Entries by Vazken Movsesian

Cutting the string at Ascension

Next Step #206 – May 17, 2012 The Feast of Ascension (Hambartzum) is celebrated as a reminder of Christ’s Great Commission, to take the Gospel message to the world. The power of God within our lives. Rejecting the superstitions of the destiny via Tumanian’s poem, Anush. An Ascension day experience: are pork-chops the menu-item of […]

Chapter Books to the Rescue

Next Step #205 – May 10, 2012 Obama evolves on homosexual marriages while others evolve on the genocide recognition. Gay and Lesbian Marriages and the Armodoxy Response; “Chapter” books have the answer. More on Mary Madelyn’s status update from the Holy Sepulcher. Armodoxy surfaces. Song: “Sevani Tzugnors Baru” – 1970 Personal Recording Ani’s Bubbles: Touchstone […]

Post-Genocide “Key” Message

Parish Priest’s Message from “The Key” – 29 April 2012      This Sunday is a stop between two travels. Last week, we remembered the 1.5 million martyrs of the 1915 Genocide with commemoration events that took us to different places, primarily three college campuses: UCLA, USC and UCSB. At each of these stops we […]

The Traveling Genocide

Next Step #203 – April 26, 2012 Stories from a week of commemorations. The UCSB Commemoration and the lonely Turk. Santayana and Hitler – an axiom delivered 15 years later. In a Rwandan museum and the Question “Which Genocide?” as humanity running backwards.The Misunderstood Jesus and the power of Armodoxy: Overcoming with the power of […]

Conundrum of April

  Parish Priest’s Message from “The Key”* – 22 April 2012 It’s a conundrum, isn’t it? We just celebrated the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ a couple of weeks ago. Priests stood up from the altar area of all the Armenian Churches in the world the news was heralded, “Christ has Risen!” I know […]

Elements of the Conundrum

Next Step #202 – April 19, 2012 In a month of Resurrection we’re commemorating Genocide. Puzzle? Conundrum? Changing the language of conflict and understanding victory in terms expressed by Jesus. The path of the politicians, the challenge of St. Paul and the power of Christ come into play in this “Genocide Edition” of the Next […]

A Blessed Fate of the Blessed Curtain

Guest editorial in the “Key” Newsletter – April 15, 2012 by Rev. Dr. Zaven Archpriest Arzoumanian During the Holy Week as we sang heartfelt melodies at St. Peter Armenian Church in Glendale, we read in between Gospel pas-sages regarding the last days of Our Lord on earth before His Crucifixion. “The curtain of the Jerusalem […]

Starting the 325

Next Step #201 – April 12, 2012 The message of resurrection after the celebration of Easter reverberates, but under what conditions? A look at the altar dynamics and the recreation of the “Badarak” as a sacrificial expression of friendship. Guest Linda Zadoian (from Compass) discusses the evolution of the means by which evangelization takes place. […]

The Shadow of the Resurrection

Next Step #200 – April 5, 2012 A reading of the Resurrection narrative according to Matthew – fear and joy exist together in anticipation of victory. Tracing the message of the Empty Tomb, courtesy of Thad & Bart, through Armenia and history. Arriving today-getting real with the resurrection in your life, discovering the joy of […]

Palm Sunday – “Key” Message 2012

  Parish Priest’s Message from the “Key” Newsletter – 1 April 2012   I congratulate all of our faithful people who completed the Lenten period successfully. Through your vigilance, you have opened your hearts and spirits to Christ’s unfailing love. Today, Palm Sunday, we remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. You are a participant in […]