FrAntonios Kaldas

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Looking Up

March 1, 2010 - 5:57 pm

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ShareFollowing on from the interest shown in learning more about the meaning of the liturgy, I’ve dug out a little passage from my own little personal book of contemplations. It refers to the part at the end of the liturgy where the priest has finished dividing the Body into smaller pieces and lifts the paten [...]

Fast or Slow … er

February 21, 2010 - 6:40 pm

Posted in Church Sacraments & Rites, Contemporary Issues, Spirituality | 6 comments

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Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that the Liturgy is one of my favourite topics. That’s probably because the liturgy is actually one of my favourite things in life. I hope you won’t feel offended, but during most of the liturgy I do my level best to pretend you’re not there. The most [...]

Fast or Slow

February 17, 2010 - 8:37 pm

Posted in Church Sacraments & Rites, Society | 17 comments

Share How’s a priest to pray?
 Life is fast these days. Everything we do we seem to do faster than our parents ever did. Just think of all the devices we have at our disposal to speed things up: microwaves warm and cook food faster; televisions that can fast forward through advertisements; remote controls so you can [...]

The Art of Uncertainty

February 11, 2010 - 6:58 pm

Posted in Philosophy, Shay & Biskot | 1 comment

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“It is better to be silent and be suspected of being a fool,
than to speak, and remove any doubt.”
 
I don’t remember where I came across that little gem, but it carries a useful message. How often have you been involved in a discussion with someone who is absolutely certain about something, and you are [...]

Height and Humility

February 6, 2010 - 9:41 pm

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“Who dwells in the highest and beholds the lowly”  – Anaphora of the Liturgy of St Basil
How incredible to stand before the altar of God (which is His symbolic throne here on earth) and contemplate His true Heavenly Throne. He dwells in the highest of places, His existence is the highest existence, His glory, the [...]

A Long, Long Time Ago…

January 30, 2010 - 10:57 pm

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ShareSure it’s long, but is there any other experience like a Coptic liturgy in this whole world? OK, I’m a bit biased: I admit that. But the more I pray our beautiful liturgy the more does it steal away my heart.
 Here’s a little exercise you might like to try to see a little of what [...]

Christmas … And Second Christmas.

January 22, 2010 - 12:26 am

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Shay & Biskot, Society | 3 comments

ShareAngela asks how to explain to a three year old why we are celebrating Christmas again – obviously she is discovering the joys of childhood curiosity. Hang in there, Angela: the questions only get harder from here on!
Anyhow, here are a few of my suggestions on handling this delicate situation. Please note that some of [...]

Justice for All

January 18, 2010 - 2:01 pm

Posted in Contemporary Issues | 14 comments

ShareThe recent Nag Hammadi murders are yet another sad indication of the deterioration in relations between Egyptian Christians and Muslims. 
While this is not the place for a detailed analysis of Egyptian history, a brief sketch of recent Coptic-Muslim relations may help to bring the recent events into perspective. In the first half of the twentieth [...]

Christmas for Overactive Minds

December 31, 2009 - 8:57 pm

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Share There are people in this world who are blessed with the gift of simple faith. They are the ones who see the truth in what they believe and are happy to accept it wholeheartedly and without reservation, much like a young child.
 Then there are those whose minds just won’t stop thinking. These are the ones [...]

Behind Copenhagen

December 14, 2009 - 8:06 am

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Shay & Biskot, Society | 5 comments

ShareAs I write, the leaders of the world are gathered at Copenhagen to discuss what is to be done about the threat of global warming.
There remains a significant minority of climate change ‘sceptics’ in the world. The debate over the reality of global warming is a fascinating illustration of the human ability to ‘manufacture’ a [...]

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