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On the 50th anniversary of his consecration, we reflect on the ministry of Metropolitan George (Khodr). His life teaches that true spiritual authority is not management, but an act of love. This profound, liberating love, the very heart of church administration, empties itself so that others might see their own greatness in God.
Read moreThis is the title of an article written by René Antoun about Costi Bendaly’s resignation from his council position in the Orthodox Youth Movement in Al-Mina chapter in the 1970s, confining himself to guidance and counseling work (see his page: Lines and Faces). The aim of the article is clear: Antoun, after nearly half a ...
Read moreWhenever 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 moreOne of the major difficulties that are befalling us, in our Church and elsewhere, is that the leader in the congregation, whether a bishop or a priest, is mere flesh. What does a good heart benefit us? The leader who is of the flesh leads you to himself through his offensive condescending arrogance towards everyone, ...
Read moreA friend of mine from Syria told me that there are Christians in his country who have divorced their commitment with their Churches. I did not ask him about the reasons for this “divorce”, about which I know the opinion of some brethren; but rather I spoke to him first about God’s freedom in love. ...
Read moreWhen Metropolitan Silouan Moussi entered the Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon, succeeding Metropolitan George Khodr, I told him: "you, Master, have come to a Church who loves her bishop". My intent was obvious. Her bishop, that is, any bishop who will take over the ministry after Metropolitan George. Metropolitan Silouan came to succeed a bishop who ...
Read moreA while ago, I was offering condolences to a friend in the hall of a sister Church. I overheard two priests, the age of my two sons, talking about the growing neediness in our country. It shocked me that both of them shifted from talking about people’s neediness to their own! The two priests are ...
Read moreToday, 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 ...
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