Dear Friends, On the occasion of this blessed season, when Christians around the world celebrate the New Year and the Nativity and...

The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed,...

DIOCESE OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH OF AMERICA (EASTERN) CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF ARCHBISHOP KHAJAG BARSAMIAN Primate of the Eastern Diocese of...

Today our Church celebrates the feast of Saint Stephen Protomartyr. Saint Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He...

In the Gospel writings, the Beatitudes introduce the teachings of Jesus and are traditionally considered to contain the most concise...

The True Light, which enlightens everyone, is coming into the world. Are you ready to receive Him? When you receive Jesus Christ, the...

A Pastor was concerned about the absence of a man who had normally attended services. After a few weeks, he decided to visit him. When...

Whenever we see icons, paintings, and images of the Nativity of Christ, we often see the Holy Family surrounded by Angels, Wise Men,...

Saint James of Nisibis is a beloved and prominent saint not only to the Syriac, Church but also to the Armenians. He was born, raised,...

Pope Francis’ choice of shoes, - when he decided not to take on the famous red shoes, instead wearing his own beat up, black shoes, - is...

In his Gospel, describing the love of our Lord, St. John the Evangelist says: “Jesus having loved his own who were in the world, he loved...

When a storm is unleashed in the sea, at least in the past, sailors used to dump oil in the sea to calm the waves. When anxious and...

"Lord, increase our faith"—the request of the apostles is also ours. In the difficulties of life, we sometimes feel alone and helpless to...

In the time of trouble, my counselor is Holy Spirit. He helps me to keep in my heart the assurance that nothing can happen to me that...

In today’s gospel reading (Luke 14:12-24), the Lord depicts an image of eternity represented by a banquet. The banquet usually means the...

What do we think of when we look at a painting? We usually think that someone painted it and then we critique it and evaluate if it is...

On our Christmas journey, we encounter this feast of Mary, which our Church calls "the Conception of the Holy Mother-of-God". The Advent...

As I get older, as I confessed to one of our young acolytes just the other day, I get lazier and count on my experience, choosing the...

In 2015, by Pontifical Encyclical, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; declared the Feast Day of...

You don’t have to look very far these days to see bad news: terror attacks, strife and conflicts, children dying of hunger around the...