 2018 was the year I discovered audiobooks. I know I am late to the game... Read More

Today, my friend Madona Lawindy shares a thoughtful blog post about the tough questions our daughters ask us, from a very young age. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic as well! by Madona Lawindy When I found... Read More