She is a Minister in the French Government. What has propelled her name to the fore these days are her statements that were considered homophobic. You know. Nowadays, the world is upside down. This political struggle between world powers does not leave a polemical matter without using it. Days ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ...
Read moreAuthor: Father Elia Mitri
Let Us Preserve the Trust
There is a synodal decision that was taken by the bishops of our Antiochian Church that the marriage service should be conducted exclusively within our churches. Some believers still insist on breaking this decision, or they revolve around it, that is, they ask that their priest, after the actual marriage service (or on another day), ...
Read moreDwelling of the Open-Minded
No human being is as flat as the one who is blind to the beauty in the others. This one, if you accept his hospitality in any form (you heard him speak, for example, or preach, or you read lines written by him), you will know, without effort, that he is clueless about the depth ...
Read moreBefore the Wedding
Do not set your wedding date before: “1- You have made your choice in this life that God is the Beginning and the End. 2-You have acquired an unwavering consciousness that there is no meaning for a married person (be it man or woman) who does not strive, every day, for his spouse to be ...
Read moreThe Dinner of Books
He invited me over for dinner at their home. Over dinner, he brought up the topic of this page. He suggested that I replace this daily appearance on it with a brief filmed appearance in which I address the friends once a week. His mother interrupted him by addressing me. She literally told me: "Don't ...
Read moreTo Give Alms
In the course of my service, I have heard many people use giving as an excuse in order to achieve or increase their wealth. They say, for example: “if I win the lottery grand prize, I will give half of it to the poor”, or “…I will finish (for you) the construction of the new ...
Read moreThe Obedient Prophet
There is no zeal for the Truth without obedience. Those of you who have read the hagiography of the Prophet Elijah would know that his story starts with a powerful account, with his commanding the sky to withhold its rain (1 Kings 17). What did God do to keep His Prophet alive in a time ...
Read moreWhy I Write?
When I finished George Orwell's book "Why I Write", I promised myself to share with you some of what has struck me in it. They are three things. First, Orwell argues that there are four motives for writing. They are, in short: 1-Sheer egoism (Desire to be talked about, to be remembered after death…). 2-The ...
Read moreSalute to the Metropolitan of Hauran
I have a friend who supplies me, from day to day, with what is written by some Antiochian writers, both clerics and laity. The Word, from the generosity of grace, brings distances closer, of whatever form they are. Is there anything that enjoins the bishop to write? Writing is not for everyone. However, it is ...
Read moreTo Love Knowingly
The words sown by God in our days are picked up by no other than he who is always bound to reading them and seeking to obey them as if he is hungry for acts of love. This is to love knowingly.
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