Phoebe Farag Mikhail
@pkfarag.bsky.social
Writer, educator, activist. Author, Putting Joy into Practice and Hunger for Righteousness. Words in Insider, Plough, Faithfully, Sojourners, CT & more. https://beingincommunity.com/phoebefaragmikhail
I would love it if @ruthgraham.bsky.social and the @nytimes.com would read my response to Graham's recent article on the Orthodox Church in the U.S. In it, I point out a flaw in the statistics on which Graham builds her story. I invite her to revisit.
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The NYT wrote about the Orthodox Church
Its conclusions are based on faulty research.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I would love it if @ruthgraham.bsky.social and the @nytimes.com would read my response to Graham's recent article on the Orthodox Church in the U.S. In it, I point out a flaw in the statistics on which Graham builds her story. I invite her to revisit.
phoebefaragmikhail.substack.com/p/the-nyt-wr...
phoebefaragmikhail.substack.com/p/the-nyt-wr...
*Imaging oneself in another’s shoes can be a profound act of empathy and solidarity. Consistently and historically walking in a particular group’s shoes, however, without letting them speak for themselves, leaves that community shoeless.” Read more in my newsletter:
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My unfiltered thoughts on Benedict's “Daughter of Egypt”
Along with a treasure trove of Egyptian women authors and Egyptologists Benedict neglected to consult
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November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
*Imaging oneself in another’s shoes can be a profound act of empathy and solidarity. Consistently and historically walking in a particular group’s shoes, however, without letting them speak for themselves, leaves that community shoeless.” Read more in my newsletter:
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The Lord's Prayer is more radical than we think. Learn more in my latest piece for Faithfully Magazine.
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The Power of the Lord’s Prayer
Most Christians know the Lord’s Prayer and likely can recite it without thinking, but few recognize its radical power.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Lord's Prayer is more radical than we think. Learn more in my latest piece for Faithfully Magazine.
faithfullymagazine.com/the-power-of...
faithfullymagazine.com/the-power-of...
Check out this excerpt in Sojourners from my latest book!
"Unlike the mountaintops we can reach by car, ski lift, or gondola, these spiritual mountains are the ones we must climb ourselves, like it or not."
Jesus Never Said, ‘Blessed Are the Righteous’
Lenten lessons from a Mount Sinai sunrise.
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Check out this excerpt in Sojourners from my latest book!
"In choosing to abstain from certain foods for over a month and a half and giving what we would have fed ourselves to others, our almsgiving is less a charity than it is empathy and solidarity."
Why do Christians fast during Lent? An excerpt in @christianitytoday.com from my new book, Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving Our Neighbor:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/why-...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/why-...
Why Christians Fast During Lent - Christianity Today
An excerpt on generosity and solidarity from “Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving our Neighbor.”
www.christianitytoday.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"In choosing to abstain from certain foods for over a month and a half and giving what we would have fed ourselves to others, our almsgiving is less a charity than it is empathy and solidarity."
Why do Christians fast during Lent? An excerpt in @christianitytoday.com from my new book, Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving Our Neighbor:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/why-...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/why-...
Why Christians Fast During Lent - Christianity Today
An excerpt on generosity and solidarity from “Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving our Neighbor.”
www.christianitytoday.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Why do Christians fast during Lent? An excerpt in @christianitytoday.com from my new book, Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving Our Neighbor:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/why-...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/why-...
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Coptic Summer Schools this summer. Online + week in Rome: www.copticsummerschool.org
Coptic Summer School
Online Sessions May-June 2025
In presence in Italy (Rome) July 21–25, 2025
www.copticsummerschool.org
February 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Coptic Summer Schools this summer. Online + week in Rome: www.copticsummerschool.org
Almost everything I wear comes from this business!
We are a small business based out of Virginia. We make STEAM themed clothing and are size inclusive. Our dresses are perfect for busy professional women and kids who love Science! Our dresses have pockets!! #dresswithoockets #svahausa
February 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Almost everything I wear comes from this business!
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I found a good comparison of this exact spot from 2012 that really shows the transformation
February 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I found a good comparison of this exact spot from 2012 that really shows the transformation
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Ah, the 1930s Germany frame.
But in the post-reconstruction era, America had Jim Crow, the resegregation of the federal workforce, and deadly pogroms against black people in the South.
