Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
The Rich Man and Lazarus
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 18, 20171 min read
Rejoice, Hope and Pray
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 18, 20171 min read
Glory to God
Often, our prayers are limited because our minds and thinking are limited. Whereas God our Father can do and does infinitely more than we...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 18, 20171 min read
The Anchor
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 18, 20171 min read
The Face of Christ
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 12, 20172 min read
The Waiting Father
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,...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 11, 20171 min read
The Wayward Priest
Some years ago the American Scripture Scholar, Barnabas Ahearne, was in Ireland to give an unusual retreat, unusual in the sense that all...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 10, 20171 min read
The Book of the Life
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 7, 20171 min read
Do Not Judge
Judging others seems to have become a necessary activity in our society, enabling us to form opinions on people and their actions, and...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 7, 20171 min read
To Be Wanted
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.”...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 7, 20171 min read
Politics Is Not Everything
Machiavelli once said: “Everything is not political, but politics is interested in everything.” Politics has maybe invaded our lives, but...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 4, 20172 min read
Missing the Mark
The second Sunday of Great Lent is called Sunday of the Expulsion. It recalls the drama, which happened at the dawn of human history:...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 4, 20171 min read
Who is it?
In Vienna, in Austria, there is a church in which the former ruling family in Austria, the Hapsburgs, are buried. When royal funerals...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 4, 20171 min read
Genuine Joy
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 4, 20171 min read
Seek the Kingdom
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 27, 20173 min read
La La Love
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 26, 20173 min read
The Sundays of Lent
The period of Great Lent in the Armenian Church begins with the Monday following the Eve of Great Lent, and continues to the Saturday...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 23, 20173 min read
The Meaning of Lent
The principles and practices of Lent in the Armenian Church are deeply rooted in the Bible, the ancient Christian traditions, the...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 23, 20172 min read
Veil of Separation: The Altar Curtain in the Armenian Church
During Great Lent, the altar curtain remains closed in the Armenian Church to symbolize man’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden and to...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 21, 20172 min read
The Lived Faith
The world has always needed passionate witnesses of God--today more than ever. When many of our contemporaries presently experience a...
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