Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Happy New Year!
Dear Friends, On the occasion of this blessed season, when Christians around the world celebrate the New Year and the Nativity and...
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Arpi Nakashian
Dec 30, 20162 min read
The Mysterious Gift
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed,...
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Archbishop Khajag Barsamian
Dec 28, 20166 min read
Christmas Message of Archbishop Khajag Barsamian
DIOCESE OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH OF AMERICA (EASTERN) CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF ARCHBISHOP KHAJAG BARSAMIAN Primate of the Eastern Diocese of...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 26, 20162 min read
Saint Stephen Protomartyr
Today our Church celebrates the feast of Saint Stephen Protomartyr. Saint Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 26, 20162 min read
The Beatitudes
In the Gospel writings, the Beatitudes introduce the teachings of Jesus and are traditionally considered to contain the most concise...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 23, 20161 min read
The Light is Coming
The True Light, which enlightens everyone, is coming into the world. Are you ready to receive Him? When you receive Jesus Christ, the...
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Unknown Author
Dec 18, 20161 min read
The Silent Sermon
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...
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Fr. Garabed Kochakian
Dec 17, 20162 min read
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Whenever we see icons, paintings, and images of the Nativity of Christ, we often see the Holy Family surrounded by Angels, Wise Men,...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 17, 20162 min read
Saint James of Nisibis
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,...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 16, 20162 min read
A Silent Message
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 14, 20161 min read
Love to the Extreme
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 13, 20161 min read
The Stormy Sea
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 13, 20162 min read
Lord, increase our faith
"Lord, increase our faith"—the request of the apostles is also ours. In the difficulties of life, we sometimes feel alone and helpless to...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 12, 20161 min read
In the Day of Trouble
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 11, 20162 min read
The Great Banquet
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 10, 20161 min read
The Greatest Artist
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...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 9, 20162 min read
Welcoming the Word
On our Christmas journey, we encounter this feast of Mary, which our Church calls "the Conception of the Holy Mother-of-God". The Advent...
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Fr. Shnork Souin
Dec 9, 20163 min read
Word of the Father, Now in Flesh Appearing
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...
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Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Dec 3, 20162 min read
The Holy Lance
In 2015, by Pontifical Encyclical, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; declared the Feast Day of...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Dec 3, 20162 min read
The future is wide open!
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...
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