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Social Issues

Throughout history, the Orthodox Church has been confronted with many controversial issues in society. Irrespective of when the Church dealt with a particular issue, the method of dealing with the issue has been the same: acquiring the Mind of Christ. Thus, when an issue arises for which there is no clear consensus, the Church looks to the Pillars of Her Faith: the Holy Scriptures, the Early Church Fathers, and the Holy Tradition of the Church to acquire oneness of Mind based on the time-honored Faith and teachings of the Church. It is important to note, as well, that the Church never begins this process for the sake of intellectual curiosity; the issue must be real and in need of an answer inspired by the Holy Spirit.

The following articles reflect some of the Church’s stands and opinions on modern social issues.

1/1/11 Bombing

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21 Coptic martyrs

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21 martyrs of Libya

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AB 1266

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abba

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abba antony

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Abba Antony the Great

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Abba Bessarion

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Abba Makarios of Alexandria

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abbas

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abbasiya

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abbasiya square

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abomination of desolation

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Abortion

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Abouna Antonious

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Abouna Fanous

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Abouna Lazarus

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absolute truth

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academics

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accusing others

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addict

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Addiction

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Admonishing Others

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Adnan Syed

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aid

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Al Omraniya

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Aleppo

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alexandria

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Alexandria Massacre

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Almsgiving

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Alumni & Friends

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America

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American Coptic Orthodox Church

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anba bola

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Ancient Faith Radio

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Angel of the Lord

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angelology

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angels

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Anger

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anguish

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animals

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Annunciation

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antichrist

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Antiochian Orthodox Church

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Antonious el Sourian

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Antonious el Suryani

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Antony the Syrian

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apocalypse

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Apostolic Fathers

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Archdeacon Macarius Paul

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Aref Aziz

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armageddon

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Armenian Genocide

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arrogance

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athanasius

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atheism

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atheist

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atheists

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athonites

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authentic

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authenticity

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Babah

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Baptism

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Bathsheba

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beginnings

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being that guy

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Belief

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Bellflower

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bestiality

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bible

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Bible knowledge

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Bible Study

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big bang

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Bishop Abraham

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Bishop Angaelos

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Bishop Arsany

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Bishop Kyrillos

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Bishop Rofail

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Bishop Youssef

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Black Friday

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blame

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Boston

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Boston Marathon

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Brain Death

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Burning Bush

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cairo

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cairo cathedral bombing

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canamorthodox

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cassian

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cause

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chalcedon

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chalcedonian

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child-bearing

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children

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Christian Living

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Christianity

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Christmas

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Christology

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Church History

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Church of the Holy Cross

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cigarettes

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Clergy

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Clergy Meetings

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college

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comfort

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Commemoration

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Communion

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community

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Comparative Theology

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compassion

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Condolences

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conference

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Confession

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conflict

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Consecrations

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consolation

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Conventions

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coptic

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Coptic Educational Foundation

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Coptic League

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coptic orthodox

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Coptic Orthodox Bishops of North America

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Coptic Orthodox Church

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coptic orthodox stance

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Corruption

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Costa Mesa

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Council of Ephesus

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Counseling

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Covenant Thursday

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COVID-19

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critical thinking

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Crucifixion

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CST

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Current Students

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Cyril

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Deacons

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Death

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deception

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decption

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dedication

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defending others

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Deification

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Deir el-Sultan

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demons

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desert

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desert fathers

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Desert Fathers Series

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desert wisdom

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despair

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Devil

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diakonia

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dialogue

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dialogues

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diocese

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Diocese News

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Discipleship

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discipline

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disunity

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Divine Liturgy

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division

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Divorce

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Doctrine

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Dogma

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Donate

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dope

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doubt

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drugs

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Early Church Fathers

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Easter

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eastern orthodox

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ecclesiastes

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Ecclesiastical Choir

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Ecclesiology

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Ecumenism

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Education

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ego

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egocentric

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egocentricity

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Egypt

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Egypt Elections

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Egyptian Constitution

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el anba Bola

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el anba paula

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el nasi

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Elder Paisios

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Elder Seraphim of Vyritsa

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elders

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eldership

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Elevations

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Elias

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Elijah

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end of the world

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end of times

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End Times

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Enemies

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equality

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ethiopia

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Eucharist

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euphemia

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Euthanasia

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evangelicals

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Evil

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evolution

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Excused Absence

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excusing others

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exegesis

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Experience of Evil

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explosion

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Extremism

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FAFSA

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faith

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Faith, Dogma and History

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Faithlessness

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falling away

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family

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Family Issues

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Family Life

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Family Ministry

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Family Planning

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Fast of Jonah

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Fasting

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fear

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Feast of Nayrouz

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Feast of our Lord's Entry into Jerusalem

