And when the Apostles of Christ were preparing to leave the world, they chose God-fearing and wise men from the believers, appointed them in their place at the head of the people in the cities and in the country and …
Jesus’ Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins is a major part of how the Armenian Church approaches Easter. We enact it not just once, but twice — in the Palm Sunday Drnbatsek service, and again on Holy Tuesday. Like …
All the books of the New Testament ascertain that there will be the Second Coming of Christ, who will come, this time not as a gentle and lowly Savior, but as a dreadful, righteous judge. He will come in the …
On February 15, 2015, the terrorist group ISIS released a video showing the beheading of 21 of our Coptic Orthodox Christian brothers. When the names of the martyrs were published it was revealed that 20 were Egyptian Copts but the …
More than 30 years ago, one of my colleagues asked me to speak briefly about the Armenian Genocide to a Jewish congregation in Stamford, Connecticut. I prepared a 30 minute presentation. Rather than only listening to a lecture, I wanted …
The call of every Christian is to Be Light, to Give Light, and finally Live Light A popular song written years ago touched the hearts of many who listened to the words of its refrain “…And you light up my …
Heaven is bathed in the light of Christ. This reality should lead us to ask ourselves: “If I want to be with God for all eternity, why not start living with him today?” Can you imagine someone courting and saying …
Keeping the attention of folks in the pews these days is not as easy as it once was. As a priest and teacher, I communicate the message of the Church to basically two groups of people. First, there are those …
I came across some old pictures when I, and a group of maybe 10 or so of us Armenians, served in the Massachusetts Air National Guard back in the 1960s. We shared membership with other Armenian airmen who served before …