In our country, participation in the construction of places of worship means a lot to most people. For instance, many people, from different denominations and religions, have contributed to the construction of the new church in our parish. It speaks of the eloquence of this generous country that its people insist on being one with ...
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Ten Years
This page, initiated by brother Dany Obeid ten years ago, is currently operated, alongside myself, by a multitude of friends. Let me introduce them to you. It is managed by brother Karim Bou-Khalid. Along with him are two brothers, namely, Father Louay Hanna and his brother Laith, the artist who edits it with its fresh ...
Read moreThe Miracle of Reform
From the enlightened people’s legacy, we do not know anyone who deemed it easy to reform an arrogant brother. I am not saying that reform is impossible. In our heritage, there is no flaw, no matter how hideous, that is impossible to reform, except for that on which we insist. Reform is a miracle which, ...
Read moreRepenting Sinners
My friend Elias Baz told me that the brethren in “The Renewal in the Holy Spirit Movement” do not bring a brother to a leadership position before the community leaders meet with him, and discuss with him about what they see as new and as old in him. This piece of news reveals two major ...
Read morePrinces in Kinship
Hassan, Hassan, Majed, Jihad, Elham, Jihad… are some of the forty classmates with whom I was brought together by the school benches. Most of them were displaced from southern Lebanon to a suburb that slept on the shores of Beirut, which was unlike any suburb, perhaps in the world, in its diversity and ability to ...
Read moreClinging to the Brethren
To be brought up in the Truth is to cling to those whom we see as a light in the community. You do know. You can bear witness to those you see shining in your quest for the esteemed life. I do not think that life remains the same if we move away from them. ...
Read moreInsistence on Friendship
I have a friend together with whom I used to live in the same area before he returned to his country. Faces consist of renewed kinship. Following his return, I have heard nothing at all from him. I am not blaming him. I am telling what has happened. The man was a craftsman, bold in ...
Read moreThe Testimonial of Love
I do not know if I have told you about her before. She was a sweetheart to many. She was poor, and poverty, as it seemed, favored her over all the people she knew or did not know. In human words, she is a widow who has no one, not any one. This was her ...
Read moreMembers of the Household of God
Do we, Christians, have any meaning if we are ignorant of the fact that the Church is a family? Our reality is well known. It eludes many among us that God’s might has chosen to bow down the heavens to bring us back to His home, as beloved children. What is the root cause of ...
Read moreConversation and Smiles
Citizens in Lebanon are circulating, from time to time, statements issued by officials warning them of the increase in thefts and infringements these days. One of my acquaintances asked me: “Who protects the people, if their state is warning them?” I told him: "This is a reminder that we, too, are responsible". But my full ...
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