Copts in Conversation

Fr Paul Guirgis
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Copts in Conversation

Welcome to Copts in Conversation, a podcast where it’s literally a couple of Copts having a conversation. On this podcast, we’ll be diving deep into all things Coptic. The Coptic Orthodox Church is the Orthodox Church of the See of Alexandria founded by St Mark the evangelist in the 1st century AD, home to some of your favourite theologians like St Athanasius and St Cyril.

Episodes

  1. Episode FOUR - ICONS and why we paint the walls of the Church - PART 2

    FEB 24

    Episode FOUR - ICONS and why we paint the walls of the Church - PART 2

    This episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Kirollos Kilada. Kirollos Kilada is an artist based in Mississauga, ON, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Design (BDes) from OCAD University and is currently pursuing a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) in Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on Iconography, Sacred Space and Beauty within Coptic Orthodox Tradition. Kirollos has been commissioned to paint Coptic icons for churches and homes in Canada, The United States, Australia and Europe for both Copts and other Christians. As an iconographer, he endeavours to produce icons which are in symphony with centuries of Coptic tradition, firmly rooted in Art History and Orthodox Theology, through an approach that is dynamic and contemporary. Recent projects include the Baptistery of the Church of St Philopater, Guelph, ON and the sanctuary and chorus of the Chapel of St John Chrysostom at St Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, Melbourne, Australia

    51 min
  2. Episode THREE - ICONS and why we paint the walls of the Church - PART 1

    FEB 13

    Episode THREE - ICONS and why we paint the walls of the Church - PART 1

    In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Kirollos Kilada is an artist based in Mississauga, ON, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Design (BDes) from OCAD University and is currently pursuing a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) in Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on Iconography, Sacred Space and Beauty within Coptic Orthodox Tradition. Kirollos has been commissioned to paint Coptic icons for churches and homes in Canada, The United States, Australia and Europe for both Copts and other Christians. As an iconographer, he endeavours to produce icons which are in symphony with centuries of Coptic tradition, firmly rooted in Art History and Orthodox Theology, through an approach that is dynamic and contemporary. Recent projects include the Baptistery of the Church of St Philopater, Guelph, ON and the sanctuary and chorus of the Chapel of St John Chrysostom at St Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, Melbourne, Australia

    1h 22m
  3. Episode TWO - Coptic Mans in Foreign Lands and the case of Diasporic Ambivelence

    JAN 27

    Episode TWO - Coptic Mans in Foreign Lands and the case of Diasporic Ambivelence

    In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Carol Markos, an aspiring socio-cultural anthropologist and hopes to contribute to the development of the social sciences in Coptic Studies. Carol is a recent graduate of Migration and Diaspora Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, where she completed her Master’s thesis on the role of religious identity in the lives of Coptic youth in Mississauga, Ontario, which she also calls home.

    1h 60m
  4. Episode ONE - LITURGY, that thing we do Sunday morning

    JAN 13

    Episode ONE - LITURGY, that thing we do Sunday morning

    In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Karim Guirguis, currently a PhD student at Trinity College (as of Fall 2023), under the supervision of Dr. Jesse Billett, looking to produce an edition and liturgical theological study of the Euchologion of the White Monastery Karim received his MTS from the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College, where his thesis about the formative telos of liturgy, under the supervision of Fr. Geoffrey Ready. Additionally, Karim presented at a few conferences, and has several papers published in the fields of patristics, hermeneutics, and liturgy and liturgical theology. Karim lives in Ajax with his wife Rolanda Saied, and serves at St. Mary and St. John the Beloved parish, in Pickering. He is also a full-time software engineer, (B.Eng., 2018, McMaster University.)

    1h 60m
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    Episode ONE drop Monday Jan 13th, 2025!!!

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Welcome to Copts in Conversation, a podcast where it’s literally a couple of Copts having a conversation. On this podcast, we’ll be diving deep into all things Coptic. The Coptic Orthodox Church is the Orthodox Church of the See of Alexandria founded by St Mark the evangelist in the 1st century AD, home to some of your favourite theologians like St Athanasius and St Cyril.

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