The priest does not move from one diocese to another prior to his obtaining his presiding bishop’s permission and that of the bishop in whose diocese he will reside. Before my departure, I visited Metropolitan Silouan Moussi to ask for his blessing and prayers. I learned that he would write to Metropolitan Saba Isper that ...
Read moreAuthor: Father Elia Mitri
The Mystery of the Church
Of those I met in this wide expanse, are relative brethren, some of whom I did not know were here. We met in our home, in the Church. How wondrous is the mystery of the Church! How wondrous is her ability to break the boundaries between people, regardless of their origin, color, or gender… wondrous ...
Read moreNiagara Falls
Last Sunday, I visited the falls in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, whose water movement is unparalleled on earth. I will leave out the exhaustion of the long route from my son’s house to the place. We set off on Saturday morning. We spent the rest of our day in the city of Toronto. ...
Read moreA Lasting Vista
Here in this country, my son's house slumbers on the edge of a lake in a beautiful neighborhood where the day rivals the night in its calmness. The house consists of a basement, two stories, and a backyard that is surrounded by cypress trees. It is an extension to the neighborhood it is located in, ...
Read moreDeference
Upon our arrival at YUL airport, we were greeted with obvious deference. Any official, before whom we stood, was facilitating our passage. I asked my daughter-in-law about this facilitation. She said, “the baby (my little granddaughter whom we had put on a “special stroller”), and you. Here, the human being is revered, especially if he ...
Read moreOne of the Greatest Gifts
Every mother is love. I am telling of a Swiss mother who was my neighbor on the plane that took us from Geneva to the far country. This journey lasted about eight and a half hours. The mother was holding her nine-month-old daughter in her arms, with perfect patience and attention. Her eyes were looking ...
Read moreFrom Beirut to Geneva
Geneva was my first travel stop. At the Beirut airport, people were hugging and in tears; faces dazed and wet. I am not summing up those whom I have seen. There were also some with signs of seriousness on their faces, and some whose faces were ready to talk, while others’ were open to joy; ...
Read moreJesus Only
The Feast of Transfiguration is these few words said by those who have written down the event: “when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only” (see for example: Matthew 17:8). I am not attenuating the glow of the event: the light, Moses and Elijah, what God the Father had ...
Read moreSeek Grace
Do not seek luck, but grace. Luck is for those who seek to change their actual existence by themselves, for those who seek the help of coincidences, those who hasten to a better existence without God… As for grace, it is yours, grace is for those who have experienced that God pours out His saving ...
Read moreTo Be With Him
On the day of my travel, I invited the brethren to a meeting in Church. A number of them accepted. There were feasts of Saints, among whom was the Virgin Martyr Saint Seraphima of Antioch. I am not a racist. However, I believe that we are responsible today, more than ever before, for ending alienation ...
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