What strikes us first in the account of the Myrrh-bearing women (Mark 15:43-16:8) is their determination to go to Jesus' tomb. They knew that there was a great stone at the entrance that would hinder them from reaching their goal. Yet, they pressed onward. This is our lesson. When we seek God in any circumstance, ...
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Christian devotion
Take my hand
O God of mercy and life, do not leave me alone. Here You see me. This is me, all of me before You. You know what I need. I am weak and confused. Be my strength and my guidance. I do not want for myself any decision that You do not take with me, or ...
Read moreThe Best Reminder
Some readers expect the writers in our Church to turn the pens that are in their hands into whips. I think zeal is to be extolled. However, my belief that we cannot be renewed unwillingly makes me view this expectation with great caution. I am not accusing anyone of regarding reform as a purely human ...
Read moreThe Daily Prayers
Those who pray are rare nowadays. Priests know, they know from the communion of life within the parish and its extensions, from the sincerity of the brethren, as well as from other things that make this world seem like it is night. I am not talking about those who sum up the ecstasy of the ...
Read moreOverwhelming Words!
I parked my car far away from the hospital, where regular check-ups were awaiting me, and I started walking. This was a few days ago. Before I arrived, I entered a church adjoining the hospital, which used to call me to enter every time I passed by its door that is always open during the ...
Read moreKnowing the Word
One of the brethren asked: “how does one become a better person, a real disciple of God, without being guided by the elders in the Church to the path to the new life?”. He was asking about the role of the priests in conveying the mind of the Lord, particularly about preaching. It slips most ...
Read moreVictoria Jabbour
Today, our Church in Latakia saw off the great sister Victoria Jabbour to eternal victory. In a few words, Victoria is one of the faces of the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) in the bride of the Syrian coast, and a mother in Christ to many in it and in our entire Antiochian expanse. She is ...
Read moreTo Pray
As long as we eat and drink more than we pray, work more, teach more, and have more fun, as long as our prayers always come in the second, third, tenth or last degree, it is expected that we, ourselves, will increase! If we really know that what we want in our life is for ...
Read moreMary’s Face
Throughout its generations, humankind has known different criteria, all of which aim at seeking to know who the other human being really is. For example, there are philosophers who have set, as a criterion, knowledge of the books he reads and their types. The wise men also spoke of the criterion of friendship. “Evil company ...
Read more“His Name is John”
I have in my hands a book, currently in print, which I have entitled: "His name is John". This book, that will be published by An-Nour Orthodox Cooperative, was introduced by a foreword by my friend Dr. George Maalouly. My story with this book is quite a story. What prompted me to write it was ...
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