Imponderable 1: Being the First
Next Step #493: Imponderables and the Call of Christ especially as it pertained to the First Called disciple St. Andrew. Courage for the risk taker, a meditation for today. Spirituality […]
Entries by Vazken Movsesian
Sowing Creativity with Occam
Next Step #492: Beginning with the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13), Fr. Vazken looks at the amazing phenomena of child prodigy Alma Deutscher, comparisons to Mozart, and applying Occam’s […]
Observing non-Celebrations
Next Step #491: Tragedy in New York: Terror again, followed by a Halloween celebration just a few hours later. The World Series continued without missing a beat. His Holiness Karekin […]
Forty Years Here or There
Next Step #490: The Spirit in freedom: Fr. Vazken reflects 40 years after a first impression and a first life. Marxism in action/Freedom with human nature: some observations. Institutions and […]
So that Armenia may hear: One Mission, Several Hearts of Compassion & 1800 Miracles
We knew this would be an emotional trip when Archbishop Hovnan Derderian called and asked if we’d accompany the Kavoukjians to Armenia on the Starkey Hearing Foundation Mission. This was […]
Two Peaks Make a Mountain
Next Step #489: Broadcasting from Yerevan Armenia – Finding the balance in our life between the large and small challenges that face us. Patience and courage come together, giving us […]
Nathan Hale Moment in Armenia
Next Step #488: Broadcasting from Armenia, Fr. Vazken discovers the “Nathan Hale Moment.” Stories of people who have moved from theory to practical applications of service. A very special Next […]
Aftersense
Next Step #487: Living in the aftermath of the shooting in Las Vegas. The search for answers finds heroes, survivor guilt and more we didn’t expect. Answers that are more […]
Elevator out of Hell: Staying Anonymous
Next Step #486: Fr. Vazken develops the “elevator pitch” of the Armenian Church via Armodoxy, No condemnation here: Defining Hell. The Anonymity of the Eucharist. Reflections on the 35th anniversary […]
Catastrophe & Baseball Perspectives
Next Step #485: Perspectives: viewing but not buying. Catastrophes that are smoothed over by other phenomenal news. Meeting with the Copts. How Mkhitar missed the boat hundreds of years later. […]
