In our country, participation in the construction of places of worship means a lot to most people. For instance, many people, from different denominations and religions, have contributed to the construction of the new church in our parish. It speaks of the eloquence of this generous country that its people insist on being one with ...
Read moreThe Building Committee
The Committee for the building of Al-Kiama Church comprised three engineers, two journalists, an industrial engineer, and an expert in water treatment and solar energy. They quickly seemed like one. What I find extremely important to point out is their agreement that, in this responsibility, they would do everything for free, meaning none of them ...
Read moreAl-Kiama Church
The brethren in our parish built a new church which Metropolitan George Khodr named "The Resurrection" (Al-Kiama). I took on the idea of this construction at the onset of my ministry in the parish in April 1988. Those who moved us to execute the idea were seven brethren who were called the "Committee for Building ...
Read moreThe Blind Man from Birth
I am a parable of the person who lives by the grace of God (John 9: 1-38). Who knew about me? I am nonexistent. My kinsfolk and my neighbors did not deny me; rather, they revealed my truth. I am a person born today. Neither my mother nor my father nor anyone else recognizes me. ...
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A Better Country!
Politically, this country is plagued with stratagems and dodgery. I am writing these lines with an outlook of peace. I would not be loving my country if I did not first tell you, as well as myself: the greatest mistake in this country is that most of us are a voiceless people. We observe things ...
Read moreThe Icon of the Church
The Church brings Man up on freedom. She not only acknowledges his freedom but also brings him up on it. No one in the Church, regardless of his status or the level of righteousness he has attained, has the right to intellectually or morally hold any member in it captive... Everything in the Church is ...
Read moreA New History
Today, Gaza stands in the midst of the world and says with its rare voice: "Remember that you are human beings". Only humans can remind the nations (of the world) that they are human beings. People in Gaza, young and old, are being exterminated, and, on earth, eyes are opening to the truth. Countries around ...
Read moreFather Antoine Melki
The passing of Father Antoine Melki, the parish priest of Aafsadiq in the Diocese of Tripoli and Koura, has deeply saddened me. He left us suddenly, without a by-your-leave or a word of farewell. Death is treacherous in many ways, leaving behind only separations and losses. Indeed, Father Antoine's departure was a significant loss not ...
Read moreMy Mother's Ideas
In her later years, whenever she could, my mother got into the habit of leaving traces of herself in hidden places around our house (under a seat cushion or beneath a bed mattress...). What did she leave? Things of herself or her belongings that she no longer used. For example, a strand of her white ...
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