St. Pachomius is known as the father of Koinonia, of “cenobitic” (communal) monasticism. The Western Christian Benedictine Order has its basis in his Pachomian Koinonia. I begin the “Hospitality” section of my book, Putting Joy into Practice, with the story... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail I’ve got some great gift ideas for your bookish moms and women who want to be moms this Mother’s Day, with some book giveaways too! Because of the COVID-19 shut downs, most of these items will... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail A little bit over a year ago, my first book, Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church came out. And ever since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, the question... Read More

I am enjoying Laura Jansson’s new book, Fertile Ground: A Pilgrimage Through Pregnancy, a new release from Ancient Faith Press, and I’m pleased to share today a wonderful guest post that isn’t just about how she bears witness as a... Read More

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Two years ago I wrote this piece as a guest post on Traces of Faith, my friend Traci Rhoades’ blog. It was a part of a series about the way different Christian faith traditions worship. Looking... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail I’m feeling the sting. Three weeks and no Divine Liturgy, after spending my whole life being taught and teaching others that the Eucharist is central to the life of a Christian and the life of the... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail For those who are sick with any sicknesses, physical, emotional, spiritual, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy. For all those who care for the sick, whether they are in homes, hospitals or other... Read More

A guest post in the season of Lent By Jessica Ryder-Khalil Some conversations stay with you for years, remaining in our memories as the building blocks of our love for each other. I had one of those enduring talks with... Read More

Today I am thrilled to share this engaging and enlightening video conversation between Allison Backous Troy, writer and vlogger at The Shared World, and Summer Kinard, author and blogger at Words in Season, about Summer’s newly published book, Of Such... Read More

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Lent has begun, and with it less time spent feeding our bodies and more time feeding our souls. This year I have a wonderful Lent book list that I’m so excited to share with you. If... Read More