You need not tire yourself in preparing any program for you to spend a pleasurable time, but rather leap to your little child, your son or your grandson, who has started wandering around the house; mumbling a few words; laughing; he knows where his toys are kept; he is engrossed in playing with them... So, ...

The ecclesial feasts have their reflection on the faithful. On this great day, we celebrate Jesus' ascension to heaven, but, also our own ascension in Him at the same time. If you want it said more accurately, the one to understand this feast is he who understands that on earth, we are on a journey ...

The apodosis of Pascha is the leavetaking of the feast of Pascha, that is, it is the day on which we conclude the forty-day period mentioned by the writer of the Book of Acts at the beginning of his book (1:2,3). Liturgically, we take leave from the feast by (celebrating) the service of the feast. ...

These are words of thanksgiving to all the friends who have called me to provide the medicines I have written about (June 2). I will keep your names preserved in my heart. Are you aware of this? You have made me happy. I am not saying that this is new to me. The priests live ...

Today, we reached the last of the Sundays of Pascha which were summoned by the Gospel reading of the feast that said: "but as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God..." (John 1:12). You know the Gospels. They are all living examples of this re-birth. Those whom ...

Life consists of causes. However, the ultimate cause in it is for us to embrace that we are servants of God. Should this cause collapse, then all the causes of our life would collapse. God alone, that is, His service alone, gives meaning to our life.

Years ago, he left us to an Arab country. He got married, and had children. He is one of our young people who were captured by the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO). A lasting friendship brought me together with him since his face emerged in the realm of Mount Lebanon. His connection with Lebanon today is ...

From time to time, I receive messages on my phone containing short prayers. Every time I receive a message, I read it joyfully and thankfully as if it was written for me, for me alone! Days ago, I received a message that included five prayers, all of which "encourage" me to accept one of them ...

Today, anger was raining down on the streets. He who walks on its streets during the day knows what I mean. The children are, most of the times, in their homes. They only get out of them, occasionally. They are their school; their playground; their park... I have revealed before that the world is on ...

Yesterday, I begged a friend for a few pills of medicine he said he could spare. Most of you know. I am a priest who serves in an area I have been living in for more than thirty-three years. I estimate that there are nearly twenty pharmacies in it. Most of the pharmacists, if not ...