How we pick the top 10

We picked these sites based on their user-friendliness and whether they appeal to all the groups in our church and all ages. We also looked at the quality of their content and whether or not they fulfilled a specific purpose.

If you would like to submit a link for consideration in the "Top Ten," e-mail the link to copticlaura@yahoo.com with a few sentences as to why it deserves to be on this list!

Top Ten Links
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Pascha Readings Online

This site has readings for the whole week of Pascha that can be downloaded! The readings start from Palm Sunday for all of Holy Week and are for every day mornings and evenings. Prepare for the most blessed week of the year!

St. Mina Multimedia

St. Mina has a wide variety of media to listen to. It has sermons for English speakers and non-English speakers, including for the youth! They have lots of spiritual songs (taraneem) for kids.

Tasbeha.org

This site has hymns, praises, and spiritual songs in English, Arabic and Coptic with the lyrics! It also has articles on faith issues and church theology, as well as links to other Coptic sites. Only drawback is you have to sign-in to download media.

Coptic Media Productions

If you're looking for great television programming, this site has live sermons and commentary from priests and deacons. It's very easy to navigate with great sound and picture! It also has some children's programming.

Dreams & Visions: Stories of Conversions

This is a collection of stories that make us stronger in faith and teach us to be grateful and appreciate being in the Christian faith. These converts show great courage and trust in God.

St. Mark, D.C.

St. Mark Coptic Church has live video and audio of church services all year round! It also has blogs from Fr. Anthony that answer our questions about the faith, especially focused on the youth.

St-Takla.org

This site has great multimedia including lyrics (watch for your childhood favorites)! It has a kids section for coloring, playing online games, and watching kids movies. It also has a language learning section for English, French, Italian, Arabic, and most importantly Coptic!

Alhan.org

Alhan.org has live and archived services. It also has the hymns from Holy Liturgy separated out with the words in English and Coptic, making it really easy to learn!

StMarkos.org

Live radio with great sound that you can listen to all day long with no interruptions is the highlight of this site. It also has a Kids Corner with online and downloadable games, coloring, and story books. There is also a collection of taraneem that can be downloaded!

OrthodoxSermons.org

An amazing God-sent site with a collection of hundreds of sermons both in Arabic and English -- especially English. Sermons are from a variety of priests and bishops, including St. Mark's Abouna Anthony (Fr. Anthony Messeh). His sermons are very appealing to youth and extremely applicable!