FrAntonios Kaldas

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Free Will?

November 15, 2010 - 9:19 pm

Posted in Philosophy, Science, Spirituality, Theology | No comments

 
Or: “Did the Devil Really Make You Do It?”
 One of the (many) things I find very confusing in life is the question of Free Will. I have yet to find a satisfying explanation for how free will works. On what basis does a person make his or her choices? And if one’s choices are determined [...]

Fanatical Drive Against Copts

November 3, 2010 - 11:00 am

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Society | 4 comments

Things have escalated rather rapidly.
It seems that the Iraqi branch of Al Qaeda has taken it personally that two wives of Coptic priests who allegedly converted to Islam have been ‘kidnapped’ by the Church, and have called for their immediate release. If not, they say, prepare to face some serious consequences. They have called on [...]

Persecution, New and Old

October 25, 2010 - 12:23 am

Posted in Contemporary Issues, History | 2 comments

Having enjoyed tremendously The Early Coptic Papacy: The Egyptian Church and Its Leadership in Late Antiquity (Popes of Egypt) by Stephen J. Davis, I was quite excited when I learned that Volume 2 had been published. Entitled The Coptic Papacy in Islamic Egypt: The Popes of Egypt: A History of the Coptic Church and Its [...]

God of my Silence

October 10, 2010 - 10:31 pm

Posted in A Priest's Perspective, Spirituality | 2 comments

   
 “Silence your lips that your heart may speak…
Silence your heart that God may speak…”
- The Spiritual Elder
 
How I miss the silence.
 
It was pleasant sunny winter’s day in ancient Wadi Natroun, the ancient desert abode of the Christian monks of Egypt. I was a newly ordained priest halfway through my 40 day retreat before returning to [...]

Lettermania (pedantitis)

October 6, 2010 - 10:41 am

Posted in Spirituality | 3 comments

Today, an entry from a book in preparation: the Textbook of Spiritual Diseases. The introduction to the book includes the following warning:
“This book is intended more for self-diagnosis than for diagnosing others. Failure to keep this mind when using it may result in serious spiritual harm.”
 
Lettermania (pedantitis)
An inflammatory case of hypocritical pedantry. Hence, ‘pedantitis’ from [...]

A New Era?

September 20, 2010 - 9:13 pm

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Society | No comments

 
Before the election, I commented in this blog on how nice it would be if a straightforward, honest politician with integrity entered our political scene:
 
“And yet, I wonder. If a genuine and sincere politician came along one day. Someone who always told the truth, even if it were against his personal interests. Some who gave [...]

Not Alone on Alcohol

September 6, 2010 - 6:20 pm

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Science, Society | No comments

 
A couple of months ago I wrote about the Coptic Orthodox Church’s view on alcohol consumption . In summary, this policy is that while alcohol is not considered ‘evil’ in itself, it carries many risks, and as a community, we are better off not having any alcohol consumption at all, rather than accepting casual drinking [...]

IVF and Cloning Part 5 and Final

August 30, 2010 - 7:12 pm

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Science, Society | 2 comments

 
A last stroll through the tortuous ethical jungle that is IVF, genetic engineering and cloning…
 
Is there anything morally wrong with parents choosing the eye and hair colour of their children, or the inherent abilities they will have? Do we have the right to “play God” in this way? Or were we meant to just accept whatever God [...]

IVF and Cloning Part 4

August 17, 2010 - 6:05 pm

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Philosophy, Science, Society | No comments

 
 Cloning is an issue that raises many complex moral and ethical issues. There is any number of opinions on many of these issues, but it has so far proven difficult for the honest Christian to find certain answers on many of them. I am not sure that I have definite answers, but I will simply [...]

IVF and Cloning Part 3

July 29, 2010 - 11:14 pm

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Science, Society, Theology | 2 comments

 
We have seen that cloning raises some incredibly difficult ethical and moral questions. But before we attempt to address them, it may be helpful to look at things from the perspective of the infertile parent, and also to survey various religious positions on the matter.
 It is important to appreciate that these are not just hypothetical [...]

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