One of the basic principles of reading the Bible is keeping in mind that it is written for us and about us. When God blesses Abraham, He...

Which of the five senses brings back your memories most sharply? For me, it is surely the sense of smell. A certain kind of soap takes me...

On Sunday, July 23, the Armenian Church will observe one of its five major feasts: the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus...

The first Christian communities gave a major importance to the miracle of the Feeding the Five Thousand, so much that all four...

The word Apostle is a Greek word, and it means one “who is sent forth,” having been entrusted with a special mission. It is related in...

Before I came to the United States, the 4th of July was just a day for me. Yet since last year it became an opportunity for me, as it is...

“I desire mercy not sacrifice.” –Matthew 12:7 We celebrate the feast of St. Nerses the Great today. As a saint, he wasn’t foremost a...

On Sunday, June 11, 2017, the Armenian Church will celebrate the feast of the one of the biggest prophets of the Old Testament, the...

One of the symbols of the Holy Spirit in scripture is the wind (Gen 1:2, Acts 2:2). The word Spirit in Hebrew means breath or wind, so...

On Memorial Day, which occurs every year on the last Monday in May, we remember those who died while serving in the United States Armed...

The Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on the fortieth day after the Great and Holy...

In coming Sunday’s Gospel reading (John 10:1-10) Jesus gives one of the most beautiful word pictures in all of the New Testament, when he...

St. Gregory of Tatev, or Grigor Tatevatsi (Armenian: Գրիգոր Տաթևացի) (1346–1409 or 1410) was an Armenian philosopher, theologian and a...

In the calendar of the Armenian Church, the third Sunday following the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ is known as Red...

Usually we think and we talk about death as something abstract, something unreal. But on occasions when the casket of a beloved one is...

In light of the persecutions and the sufferings of early Christians, St. Paul in his epistle to the Romans asks: "Who shall separate us...

Is love really blind? The events of Easter morning, as described in John 20:1-9 (see below), suggest the opposite. On Easter morning, the...

The Gospels can be compared to a symphony, both in structure and in their power of eloquence. The Oxford Dictionary defines the classical...

The mystery is the aura of our faith that we live in. And the greatest Mystery God in Christ His Son is the Incarnation and Resurrection...

Holy Week is the sacred commemoration of the dramatic events leading to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, His victory over death and the...