Carved from Within
Armodoxy for Today: The Signs Around Us Mr. Gaspar is a sculptor. He works in the courtyard of the St. Leon Armenian Cathedral in Burbank. For years I have watched […]
Entries by Vazken Movsesian
Finding the Supernatural Within
Armodoxy for Today: The Supernatural Within Today we will build on yesterday’s message about our prejudices regarding the supernatural. (Carlos Santana’s story) If we put away our prejudices, and keep […]
Prejudices against the Supernatural
Armodoxy for Today: Dropping Supernatural Prejudices 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 […]
Application Review
Armodoxy for Today: Assessing Membership Groucho Marx, famously said, “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” It takes a moment to absorb […]
Look Both Ways
Armodoxy for Today: Bidirectional The shoreline is always safer than the waters that carry the boat beyond the horizon, unless, of course, the shore is susceptible to erosion, tide wave, […]
Etchmiadzin: Beacon of Light for All
Armodoxy for Today: Etchmiadzin for All In a world that is plagued with war, disease, poverty, intolerance and indifference, the feast of Holy Etchmiadzin may seem obsolete and/or archaic. What […]
Mission to Light: Etchmiadzin
Armodoxy for Today: Etchmiadzin as Mission Today’s message comes from His Holiness, Karekin I, of blessed memory, who was the Catholicos of All Armenians from 1995 until his passing in […]
Universality in the Garden, the Mountain and the Cathedral
Armodoxy for Today: Universality of Faith The feast of Holy Etchmiadzin has a descriptor in its official name. It is “universal.” While the word implies the connection to the larger […]
Celebrate Ararat Week
His Holiness Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians has invited Armenians throughout the world to celebrate “The Week of Ararat” – June 1-7, 2026. Epostle sparks up a special […]
Ararat Week Day 5: Etchmiadzin the Center of Light
Armodoxy for Today: The Road to the Center of Light – a five-part mini-series of daily messages dedicated to this special week in the life of the Armenian Church. Five […]