We’ve been here before. It’s just it didn’t happen to white people.
Where do yall think Germany learned from?
But in the post-reconstruction era, America had Jim Crow, the resegregation of the federal workforce, and deadly pogroms against black people in the South.
We’ve been here before. It’s just it didn’t happen to white people.
Where do yall think Germany learned from?
Interesting question: if you were living in Germany in the ‘30s in which year would you call it and emigrate?
February 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Ah, the 1930s Germany frame.
But in the post-reconstruction era, America had Jim Crow, the resegregation of the federal workforce, and deadly pogroms against black people in the South.
We’ve been here before. It’s just it didn’t happen to white people.
Where do yall think Germany learned from?
But in the post-reconstruction era, America had Jim Crow, the resegregation of the federal workforce, and deadly pogroms against black people in the South.
We’ve been here before. It’s just it didn’t happen to white people.
Where do yall think Germany learned from?
I just figured out how to make QR codes and I am inordinately pleased with myself about this.
February 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I just figured out how to make QR codes and I am inordinately pleased with myself about this.
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View the new short film about The 21 Coptic Martyrs for free until February 17th by clicking here:
www.the21film.com
www.the21film.com
The 21: Neo-Coptic Short Film | Team of 70+ Artists
The 21 - a powerful short film shaped by Neo-Coptic iconography, a moving tribute to bravery, sacrifice, and faith. Created by over 70 Artists worldwide.
www.the21film.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
View the new short film about The 21 Coptic Martyrs for free until February 17th by clicking here:
www.the21film.com
www.the21film.com
View the new short film about The 21 Coptic Martyrs for free until February 17th by clicking here:
www.the21film.com
www.the21film.com
The 21: Neo-Coptic Short Film | Team of 70+ Artists
The 21 - a powerful short film shaped by Neo-Coptic iconography, a moving tribute to bravery, sacrifice, and faith. Created by over 70 Artists worldwide.
www.the21film.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
View the new short film about The 21 Coptic Martyrs for free until February 17th by clicking here:
www.the21film.com
www.the21film.com
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Here is a sneak peek (and a feast for the eyes) for Podcast Episode 2 with Photographer Mary Jasmin Yostos. She's not yet on BlueSky but you can follow her on IG at www.instagram.com/stories/trek...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
February 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Here is a sneak peek (and a feast for the eyes) for Podcast Episode 2 with Photographer Mary Jasmin Yostos. She's not yet on BlueSky but you can follow her on IG at www.instagram.com/stories/trek...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
Here is a sneak peek (and a feast for the eyes) for Podcast Episode 2 with Photographer Mary Jasmin Yostos. She's not yet on BlueSky but you can follow her on IG at www.instagram.com/stories/trek...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
February 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Here is a sneak peek (and a feast for the eyes) for Podcast Episode 2 with Photographer Mary Jasmin Yostos. She's not yet on BlueSky but you can follow her on IG at www.instagram.com/stories/trek...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
To watch the whole episode click here (you will need to subscribe) open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
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My friendship with Phoebe is a treasure to me. Her new book is my Lent read in 2025.
I just started a podcast series linked to my new book, Hunger for Righteousness! The first episode was a lovely conversation about Lent w/ @tracesoffaith.bsky.social
Check out the sneak peek & click below for the whole thing!
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Check out the sneak peek & click below for the whole thing!
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
My friendship with Phoebe is a treasure to me. Her new book is my Lent read in 2025.
I just started a podcast series linked to my new book, Hunger for Righteousness! The first episode was a lovely conversation about Lent w/ @tracesoffaith.bsky.social
Check out the sneak peek & click below for the whole thing!
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
Check out the sneak peek & click below for the whole thing!
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
February 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I just started a podcast series linked to my new book, Hunger for Righteousness! The first episode was a lovely conversation about Lent w/ @tracesoffaith.bsky.social
Check out the sneak peek & click below for the whole thing!
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
Check out the sneak peek & click below for the whole thing!
open.substack.com/pub/phoebefa...
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THIS.
And it also includes the silly, goofy, sweet, fun books, not just the ones that deal with tough stuff. We need all kinds of books.
And it also includes the silly, goofy, sweet, fun books, not just the ones that deal with tough stuff. We need all kinds of books.
