This past Saturday, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the Feast of the Nayrouz—Coptic New Year. The Coptic calendar is based on one of the oldest calendars in civilization. My dear friend Maria Andrawis, who has worked with refugees and IDPs... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail At this point, Lent has begun for every Christian tradition, and spiritual reading is underway! Last week I shared my children’s picture book guide to the Great Lent; this week I’m excited to share my reading... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail The Great Lent is the “springtime of spirituality,” but for those with younger children, figuring out how to engage them in the season can be a challenge, especially when they are too young to fast from... Read More

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