Parish Priest’s Message from the “Key” Newsletter – 17 June 2012 It’s disheartening when we see how the role of father has deteriorated into something silly and even superfluous in society today. Television has done a good job of documenting the decline. People in my generation will remember Jim Anderson and Ward Cleaver […]
Next Step #209: Poet/writer Lory Bedikian interviewed on “Book of Lamenting” – Topics: difficulties, lament, life-travels and healing. More topics discussed by Fr. Vazken on this episode – by-passing evil and “going to Hell.” The Transit of Venus, on the Queen’s Jubilee – Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl. “Etchmiadzin as Mission.” Epostle.net at the […]
Next Step #208 – May 31, 2012 Artificially inseminated women bringing their children for baptism? Continuing on discussions of same sex unions, the next step with the children. Finding better weapons to bring about peace. Is it possible? Here’s a true story – Yvette’s website. The Mormon dilemma of the evangelical right. Ani’s Bubbles: Strength […]
Next Step #207 – May 24, 2012 Beginning steps in sexual and reproductive ethics, in light of Obama’s evolutionary revelation. Expressions of gay lifestyle and tolerance through the Armodox lens. Another lens points to the Eclipse of the Sun. Reflections on the Pentecost feast and the descent of the Holy Spirit. Song: “Amen. Hayr Sourp” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
