Soc DigestInfluences of the Nestorian Monument (781 AD) on 13th Century Gravestones in China

by Fr. Dale A. Johnson

The port city of Zayton was described by Marco Polo as "one of the two greatest havens in the world" and "the Alexandria of the East". The location of Zayton was the subject of a heated debate amongst 19th-century Orientalists, with arguments raised in support of various cities along in southern China, including Guangzhou, Zhangzhou and Hangzhou...

 

Soc DigestMalankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America - 22nd Annual Convention & Family Conference 2007

by Rev. Fr. Mathai Varkey Puthukkunnathu

The twenty second Annual Convention and Family Conference of the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America was held from July 26 to July 29, 2007 at Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Dallas near the Galleria in Addison, TX 75001. The Delegates Meeting of the Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America... 

Soc DigestThe Essence of Gethsemane – Part 4

by Mathew G. Daniel, Manjinikara

St. John who was very close even in the trail of Jesus before the high priest Caiaphas and his father in-law Annas gives a very different scenario of the Gethsemane in the 18th Chapter of his gospel. He tells us how the prayer was answered by The Father, and the last chance that has been given to the son...

Soc DigestMGSOSA National Conference in Dallas

by George Aramath

The 22nd annual convention and family conference took place from July 26 to 29 at Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts in Dallas, Texas. Over one hundred youth attended from different parts of the archdiocese. Thursday night had a light schedule beginning with an icebreaker, the human knot, led by Dn. Joel Jacob and Sumi Melathe. Soon thereafter, the youth delegates...