Before the onset of Great Lent, I went out with two friends to visit Metropolitan George Khodr. I am saying "went out”. This is a verb I unsheathed from the parlance of the Monks who used to go out from their cells, at the beginning of Lent, seeking an elder from whom to solicit a ...
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Ambition of the Spirit
If you ever, for a moment, think that the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) no longer reflects your ambition, be confident that this idea is a temptation from an enemy who hates to see us standing firm in the Truth. Today, I will not tell you that the regeneration movements are the same as each and ...
Read moreDoing Good Deeds
You are actively engaged in doing good deeds. Great! But why do you fill your websites with pictures of your activities? Is it for encouragement? Are you suggesting that there are many people who do not realize that they are charitable people, and you want them to get encouraged, to take action? I am asking ...
Read moreThe Mystery of Regeneration
I met with a few university brethren, young men and women. Our meeting was to keep up with a commitment that was starting to take hold of them, concerning the regeneration life in their Church. I had prepared myself to tell them that our meetings are a bridge that is placed, for us to cross ...
Read moreNo one is alone!
Is any human being truly alone? A few days ago, a friend of mine, who lived alone, passed away to God. She had had her fill of years, and she departed. When I learned of her passing, I immediately went to her house. Some of her relatives and neighbors were there. We prayed together for ...
Read moreThe Call for Our Peace
Nothing helps us be stronger than the world's animosity except our determination to keep ourselves “babes in malice” (1 Corinthians 14:20). This is God's call, the call for our peace and what our peace entails in terms of serving peace on earth. Let me be candid with you. Do not read these lines with eyes ...
Read moreThe Mother of Sins
Do not renounce the logic of Truth for anything. Whatever goals you want to achieve (building a church or annexes to it, serving those in need in your parish or on earth...), preserve the right to reach them. Do not assume that the twisted path is quicker to reach the goal, or that "the end ...
Read moreThe Precious Friend
There is nothing more precious than a friend who, if he turns his back on you, he remains face to face with you! This is something that gossipers cannot do.
Read moreBeware of Idols
In these daily reflections, I do not write messages to people who have annoyed me in something. I know that, at times, I can be annoying. This bothers me and does not bother me! I do not like to be a cause of annoyance to anyone. However, neither do I like a person to live ...
Read moreThe Brokenness of Distance
Whenever my eldest granddaughter, or her brother, speak to me, from the “cold faraway country”, she poses her wet question: “I miss you so much. When will you come to visit us?". Distance is devastating. Since they left, I suddenly developed a sensitivity to certain words. It has become difficult for me to hear someone ...
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