Ben Girgis, Author at Rupert's Land News https://rupertslandnews.ca News from the Diocese of Rupert's Land in the Anglican Church of Canada Mon, 11 May 2026 18:29:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/rupertslandnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/solid-blue.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ben Girgis, Author at Rupert's Land News https://rupertslandnews.ca 32 32 62678561 The Humility of St. Antony https://rupertslandnews.ca/the-humility-of-st-antony/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/the-humility-of-st-antony/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:38:03 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=173383 In the fourth year of my undergrad, I took a course titled “Prayer in the Christian Tradition.” In this course, we looked at various figures, praying styles, and books referring to prayer (a number of which I have referenced in my previous articles). One that caught my attention was a figure named St. Athanasius of […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/the-humility-of-st-antony/feed/ 0 173383 Why Do We Pray? Ben Girgis’ Response https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-do-we-pray-ben-girgis/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-do-we-pray-ben-girgis/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:49:22 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=173185 I often think of the words of Christ, “But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”[1] Do not be like the “hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-do-we-pray-ben-girgis/feed/ 0 173185 Why Do We Celebrate the Eucharist? Ben Girgis’ Response https://rupertslandnews.ca/celebrating-the-eucharist-ben-girgis/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/celebrating-the-eucharist-ben-girgis/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:59:36 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=173150 By now, you, the reader, have come to understand that I enjoy eating meals with people. At this point in my life, it is the only way I can spend time with people without having to pick up a new hobby. It’s a great chance to meet people in an intimate way and become vulnerable […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/celebrating-the-eucharist-ben-girgis/feed/ 0 173150 Why Go to Church? Ben Girgis’ Response https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-go-to-church-ben-girgis/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-go-to-church-ben-girgis/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:23:28 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=173091 Why do we go to church? That seems to be the question each September as the summer comes to an end, and we go back to a normal schedule. I think there are a lot of reasons to go to church; it’s a social place with lots of activities. The music isn’t half bad, and […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-go-to-church-ben-girgis/feed/ 0 173091 The Holy Potluck https://rupertslandnews.ca/the-holy-potluck/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/the-holy-potluck/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2025 22:13:02 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=172968 The God of love, whom we are experiencing now in this time of Easter, shares His love by providing food for the hungry and offering up the bread of life for us who desire it. One way that I have been shown this love is by being fed. Food plays an important role in my […]

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