Metropolitan George Khodr said in a homily delivered at Deir Al-Balmand: "When you reach the point of saying (about yourself) that you are nothing, you become a Christian. Before this, you are not a Christian, (you are) nothing" (June 29, 2016). Today I convey to you this word, which some of you may have personally ...
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Christian humility
Preaching in Christ
Communication media has given us the ability to extend our eyes to "distant pages". A few days ago, the "Google app" helped me translate into Arabic a sermon delivered by one of the brethren priests, years ago, on the occasion of the feast of Nativity. I was struck by several things in what he said, ...
Read moreThe Concern of Believers
When the Apostle Paul concluded an opinion that he gave in an urgent Church matter by saying: “and I think I also have the Spirit of God” (1 Corinthians 7:40), he ruled that there is no freedom of opinion without openness to the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This is the concern of the believers ...
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This is an incident that I like to repeat. I visited Metropolitan George Khodr once. He was sitting at the kitchen table in his house eating breakfast. After greeting and chatting with him, one of the brethren of his assistants pointed out to us that the birthday of one of his close acquaintances falls on ...
Read moreShameful News!
I will share with you a piece of news that made me feel ashamed. One of the priests of a sister church told me: “after the Sunday Liturgy, a brother who frequents the Church at times, from a Sunday to another, came into the altar. I was taking off my vestments. Without introduction, he started ...
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