As leaders and teachers of our parishes within our diocese, we are all in one way or another teaching our parishioners. So it is appropriate to refer to all those who have occupied leading positions in our communities as teachers. …
The King of Armenia, Trdat, did not know that when he threw the son of his Father’s assassin, his own best friend, Gregory, into the bottommost pit, he planted the seed of Christianity in the fertile soil of Armenia. When …
Who is the Primate? The Primate is the spiritual father, overseer, and shepherd of our Diocese. He is the representative of His Holiness the Patriarch-Catholicos of All Armenians on the East Coast. Among the many tasks of which the Primate …
The urge for survival outshone the crave for food and the thirst for water. Widowed mothers focused on tracing the Armenian alphabet on the hot desert sand in order to teach their children the letters that artfully told the story …
What should we be really doing during the Lenten season? In a recent essay entitled, “Giving It Up? Fasting During Great Lent in the Armenian Church,” V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan explains the often misunderstood and maligned tradition of fasting. …
A man dressed all in white, hovering over the rooftops of buildings standing around the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, catching rockets falling toward the Sts. James Armenian Convent. Local Armenians say that he was St. James, the Brother of Christ, …
Believing is one of the essential virtues of Christian life. Yet, many people want evidence of God’s existence… The intent of this article is by no means to prove to you that God exists or to provide you with an …
What comes to mind when we think of angels? Heavenly beings, right? White flowing robes meant to symbolize their purity? Do we picture glowing wings giving them the ability to fly across the universe in a matter of nanoseconds? Let’s …