Listening, Learning and Growing Together

Families, communities, empires and our spiritual lives start sinking and drowning in the destructive waters of delusion when they lose touch with reality, when they stop listening, learning from their mistakes and embracing change and growth through dialogue and change. One of the Scripture readings for this Sunday is from the book of Acts, chapter […]

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We are about to step into the Great Lent – a very special time of the year which the Mother Church, in her infinite love for our salvation and well-being, sets apart and designates as a period of reflection, prayer, acts of mercy, fasting, and spiritual growth. Of course, how we observe the Lenten period […]

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We Need an Angry God

Much of modern life is driven by the pursuit of automation, speed, comfort, and convenience. And while there is nothing inherently wrong about it, it is also important to remember that there is so much in life, and what makes us human can’t be automated or transformed into a quick, efficient and comfortable experience. Our […]

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Solitude: Alone But Not Lonely

In today’s Gospel reading, we see Jesus ascending to a mountain to be alone when people, impressed by his ability to multiply food and feed thousands, wanted to make him a king by force. Why did Jesus go to the mountain? Why did He want to be alone? The Gospel of John does not answer […]

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Identity Crisis

There is a story about an old and wise magician who had a mouse. The mouse was tiny and very afraid of a cat who would stop by now and then and frighten the mouse. The magician would chase the cat away every time and keep the mouse safe. But at some point, he got […]

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The Cave Paves the Way

When the Creator of all who cared for His children by being a shelter and refuge for every wounded heart and soul was revealed to the world, there was no place for him, so the earth offered Him a place in a cave. When the true Light that shone bright and warmed every heart was […]

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Forgiveness: The Third Dimension

There is an interesting Spanish story about a father and his son. Because of some issues, they became alienated and estranged. After some time has passed, the father, perhaps realizing the emptiness of his life without his son or possibly missing him, sets out to find and reconnect with him. He searched for his son […]

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Stewardship is a Badarak

«Այլ իմ առեա՛լ զամենայն, և առաւելեա՛լ եմ. ընկալայ՝ և լի՛ եմ ՚ի ձեռն Եպափրոդիտեայ, որ է ՚ի ձէնջ հոտ անուշից, պատարագ ընդունելի՝ հաճոյ Աստուծոյ։» ՓԻԼԻՊԵՑԻՍ Դ։18 One day, an angel appeared to a man and said: “Tell me, what can I do for you?” The man answered:, “Show me the Wall Street Journal one year […]

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