This is a phrase that I have extracted from the last statement of the Antiochian Synod. Those who have read the statement do not miss that, like some of its fellow phrases, it is a rushed phrase that does not carry any detail or direction or order to the Churches. Do not be surprised that ...
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I saw him with my own eyes. Years had passed since his emigration. I did not know he was here. It is him. He has not changed. He was sitting in the middle of the Church, among the congregation, participating in the funeral of a mutual friend of ours. After the service, I offered my ...
Read moreA Servant to the Lord of Glory
A few days ago, His Beatitude Patriarch John issued a decree appointing His Eminence Metropolitan Antonios El Souri, Metropolitan of Zahle, the bride of Bekaa, and of Baalbek and Dependencies, as Patriarchal Vicar of the Archdiocese of New York and All North America. This is a significant decision for a number of reasons, two of ...
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There are occasions, related to stations in my life, that my daughter retains entirely. Whether my daughter is in Lebanon or abroad (as she is nowadays), whatever her preoccupations, she does not allow any occasion to pass silently without talking to me about it. On the occasion she thinks she should congratulate me on, she ...
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The statement, which was issued by the fathers of the Antiochian Synod at the conclusion of their last meeting, magnifies the question about the believers who are concerned about their Churches today. Who of the believers today, in our Church and elsewhere, is really concerned about his Church? I am not concealing from you. I ...
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Lord, every time I hear You knocking on my door, I understand that a distance still exists between You and me! Why do You not demolish the distances between us? I am not asking that You privilege me from anyone, but that You see me as Your own. I believe in You. I am waiting ...
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In this life, the good fruit is not expected from anyone who disobeys God in something, in anything. God is explicit in His saying: “the ones that fell on the good ground… bear fruit with patience (Luke 8:15).
Read moreA Word to Friends
If you are carrying a “smart phone”, then you do know. There is a global application (Google), whose administrators have been publishing for us on its wall, for some time, urgent engaging Arabic and foreign news, written or illustrated. Most of these news confirm what is certain, that is, that in this world which brings ...
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One of my friends told me, about his spiritual father, the priest who hears his confession, a word that warmed the cockles of my heart. We were together in my office. He said: “He is merciful to me when I fall, and hard on me when I rise”. Clearly, the word exudes the wisdom of ...
Read moreThe Work Truly is Great
Yesterday, a young man shocked me with the news of his traveling. He went to an institution abroad that accepted him for a job. Everything was indicating that he had set out to dedicate his life to God. What happened? I do not give up hope. There are friends of mine who had preceded him ...
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