Overcoming Habitual Sin
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Welcome to this personal website of Father Peter Farrington, a priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church serving in the UK in the Diocese of the Midlands under His Grace Anba Misael.
You will find a wide selection of articles, audio and video resources here which are hopefully of some use and interest to those who visit this site. They represent my own interests in theology, spirituality, history, pastoral care and the inspiring accounts of the saints. Please visit this site often to see the latest materials I have produced and published here.
God bless you in all things.
I am always happy to receive correspondence from people around the world. Almost every day I receive messages on Facebook or by email, and much of my time is taken…
From the earliest ages people have valued leisure time as a relief from work and business. Indeed the Greeks spoke of leisure time and not leisure time, promoting the importance…
I was in the car yesterday evening taking my son to his guitar lesson. He turned the radio on and switched between channels, trying to find something he liked. We…
Every day that God gives us has 24 hours in it, 1440 minutes and 86,400 seconds. How we use those precious moments should matter to us. They matter to God.…
I was very pleased to have been invited to participate in the annual Indian Orthodox family conference, which took place this year at Yarnfield Park Conference Centre, near Stafford. I…
On Thursday, August 27th, I was blessed to have a warm and fruitful meeting with His Grace Bishop Angaelos at the Coptic Centre, Stevenage. During the meeting I was able…
“He who is able to pray correctly, even if he is the poorest of all people, is essentially the richest. And he who does not have proper prayer, is the…
Father Peter Farrington considers what faith is. Surely it is more than believing things about God? This video presentation was recorded in Egypt by the Coptic Youth Channel.
Father Peter Farrington describes the Orthodox understanding of the Virgin Mary. This video was recorded in Egypt by the Coptic Youth Channel.
In this video presentation Father Peter Farrington considers the Protestant teaching of Sola Scriptura. He considers what it means, and its origins in the Protestant Reformation. He shows how from…