Why Do We Fast During Lent?

In the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! In case you missed it, Lent is here. That’s right. Bye bye to hamburgers, chicken wings and ice cream; hello to veggie burgers, bean burritos and fruit salads. As you’ve probably heard before, Lent is the most sacred time of […]

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Spiritual Growth During the Great Lent

In the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! Spiritual Growth During the Great Lent “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18  Very often in our spiritual life, we fight on our own, without letting God in with us […]

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MORE GOD less me

In the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! In a world where survival is of the fittest, we are conditioned to be selfish from birth. We live in a society where competition and winning are the centers of our worth. Our system celebrates winning instead of cooperation. In […]

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The Fast of Nineveh 

“What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” (Jonah 1:6) In the name of the father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! Have we ever wanted to run away from something, someone or life? Do we remember moments […]

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I did not choose him

In the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! I am your typical hopeless romantic girl. I grew up on movies like Titanic, The Notebook, A Walk To Remember, The Vow, The Fault In Our Stars, Pretty Little Woman, Disney fairytales, basically all soppy, romantic movies. As such, my […]

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In the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! The Holy Bible is our roadmap in life written by saints, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and known to be authentic and miraculous by the one, holy, universal, and apostolic Church. As Heart of God, King David tells us, “Your […]

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Experiencing God

In the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! How do we experience the love of God? I think a better question is to ask how we can become aware of the unceasing and unfailing love of God which is always being poured out upon us. It is not […]

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How Should Christians Spend Their Time?

In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! “I am too lazy to do anything right now.” “I don’t have the energy for this.” I am not up for it.” “I will do it later.” “I just don’t want to do anything today.” How many times do we utter […]

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What is love?

In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! Love is the single most studied, but least understood, of all the human behaviors. I have heard many definitions of love from people who have claimed they were in love, movies, and books. I have also studied love as a subject. […]

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His Grace Abune Marqos

 In the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit One God, Amen! As the wise Solomon has said, ‘A good name is better than a precious perfume’ (Ecclesiastes 7:1 AMPC). A person with a good name lives through his/her spirit even after death. His/her story and name glows like diamonds and […]

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