On the fourth Sunday of the Lent, along with the Parable of the "Unjust Steward," the Church invites us to meditate also on the story of...

Often it is our trials that drive us to be devoted to prayer. When a trial hits we pray frequently and fervently. The more intense is the...

Often, our prayers are limited because our minds and thinking are limited. Whereas God our Father can do and does infinitely more than we...

St. Paul compares hope to an anchor because hope accomplishes for the soul the same thing, which an anchor does for a ship. An anchor...

We have been seeking the face of God, the face of Christ since the beginning of time. We want to know God, we want to know more about...

The parables of Jesus have a way of breaking the shackles of time and speaking their word of God to every age. One parable of Jesus,...

Some years ago the American Scripture Scholar, Barnabas Ahearne, was in Ireland to give an unusual retreat, unusual in the sense that all...

Our human existence can be compared to a book. Some people consider their lives here below as the main story. They see the life after...

Judging others seems to have become a necessary activity in our society, enabling us to form opinions on people and their actions, and...

An old lady was asked what was her most cherished memory in life. She thought for a while and then replied, “the day I became engaged.”...

Machiavelli once said: “Everything is not political, but politics is interested in everything.” Politics has maybe invaded our lives, but...

The second Sunday of Great Lent is called Sunday of the Expulsion. It recalls the drama, which happened at the dawn of human history:...

In Vienna, in Austria, there is a church in which the former ruling family in Austria, the Hapsburgs, are buried. When royal funerals...

Joy is essential to the Christian life. But how can we be joyful in a world full of violence and injustice? Christian joy is not a...

If you seek only happiness you will discover that you have harmed those around you and even yourself trying to find it. And the happiness...

As a beautiful tribute to the golden age of American musicals, La La Land is full of charm, even when it languishes a little. The music...

The period of Great Lent in the Armenian Church begins with the Monday following the Eve of Great Lent, and continues to the Saturday...

The principles and practices of Lent in the Armenian Church are deeply rooted in the Bible, the ancient Christian traditions, the...

During Great Lent, the altar curtain remains closed in the Armenian Church to symbolize man’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden and to...

The world has always needed passionate witnesses of God--today more than ever. When many of our contemporaries presently experience a...