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Feast of Pentecost

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Feast of the Annunciation

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Feast of the Ascension

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Feast of the Cross

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Feast of the Entry of the Holy Theotokos into the Temple

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Feast of the Epiphany

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Feast of the Holy Apostles

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Feast of the Miracle at the Wedding of Cana of Galilee

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Feast of the Nativity

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Feast of the Resurrection

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Feast of the Theophany

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Feast of the Transfiguration

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Featured

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financial

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forgiveness

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fornication

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Fr. Isaac Boulos

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Fr. John Mikhail

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Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed

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Fr. Jonah Labib

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Fr. Mauritius Mikhail

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Fr. Moses Samaan

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Fr. Shenouda Ghattas

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free will

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Freedom

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friends

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Friendship

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Fun

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Funeral

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gay

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gay marriage

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genders

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Genealogy

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Genesis

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Gethsemane

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Good Shepherd

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gospel

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Gospel according to John

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Grace

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grants

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Great Fast

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Great Friday

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Great Lent

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gregory of nyssa

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grief

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grieving

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GYP

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Habeeb Girgis

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Hagiography

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Halloween

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Happiness

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Harry Potter

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Hawaii

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Health

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Heresies

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Heresy

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Hermione Granger

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HIV/AIDS

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holiness

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Holocaust

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holy

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Holy Apostles

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Holy Church

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Holy Communion

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Holy Cross

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Holy Orders

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Holy Pascha

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Holy Scripture

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Holy Scriptures

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Holy Spirit

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Holy Synod

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Holy Theotokos

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Holy Theotokos Saint Mary

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holy thursday

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Holy Tradition

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Holy Zacharias

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Homily

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Homosexuality

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human rights

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humanism

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humility

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hurt

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Husbands

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Hypostatic Union

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image

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image and likeness

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In Memoriam

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Incarnation

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incest

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Independence Day

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independent thinking

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individuality

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infant death

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infants

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inspiration

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iraq

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islam

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isolation

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January 2017 Women's Protest

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jealous

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Jean Danielou

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Jerusalem

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Jesus Christ

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Jesus Prayer

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Jews

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jobs

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John

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John Damascene

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John Mack

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John of Damascus

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joy

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judging

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judgment

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July 4

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June 30 Revolution

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juneteenth

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Kareem Elgawly

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Kiahk

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kindness

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King

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Kingship

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knowledge

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Knowledge of Evil

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Koinonia

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lawlessness

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Lazarus

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Lazarus el-Antoni

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Lazarus Saturday

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leadership

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Lectures

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Lent

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leo of rome

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Let Me Tell You a Story

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liberty

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Libya

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Life

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life of pi

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likeness

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Liturgy

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loans

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logic

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Logos

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loneliness

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long suffering

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loss

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Love

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Lucifer

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Luke

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lust

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lying

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Mahragan Al Keraza

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Mammon

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marijuana

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Marital Enrichment

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marital enrichment seminar

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maro

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Marriage

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Martyrdom

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martyrs

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maryann rofail

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Maspero

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Mass Shooting

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Mass Shootings

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Material Wealth

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Matthew

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maturation

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maundy thursday

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Meditations

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melancholy

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men

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Menstruation

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Mental Health

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mercy

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Metropolitan Antonious

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Metropolitan Hedra

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Metropolitan Mikhail of Assiut

