Day after Crucifixion
Armodoxy for Today: After the day If you were in Jerusalem in the early Spring of the year 33, and you happened to see the persecution, mock trial, torture and […]
Armodoxy for Today
Scripture. Us. Our Prayer. Connection.
A daily series introducing Armodoxy to the reader and listener.
Armodoxy for Today is a series of Daily Messages by Fr. Vazken Movsesian. Its intention is to offer the basics of Armodoxy to the reader and listener.
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The Unusual
Armodoxy for Today: The Unusual The Gospels record a very supernatural, what is commonly called miraculous, event. Spotting miracles has become a popular pastime of many people of faith. A […]
King of Glory
Armodoxy for Today: King of Glory Armodoxy has developed in a land and among a people that have not known peace for long stretches of time. Armenia, at the intersection […]
War Crime?
Armodoxy for Today: Oxymoron not Warning: The following message may contain content that is graphic and/or disturbing intended for historical purposes. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes […]
All Civil Wars
Armodoxy for Today: All Civil Wars What good is a crying god? It’s a legitimate question and was asked by several listeners after yesterday’s podcast. In the midst of coldhearted […]
Holy God, Crucified
Armodoxy for Today: Holy God, Crucified A hymn of the Armenian Church, may sound familiar when heard in many traditional churches, such as the Roman Catholic or the Eastern Orthodox. […]
Basil Tea
Armodoxy for Today: Basil Tea One of the customs around the September celebration of the Holy Cross, is to pass out basil to the congregants. The feast is called the […]
Cross Translated
Armodoxy for Today: Cross Translated One of the greatest challenges faced by churches is one of relevance. It is a tricky issue because Jesus’ message is always relevant, but not […]
The Same Cross
Armodoxy for Today: Elevating the Cross The Cross is the symbol of Christ and Christianity. This devise of torture became the expression of victory over suffering and death. In the […]
Symbols
Armodoxy for Today: Symbols As humans we search for meaning. Alongside survival and reproduction, the human animal has a need to find meaning in life. Religion helps facilitate the search. […]
Happy Sunday Morning
Armodoxy for Today: Happy Sunday Morning Growing up in Southern California in the pre-1970s had its unique challenges regarding the preservation of ethnic identity, in particular Armenian identity. Technology assisted […]
Miyagi, Dad and Pythagoras
Armodoxy for Today: Miyagi, Dad, and Pythagoras A recent social media challenge asked to mention a line from a movie that would identify the movie. A few come to mind, […]
Dreams of the Heart
Armodoxy for Today: Dreams of the Heart The song played over the car radio speakers, and I reminisced about the first time I heard this tune. It was a song […]
Youth Moving Forward
Armodoxy for Today: Youth Moving Forward This is the final installment of a four-part miniseries about the shoot-down over Sasnashen and what it means today. On September 29, 2019, with […]
Discovering Sasnashen
Armodoxy for Today: Discovering Sasnashen This is part 3 of a four-part miniseries about the shoot-down over Sasnashen and what it means today. In 1958 – during the height of […]
Keynote in Nebraska
Armodoxy for Today: Keynote This is part 2 of a four-part miniseries about the shoot-down over Sasnashen and what it means today. The day arrived. In the middle of Nebraska, […]
Nebraska & Sasnashen
Armodoxy for Today: Nebraska & Sasnashen “Kahanayk yev joghovort” are the first words of the requiem service of the Armenian Church. The words translate to “the priests and people” referring […]
Labor & Work
Armodoxy for Today: Labor and Work Here in America, we pause from our busy schedules every September to give a nod to our work. In other countries, they have worker’s […]
Love Conquers
Armodoxy for Today: Love Conquers St. Mary, who’s assumption is remembered in the month of August, is referred to with many titles that are also descriptors. Blessed Mother, Asadvadzadzin, the […]
Conditioning with a Laugh Track
Armodoxy for Today: Conditioning with a Laugh Track At what point did we stop believing in the power of love? When did we lose faith in love’s power to melt […]
Melting Love
