I do not know what this Stranger is doing at the well at midday. He was sitting on the edge, looking tired from a long journey, and thirsty. When I approached the well, holding my jug, His words made me feel that He had been waiting for me. With a few words about water and ...
Read moreVigilance of Mature People
When you see a young person acting like an elder in a certain situation, do not be quick to conclude that the young person is simply an echo of the elder. If you know both individuals or are aware of their close relationship, consider that the elder might be reflecting the young person as well. ...
Read moreChildren of Lebanon
I am not in favor of capital punishment, regardless of the crime that calls for it. I believe that capital punishment breaks God’s law, as only He has the right to reclaim the life He had given; therefore, I see it as an unlawful law. However, yesterday, during a really heated discussion, I found myself ...
Read moreNaї
Naї is my youngest granddaughter. She is the only one whom I have not been able to hold close to my heart, as I wish. She was born far away and is being raised far away. Last summer, we had our first meeting. It is not my ambition in life to spend it in visits. ...
Read moreThe Most Exalted Knowledge
A few days ago, Brother Majed Azar organized for us a lunch in his beautiful village, Bchamoun, bringing together several brethren from the Orthodox Youth Movement in our parish. Any form of gathering with the brethren from the Movement is a fortune. At the end of the gathering, I had the opportunity to speak with ...
Read moreMid-Pentecost
This feast, mentioned in the title of these lines, is one of our major Church feasts. It is celebrated on Wednesday, halfway between Pascha and Pentecost, the period also known as the Feast of Pentecost. Twenty-five days have passed since our celebration of Pascha. The significance of this feast is that it reminds us of ...
Read moreAn Icon of Gold
I do not know how many times I have read Virgil Gheorghiu's book “De la vingt cinquième heure à l'heure éternelle”, translated into Arabic by Father Halim Abdullah. But I do know that the book, which Gheorghiu wrote entirely about his father, the priest, "the iconic priest", appeared after my own ordination as a priest. ...
Read moreThe Paralytic of Bethesda
This paralytic man is a third narrative among the stories of the Paschal Sundays. We have already gone through two stories in the first two Sundays: the story of Thomas and that of the Myrrh-Bearers, and we are left with two stories, the Samaritan Woman and the Blind Man. A paralytic without any hope in ...
Read moreWere It Not for the Movement
He who has been proven to you that he perceives the Orthodox Youth Movement as a historical mistake, let him be until he repents from this confused perspective. Do not ally yourself with anyone, absolutely anyone, other than he who demonstrates a clear conviction, in both words and actions, that he himself, whoever he is, ...
Read moreShincheonji, Lebanon
A priest friend of mine told me that he had received a letter from "Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Lebanon", the author of which invited him to get in touch with them in order to "explore ways we can work together to promote the message of the Gospel in Lebanon". For those who do not know, ...
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