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Metropolitan Philip

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Metropolitan Serapion

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ministers

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miracle

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Miracles

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Mission

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moderation

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Modernization

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monastery of the Syrians

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Monasticism

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Money

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monophysite

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Mor Ignatius Zakka Iwas

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morality

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Moscow

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Moses

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moses the black

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moses the ethiopian

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Mother Maria of Paris

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mothers

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mourning

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Music

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Mysteries

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Nag Hammadi

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Names

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Nativity

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Nativity Fast

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Nativity of Christ

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Nature of Christ

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nayrouz

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Negativity

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New Martyrs

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New Martyrs of Libya

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New Parish

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New Priest

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New Year

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Newport Beach

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News

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Nocturnal Emissions

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objectivity

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On the Incarnation

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One-Flesh Unity

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Orange County

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Ordinations

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Organ Transplant

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oriental orthodox

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origen

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orthodox

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Orthodox Church in America

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orthodox coptic orthodox

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Orthodox Day of Praise

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Orthodox Faith

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orthodox stance

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Orthodoxy

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Our story

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pain

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palm sunday

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palm sunday martyrs

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palm sunday murders

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pantaenus

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Papal Election 2012

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Parables

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paradise of the fathers

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Paralytic

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Paralytic Man

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Parenting

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parents

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Parish News

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pascha

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Passions

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Pastoral Visit

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pastors

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patience

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Patriarch

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Patristics

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Peace

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peer pressure

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Pentecost

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Persecution

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political correctness

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Political News

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Politics

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polygamy

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Pope

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Pope Francis

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Pope Shenouda III

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pope tawadros

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Pope Tawadros II

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popularity

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pornography

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Positivity

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Possessions

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post-secondary

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Poverty

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Prayer

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Premarital Counseling

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prep

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preparation

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President Biden

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Press Release

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pride

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Priesthood

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Priestly Cassock

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problem of evil

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prodigal son

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program

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Prophecy

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Prospective Students

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protestantism

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Protoevangelium of James

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proverbs

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Psalms

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Psalms of Ascent

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Public Ministry

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Publications

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purpose

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Q&A

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Q&A

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Quotes

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Rahab

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Raising Children

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Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain

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real

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Receptions

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relativism

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religion

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Remarriage

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Repentance

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respect

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resurrection

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Retreats

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Revelation

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Rich Young Man

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Right to Die

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Rites

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roles

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Roman Catholic Church

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Russian Orthodox Church

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Ruth

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Sacraments

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sacrifce

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sacrifice

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sadness

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saint

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saint antony

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Saint Antony Monastery

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Saints

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Salvation

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Samaritan Woman

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Same-Sex Marriage

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sanctification

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Santa Verena Charity

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sceptic

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scepticism

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Schedule of Services

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schism

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science

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SCOTUS

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Seasons

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Secularism

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seeking truth

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Self Examination

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self-accusation

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self-denial

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self-entitlement

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self-knowledge

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Self-Renunciation

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selflessness

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Seminar

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Seminary

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Serial

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servant

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Servants

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service

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Service Trip

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Services & Information

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sexuality

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sheesha

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shepherding

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shisha

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Shopping

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sin

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sincerity

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slider

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smoking

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Social Issues

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social norms

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social service

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solitude

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Solomon

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Song of Ascents

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sorrow

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Soteriology

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Souther

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Southern Region

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Speech

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Spiritual Day

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Spiritual Growth

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Spiritual Life

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spiritual rule

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Spiritual Warfare

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Spirituality

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St. Athanasius

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St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Coptic Orthodox Theological Library

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St. Basil

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St. Cyprian

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St. Cyril of Alexandria

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St. Demiana - Bakersfield

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St. Elizabeth

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St. George Church

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St. Gregory Nazianzen

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St. Gregory the Theologian

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St. Irenaeus

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St. John Chrysostom

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St. John Chrysostomos

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St. John the Beloved

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St. Justina

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St. Marina

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St. Mary

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St. Monica

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St. Paul

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St. Paul Brotherhood

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St. Paul the Anchorite

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St. Pope Kyrillos VI

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St. Thaïs

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Starbucks

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Stem Cells

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stewardship

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striving

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student life

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suffering

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Suicide

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Summer Conventions

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sunday school

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Syria

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Syriac Orthodox Church

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Syrian Refugees

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takes a whole village to raise one child

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Tamar

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tanta

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tawadros ii

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Teenagers

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temple

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Temple Tax

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Terrorism

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Thanksgiving

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Theological Library

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Theology

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Theosis

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Theotokos

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Third Day Memorial

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Thomas Sunday

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time management

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time with children

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Tithing

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TOEFL

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tome of leo

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Tradition

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tragedy

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Transfiguration

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Treasures of the Fathers

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trials

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Tribulation

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tribulations

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Trinity

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truth

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Uncategorized

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Undisclosed

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United States

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Unity

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university

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upbringing

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Upcoming Events

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Upper Egypt

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USSC

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values

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victory

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Video

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Violence

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Virgin Mary

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Visitors

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Voter Registration

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war

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warfare

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water pipes

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Wealth

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Wedding

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Wedding Receptions

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weed

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weeping

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wisdom

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Wives

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Women

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Women's Issues

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Women's Ministry

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Women's Rights

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Wonder

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yann martel

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Youth

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Youth Ministry

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Youth Spiritual Competitions

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Zacchaeus

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الراهب القمص أنطونيوس السرياني

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انطونيوس السرياني

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Posted by Fr. Moses Samaan

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