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A metaphor might help us make this more concrete. Imagine that you are standing near an airplane. That plane can do something that you cannot do yourself. You are held down by the law of gravity and no matter how hard you flap your arms, you cannot fly. The plane, on the other hand, was…
Helena surely knew the importance of establishing the historical reality of Jesus, as several generations had passed since his life and death and the personal connection to him and his witnesses was fading. She basically made one of the first known archeological expeditions, going to Jerusalem with a team, seeking out and discovering fragments of…
It just so happens that today’s gospel reading captures Jesus’ 30 second opening statement of his ministry, showing all the world and each of us why he was the greatest leader who ever lived, and why he is the only One to follow to find our purpose in life (in 280 characters or less). Here…
Jesus, somehow led the Apostles in a manner opposite to how our society leads today. He didn’t make a team of ‘factional friendships’ of those who saw things the same way on. He didn’t assemble a bunch of moderates, or even people that were like him. What Jesus does with the disciples and wants to…
So those are a few things that make is easier to speak about giving and money, but truth be told it is never easy. It’s not easy because money is a powerful mirror and it can be hard to look in the mirror. But 2000 times in scripture and in today’s reading Paul says, look…
Yes God has extended his hand to us Armenians throughout the centuries, and we can see how he has written himself Diarnagrer Er, all over our history, in our alphabet, in the thousands of churches which bear his form, in the 100s of thousands of khachkars (cross stones) which dot the countryside and mark the…
So whether you are married or divorced, gay or straight, black, white or yellow, no one who walks this earth is in a position to be judge over you or you over another. Judgement is for God alone. But each of you, and each of us is called to take whatever we have, whatever we…