Concluding this wedding season in style, I’d like to share a translation of رتل يا داود (Ratil Ya Daoud) that I worked on throughout the last few weeks. It is not an exact translation as the Arabic text itself was written to preserve a poetic prose, so I’ve chosen to do the same with the …
An old podcast I did with Mike Guirguis, now Fr. Nathanael! https://www.coptichymnsinenglish.com/meetandright/holysmokes
A summary of the history and the development of the Kiahk praises in the Coptic Church as a guest for the Chorus of St Jacob of Serugh of Vancouver.
After liturgy today, we met with a Metropolitan from the Greek Orthodox Church, who came and greeted us humbly, in a white shirt and pants. He begged the Coptic students of UCBerkeley to make use of their facilities more and told us “We are one Orthodox Church. We need to clean up our act and …
What an honor it was for my brother and I to converse, serve, chant and pray with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II this past weekend! Congratulations to my dear father Mark on his elevation to the rank of hegumen. Abouna, no one deserves this honor and recognition more than you, and we love you dearly! …
Overjoyed and blessed with the opportunity to spend quality time with our holy father His Holiness Pope Tawadros II. We spoke in detail about research in Coptic hymnology and HH listened intently, in great humility and fatherly love. Over dinner, we talked about the Coptic language and it’s pronunciation, dialects and utilization. After closing down …
Thankful for the opportunity to attend the Coptic Canadian History Project Conference and to present on Coptic Hymnology – Diffusion of Egyptian Regional Variance into the Diaspora! Also thankful for my family that came all the way out to support me and turned the weekend into a blessed and memorable one! Not really thankful for …
Do You Want to Be Made Well? Since my mother’s departure in 2010, my family and I have gone through numerous phases of grief. Although the grief resurfaces from time to time and will never fade away completely, something has recently changed on my end: my willingness to move on. I’d like to start by …
This cross is to honor the Alexandrian fathers of Orthodox Church. It is solidarity with my Coptic brethren who are persecuted daily, even to the point of bloodshed. It is eternal memory of my mother who still walks with me on my path towards Christ. May I live to carry your names and preserve your …