The Bishops’ Invention

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

Of the words that buzz with recognition of the truth is the saying of Peter Brown, the historian: “the bishops are the ones who have invented the poor”. This is a testimony to the Spirit of God Who gave people on earth to spread out in it that people are brethren. Brown did not say ...

15Dec

Pre-Nativity Activity

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

Yesterday, the brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) in Hazmieh opened a Christmas exhibition, the proceeds of which will go towards supporting social service in the parish. This activity, which will be concluded on Sunday by His Excellency Metropolitan Silouan Moussi, is, like any other “Movement” activity, a framework for prayer, for the ministry ...

6Nov

The Social Solicitude

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

I was struck by brother Rami Hosni’s article: “The Movement and the Social Solicitude” with which “An-Nour Magazine” opened its last issue. The basis of the article is that its writer saw, in the effort of the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) in social service, a faithfulness to the legacy of the great Fathers, and he ...

30May

The Best of Friends

Father Elia Mitri in Reflections

The Social Service Committee, in a friendly parish, took a decision to abstain from helping anyone who says that he is in need, if it knows that he is addicted to smoking cigarettes. It assumed, in this rampant price hike in Lebanon, that if the needy smokers stop smoking, they can help themselves. This decision ...