Jesus is no appeaser. He hates sin, self-righteousness, violence and injustice. But he has made his hates general. I am not aware of Jesus berating any individual, even when that individual was a known sinner, even when that individual was known to betray him. But Jesus was absolutely relentless in revealing the evil and hypocrisy…
So the other day when I was bringing the bulletins to church and setting up for Sunday, this teenager rides up on his skateboard and comes into church. [Loud] ‘Yeah I want an espresso double shot on ice with two raw sugars.’ Are you kidding’ I say, ‘bro, this isn’t Starbucks, this is St. Hagop…
“Building up the Body of Christ’ book release and vision for the Diocese.
‘Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any group that will have me as a member.’ This is Groucho Marx’s joke, and as with all good jokes, much truth lies within. The truth is that in all important communal efforts, family, work and church, we tend to see everyone else as the…
In recent times, fasting has become popular for its health effects alone, but it is first of all a spiritual discipline. The Sharagan of Poon Paregentan remind us that fasting was the first commandment given to mankind, when God commanded Adam and Eve to refrain from eating a certain fruit from a certain tree (Gen.…
As we were setting up for a wedding last week, the videographer asked me for the password to use our internet. I gave him our password which ends in 333. Why 333 he asked? Wait till you see the sacrament, I said, then you’ll know. In the Armenian Church, echoing the Holy Trinity, we say…
Father Garabed Kochakian will present icons in the Armenian Miniature tradition which describe each day of Holy Week as they are commemorated and liturgically celebrated by showing images that tell the story of our Easter Journey during this Great Lent season. Along with examples of the sacred images painted on the pages of the Illuminated…