Writings

These archives contain Father Vazken writings organized in chronological order for over 40 years.

Writings which have been published in newspapers, books, magazines and on the Internet.

Praying Solves All My Problems – “Key” Message

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Parish Priest’s Message from the “Key” Newsletter –…

Prayer for 10th Anniversary of 9/11

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This morning at 6:58 - 10 years to the date and time of the 9/11…

The Man from Ick

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During the last few weeks we've been discussing the institution…

“Praying Solves all of My Problems”

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Just this morning I was in the doctor’s office as a two-week…

Eve of Fathers’ Day/Sunday of Holy Trinity

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Cheap Day Return On Preston Platform do your soft-shoe shuffle…

One Hundred Eleven – Anush Named Woman of the Year

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Anush Avejic: Recipient of the 2011 Woman of the Year Award…

Are you tying water with that rope?

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One of our parishioners told me about a recent encounter she…

Easter Appeal for Darfur

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“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall…

The Priesthood Today

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This year, on the Feast of St. Ghevontyantz, I was asked by our…

The Next Step in Commemoration: Help Stop a Genocide Today

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The following is a transcript of commentary made during the “Next…

Sentencing a Killer

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  Sitting in the hallway at the Superior Court in Pasadena.…

Thanksgiving Prayer

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A prayer of Thanksgiving offered at our Vesper service. I offer…

Tweets from the Consecration of St. Ghevont Armenian Cathedral

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Tweets from the Consecration of the St. Leon Armenian Cathedral…

K*I*S*S*

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Isn't the whole message of Christianity based on the premise…

“Victory” with Gor Mkhitarian

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On July 9, 2010, I had a chance to play guitar with R&B musician/folk…

Dad’s Tears on Veterans’ Day

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Few things made my father cry, and Sarkis was one of those. Sarkis…

Tweeting from an Ordination (for the record)

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On October 12 & 13, the Western Diocese held its annual clergy…

Beyond the Ojakh (Ojax)

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  9/9/9 - We did it! We "turned the devil over"! Not…

Searching for the Veedon Fleece

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Mass at the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels I’m…

A different sort of 9/11 prayer

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A different sort of 9/11 prayer. The eighth anniversary of…

Keyboard Prayer Hermeneutics

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Don't know where this originated. I've printed this on a small…

Armenian Stepchildren

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Verse of the Day for August 21, 2009: James 2:1 My brethren,…

Croatia, Safeway, St. James and a Moon that continues to inspire

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Croatia, Safeway, St. James and a Moon that continues to inspire:…

Blind Man Running Through the Light of the Night

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When news of the Tehran-Yerevan airplane tragedy arrived,…

Statement on Sabbatical

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  I didn't mean to be mysterious about this; it’s just…

Armenia in Jethro Tull

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Well I couldn't get anyone to part with their frequent flyer…

Blog This… (At Ascension)

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  Coming on the MyChurch space, the welcome page features…

Fr. Vartan Dulgarian passes away

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He was looking forward to a century of life. His life ended one…

Open Letter to Famine Participants

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Dear Famine Participant, What a great weekend! On behalf of…

Another Nail in the Coffin

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Good Friday. In our church we set up a grave (of Jesus). In…

Holy Week – A service for the “Rest of Us”

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This Holy Week has had its share of blessings in my life. Its…

The Day St. Gregory Visited Glendale

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St. Gregory the Illuminator visits Glendale by Nahabed Melconian The…

Obama in Turkey

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This coming Monday, April 6, President Barack Obama will be in…

Coming out of Darfur (and now back)

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In the next few days, our friend Gabriel will be heading back…

Darfur Demo – Free Wi-Fi

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We're in front of the Federal Building right now. I couldn't…

Darfur – demonstrations of solidarity needed NOW

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(Sent 3/12/09 11:00PM) URGENT! HELP NEEDED!!   Dear…

A candle burns on this Armenian altar

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Today was the 50th Anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising…

Poor Guy – this is the second time

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Originally posted on "MyChurch" Fr…

The New Spirit – Armenian Spiritual Music and more

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Last month our In His Shoes Ministries released the new album:…

Not a dry eye – 20 years later

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Not a dry eye - 20 years later Fr…

Half Life along side a Full Life

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“The half-life of a quantity whose value decreases with time…
2008 In His Shoes

Abandonment and Loneliness – then and now

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What if someone cared in 1915? Abandonment… Loneliness……