Armodoxy for Today: Melting Love When we were kids, one of our favorite fairy tales was “The Frog Prince,” rendered by the Brothers Grimm. My sister and I would listen […]
Revolution: Evolving Love
Armodoxy for Today: Evolving Love When political systems do not work there is a call for revolution. The word itself comes from revolve – that is to turn around. In […]
The Dream at 60
Armodoxy for Today: The Dream at 60 Dreams are more than nighttime subconscious expressions. Dreams are inner desires and wishes finding form and forum. Many inventions, businesses, relationships, fantasies, impossible […]
Opium
Armodoxy for Today: Opium The words of Karl Marx are often quoted by people trying to discredit religion. “Religion is the opium of the masses (or people),” wrote Marx. The […]
Fasting as a Tool
Armodoxy for Today: Fasting In the Gospel of Matthew (17:13-21) we read, A man came to Jesus, kneeling down to Him and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he […]
Goals
Armodoxy for Today: Goals The entrepreneurial spirit was defined yesterday by risk. The parable of the talents, offered by Jesus (Matthew 25), illustrated the importance of risking talents and resources […]
Entrepeneurs
Armodoxy for Today: Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs. They are risk takers. They are one, to a few, steps ahead of everyone else. Much more than a good business person, they are looking […]
Personal Responsibility
Armodoxy for Today: Personal Responsibility Late one night, as I was getting ready to turn in, the phone rang. It was early-on in my ministry. Later on I learned that […]
The Psalm 24 Q&A
Deacon: He is the King of glory! With a war that cost thousands of lives and the loss of land, another question surfaces: Who is this King, so mighty in […]
The Supernatural Within
Armodoxy for Today: The Supernatural Within Continuing our journey through Armodoxy, we bring the supernatural home today. If we put away our prejudices, and keep the ego in check, we […]
Prejudging Prejudice toward Religion
Armodoxy for Today: Packaging the Supernatural At the end of the last century, musician/guitarist extraordinaire Carlos Santana put out an album of music under the title Supernatural. The album was […]
Appealing to the Supernatural
Armodoxy for Today: Appealing to the Supernatural A wildfire in Hawaii, one of the largest natural disasters in American history, has devastated the landscape and wreaked havoc on the lives […]
Connection to Tragedy
Armodoxy for Today: Connection We just celebrated the Assumption of the Holy Asdvadzadzin. In our last message, I spoke about the connection between the grapes and the Blessed Mother. Even […]
St. Mary and the Grape Connection
Armodoxy for Today: St. Mary and the Grape Connection My grandmother was one of four sisters. She was the oldest. Her name was Marie, a derivative of Mary. Her sister’s […]
Mystery Behind the Curtain: Archbishop Tiran, 3
Armodoxy for Today: Mystery behind the Curtain So there I was at the altar of the Holy Cross Armenian Church in New York with the most knowledgeable man in the […]
Mystery Too Deep – Apb. Tiran, more
Armodoxy for Today: Mystery too Deep The first hymn which is sung at the Divine Liturgy of the Armenian Church is Khorhourt khorin. It sets the tone of entire Liturgy. […]
Christian Courage – Archbishop Tiran
Armodoxy for Today: Christian Courage Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan, of blessed memory, was one of the brilliant minds of the Armenian Church in the 20th century. His accolades are many, but […]
Changes from a Mouse
Armodoxy for Today: Change This Summer Disney is asking, “What if a Mouse Could Change the World”? Alluding to the little black and white cartoon character that debuted almost a […]
Cognition
Armodoxy for Today: Cognition One of the greatest gifts given to us by God is the ability to think, to reason, to wonder and ponder, to question and then arrive […]
Original Message
Armodoxy for Today: Original Message For the last 15 years I have been sharing a podcast called “The Next Step.” It is a weekly show, approximately one-hour long, that looks […]
Editor
Roots of Armodoxy: Editor Jesus’ words are very harsh and frankly, very scary, “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, […]
Historical Context
Roots of Armodoxy: Historical Context Recently I read a post on social media which said, “Don’t ever say, ‘Bible-reading is for monks; am I making my child a monk?’ No! […]
