O Master, I am here, in the darkness of my grave, awaiting a forthcoming day. What is going on outside? I am hearing a voice I know. Is this Your voice calling me to come out? Is it already time for the common Resurrection?! In Bethany, our village, many of my peers were gloating over ...
Read moreAuthor: Father Elia Mitri
The Wonder of the Word
Some difficulties do not disappear without a miracle. I am talking about the miracles that I wish for you and me, about God’s enduring visitation to us, no matter what. When I walked into my room last night, some things were worrying me. I totally felt that I will be fighting against my bed all ...
Read morePerfection
The world does not have to accept that Man is called to be perfect (Matthew 5:48). However, we, as believers, have no meaning if we are not aware of this call, in thought and in deed. Does perfection consist in getting to God with acts of righteousness in our quiver that exceed evil acts in ...
Read moreMembers of the Household of God
Do we, Christians, have any meaning if we are ignorant of the fact that the Church is a family? Our reality is well known. It eludes many among us that God’s might has chosen to bow down the heavens to bring us back to His home, as beloved children. What is the root cause of ...
Read moreThe Voice of the Lord
He called me. He asked that we meet. I was in my office. I know the caller, but I also know what the brothers think of him. Most of them do not trust him! He is about forty years old. In his call, he repeated to me that he is a father of six children. ...
Read moreA Heartless World!
I saw him. I saw them. They were in their cars, in front of a school, waiting for someone, a boy, a girl, a wife, a boyfriend or a girlfriend. The neighborhood I was in is mostly quiet, reminiscent of the wilderness of the monks. Sometimes I choose to spend my walking hour there. I ...
Read moreThe Story of Mary of Egypt
She was named Mary. There is a Mary from Nazareth whom the universe desires to emulate. However, this one, who is from Egypt, has transgressed her name. She lived her youth in debauchery. Then one day, some of her people organized a trip to Palestine in order to worship the Cross. She joined the voyage ...
Read moreA Renewal Project
Every project in which we ask for the renewal of anything, ourselves, our homes, our churches or our homelands... if we do not build it up on God, is a blank piece of paper, mere talking, gossip, noise, illusion, a joke that children make fun of!
Read moreHow do we respond?
A friend of mine handed me a few papers on written topics of many kinds, ecclesial and others, as well as comments thereon, which he had copied from social media. I am interested in comments. I am not relaying to you what you do not know. Most people, if they comment on something that bothered ...
Read moreLonging for Syria
A few days ago, brother George Lazkani and his wife, Mrs. Amal, called me from the United States. Lazkani is from Aleppo. Their voices were redolent of the scent of Al-Shahba' city, with its laurels and jasmine. He who knows the people of Aleppo, would not miss that their style of speech is beyond the ...
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