The brethren in our parish built a new church which Metropolitan George Khodr named "The Resurrection" (Al-Kiama). I took on the idea of this construction at the onset of my ministry in the parish in April 1988. Those who moved us to execute the idea were seven brethren who were called the "Committee for Building ...
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Christian service
To Resemble the Icon
Whenever I hear one of the brethren recounting about the person in charge of them in the church that he does not know anything but to criticize them, I hasten to ask him: “does he help you achieve what he is wishing for you?”. These words are not new to you. When God shows us ...
Read moreAnd His Servants Shall Serve Him
In the neighborhood I grew up in, the faithful used to ascribe the priest to God. This is the aura of the saints! Even before I took an interest in committing to the Church life, I used to get moved by my mother when she conveyed her joy to us upon the visit of our ...
Read moreServing the Broken
Every time you get out of your house, remember that there is a broken heart waiting for you outside or at your destination. No night comes to an end without people getting broken. By night, I do not mean its hours. There are people among us whose days are nights. If you are willing to ...
Read moreThe Service of Reform
The service of reform in this world is not really realistic, if those who receive the service do not discover that God loves them in the people who are serving them. Love is the reform of the world.
Read moreThe Free Man
Do not believe that there is someone like the free man who is able to live under the judgment of God and in His service.
Read moreMartha
I visited him. Their helper offered us two cups of coffee and went away. He said: “I will tell you about this girl, who helps us, Martha, her name is Martha. One day, Martha felt some estrangement between me and my wife, that lasted for days. She was silent for days. Then she broke her ...
Read moreA New Election
Today, the brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) in Mount Lebanon elected Sister Nada Wazen as president of their chapter for the next two years. What they wanted, in this election, was to put before themselves a faithful face to complete with them their walk to the face of Jesus. I will tell you ...
Read moreChafic Haidar
He is one of the brethren and leaders in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) since he fell in love with its eternal newness. Those who know him to be, throughout Antioch, one of the motivators towards reconciling and betterment of our Church, do not miss his elegance, whether he spoke or he listened. The Movement ...
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