Anyone who isn't sure that *story* is just as necessary for survival as food, water, and shelter must not spend much time around children.
#KidLit folks, please keep going. Yes, even now. Especially now. You matter so much.
#KidLit folks, please keep going. Yes, even now. Especially now. You matter so much.
February 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
THIS.
And it also includes the silly, goofy, sweet, fun books, not just the ones that deal with tough stuff. We need all kinds of books.
And it also includes the silly, goofy, sweet, fun books, not just the ones that deal with tough stuff. We need all kinds of books.
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Hi #Blacksky, I'm an editor for Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) @npquarterly.bsky.social — we're always looking for new voices and coverage of what's happening now. Please feel free to hit me up. My chats are open. — Isaiah
February 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Hi #Blacksky, I'm an editor for Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) @npquarterly.bsky.social — we're always looking for new voices and coverage of what's happening now. Please feel free to hit me up. My chats are open. — Isaiah
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Now accepting applications for research residencies to be completed at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota, between July 1 & December 31, 2025: hmml.org/research/fel...
Access offline archival & microfilm collections and 50,000+ books on topics related to manuscripts, printed books, art, and liturgy.
Access offline archival & microfilm collections and 50,000+ books on topics related to manuscripts, printed books, art, and liturgy.
Fellowships
Study at HMML.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Now accepting applications for research residencies to be completed at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota, between July 1 & December 31, 2025: hmml.org/research/fel...
Access offline archival & microfilm collections and 50,000+ books on topics related to manuscripts, printed books, art, and liturgy.
Access offline archival & microfilm collections and 50,000+ books on topics related to manuscripts, printed books, art, and liturgy.
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Can I share some good news tonight? My new #book, That God's Works Might Be Revealed, will be out in April! It's historical fiction, a collection of 14 short stories about #saints and #disability and illness. I started work on it in 2021, and it is one of the most joy-filled projects I've ever done.
February 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Can I share some good news tonight? My new #book, That God's Works Might Be Revealed, will be out in April! It's historical fiction, a collection of 14 short stories about #saints and #disability and illness. I started work on it in 2021, and it is one of the most joy-filled projects I've ever done.
Anyone who wants to laugh/cry what's happening now in the federal government needs to watch "Johnny English Strikes Again." It's the same plot, though I worry we will not get the same happy ending. Kudos to my teenage son for recognizing the parallels immediately.
February 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Anyone who wants to laugh/cry what's happening now in the federal government needs to watch "Johnny English Strikes Again." It's the same plot, though I worry we will not get the same happy ending. Kudos to my teenage son for recognizing the parallels immediately.
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YOUR HELP NEEDED:
I'm a @nytimes.com reporter writing about nonprofits.
If your nonprofit has been affected by this week's funding cuts and confusion, I want to hear from you. Tell me more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
I'm a @nytimes.com reporter writing about nonprofits.
If your nonprofit has been affected by this week's funding cuts and confusion, I want to hear from you. Tell me more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
Has Your Nonprofit Been Affected by Federal Funding Cuts? We Want to Hear From You.
The Trump administration is slashing federal grants. The New York Times wants to talk to nonprofits that have lost funding — or fear they might.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
YOUR HELP NEEDED:
I'm a @nytimes.com reporter writing about nonprofits.
If your nonprofit has been affected by this week's funding cuts and confusion, I want to hear from you. Tell me more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
I'm a @nytimes.com reporter writing about nonprofits.
If your nonprofit has been affected by this week's funding cuts and confusion, I want to hear from you. Tell me more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...
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Fragment of parchment with Old Nubian text in red and black ink. the text contains a copy of St. John Chrysostom's sermon on the Archangel Raphael.
9th-10th century,
Qasr Ibrim, Lower Nubia.
-British Museum
#randomxt
9th-10th century,
Qasr Ibrim, Lower Nubia.
-British Museum
#randomxt
January 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Fragment of parchment with Old Nubian text in red and black ink. the text contains a copy of St. John Chrysostom's sermon on the Archangel Raphael.
9th-10th century,
Qasr Ibrim, Lower Nubia.
-British Museum
#randomxt
9th-10th century,
Qasr Ibrim, Lower Nubia.
-British Museum
#randomxt