Today is Great, and Holy Wednesday and the Church gives us a powerful contrast to reflect on. On one side, we see Judas, one of the...

Today, we celebrate Palm Sunday, the triumphal entry of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. We’ve walked through the 40 days of Lent...

Today is Lazarus Saturday, a powerful day in our church calendar that reminds us of one of the greatest miracles in Scripture. A day when...

“He anoints my head with oil” (Psalm 23:5). For years, I thought that verse from the famous psalm was just beautiful poetry—David’s way...

Today, we’re celebrating a moment that changed the course of history—the Feast of the Annunciation of Mary, the Mother of God. It was on...

When I was a teenager, I practiced judo, and part of our training included running. There were times when I would run and run, and...

We’ve all been there—waiting for a dream to come to pass, a prayer to be answered, a door to open. And if you’re like me, you probably...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine recently discovered something fascinating. They found that when we sleep, our...

Did you know that the Armenian word for peace, Khaghaghoutiun [Խաղաղութիւն], which we hear so often during Badarak, comes from the root...

Do you remember the cassette tapes? Back in the day, if you wanted to hear your favorite song again, you had to hit the rewind button....

I remember vividly the first time I heard Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. I was just a teenager, not knowing much about classical music....

Ever since H.G. Wells published “The Time Machine” in 1895, people have been fascinated by the idea of traveling through time. The...

When I lived in Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia, every morning, I would wake up under the great ring of the Cathedral bells. Those bells were...

At the ancient Sevan Monastery in Armenia stands a remarkable khachkar—a cross-stone unlike any other. Most Armenian cross-stones don’t...

When Jesus told the story of the Prodigal Son, He was painting a picture of God’s limitless, extravagant love! But imagine if the story...

These two photographs, placed side by side, tell a story far beyond what the eye can see. One, nearly a century old, captures my...

I was just fourteen years old when I first stood on the altar of St. Sarkis Church in Yerevan, wearing a robe that felt too big for my...

This morning, I woke up to the sound of the bells of Holy Etchmiadzin. I arrived at the Mother See last night for the Supreme Spiritual...

I heard about two boys who were playing in the snow. They decided to have a little competition to see who could walk the straightest...

In the early 90s, back in Armenia, electricity was scarce. People would get only a few hours of light each day. One Sunday at St. Sarkis...