The poor are a mystery. Arise to them, you will find that Christ has preceded you, you will find Him waiting for you either with them, or at their place, or in them. Amazing is this mystery, that of Christ and the poor. Wherever they are, He is to be found; and wherever He is, ...
Read moreGod is Here
If everything around us is destroyed, those who see that “God is with us”, is here, in our hearts, cannot be destroyed! I am not underestimating the difficulties. I am not hiding the defeats. I am speaking of the one foundation upon which all reform, success, and joy rest.
Read moreBountiful Gifts
Life consists of an unlimited number of births. I am not denying my mother and my father. The bountiful gifts are what convinced me that my parents, like you and me, have had countless births as well. The Lord is manifested in the moment as Father to every human being in this world. God does ...
Read moreA Better Tomorrow
He told me: “a lot of people have left us to go abroad. The idea of remaining in the country has become retardation or suicide. People grew tired. I read that 70% of our young people have ended their relationship with Lebanon! What country is like ours in which Man feels unwanted! I no longer ...
Read moreThe Oblation
Yesterday there was an argument between some brethren about the office of Proskomedia (oblation) in our Church. The question was: is it permissible to commemorate non-Orthodox Christians in the Liturgy? The argument reminded me of two scholars in our Church, Metropolitan George Khodr and my friend Father George Massouh who is with God. I will ...
Read moreThe Relic of the True Cross
I do not know where from my friend came up with his request for a relic from the True Cross. I know his piety. I told him what I would like to repeat publicly: “in a world that is only good at exploiting people, this is not always a request within reach”! He kept on ...
Read moreClinging to the Brethren
To be brought up in the Truth is to cling to those whom we see as a light in the community. You do know. You can bear witness to those you see shining in your quest for the esteemed life. I do not think that life remains the same if we move away from them. ...
Read morePreaching in Christ
I know a priest who, in the matter of dispensing the Word, puts himself under criticism. He asks another priest whom he trusts for his comments on the sermons he will be delivering to his parish. I know from this and that that they exchange the benefit. These two brothers did not invent what they ...
Read moreMount Lebanon Choir
Creative people, in the Church and in the world, cannot be “reasonable” in their efforts and decisions, that seem to some people like a plunge into the unknown! Ever since I grew up into some awareness, I have come to believe that there is no better mind than the “madness” of the creative people and ...
Read moreLove For All
My grandson James, the horseman in the picture, loves animals of any kind. He knows most of their names. He learned to imitate their sounds before he learned to utter a word. Where did he get this love from? Whatever answer we give to this question, that is, if we say, for example: “from the ...
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