Shroro

By Kakkattu Varghese Thomas

A grant reception was given to His Beatitude Mor Baselious Thomas I, Catholicos of the East, His Grace Kuriakose Theophilose (Diocesian Bishop) and His Eminance Julius Cicek (Arch-Bishop of Central Europe, Holland) and other dignitaries from various denominations...

By Jack Fairweather at St. Matthew's Monastery near Mosul

One of the most ancient monasteries in the world, St Matthew's, stands on a barren mountainside in northern Iraq, its last inhabitant a crusty old Syrian Orthodox priest.

By H.H. Ignatius Ephrem Barsoum of Beloved Memory

Prayer is elevating the mind to the Almighty God and confiding with Him in spiritual utterances. Through prayer we worship and thank Him and lay before Him our needs.

By Fr. Dr. Biji Chirathilattu

The Christians today are having different notions about prayers and fasts. Most of the free Churches see them as means to achieve favours...

By His Eminence Aphrem Cyril Karim

We are pleased to learn that you have initiated an electronic magazine for the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church named "SHRORO: the Syriac Orthodox Christian Digest”.

By John Arnold

This month we remember the beheading of St. John The Baptist. St. John is my patron saint and is, as you might expect, quite special too me.

By Shroro Editorial Staff

Though most of the world celebrates Christmas on December 25th, in Bethlehem, the Orthodox Christians commemorate Christ's birth on January 7th.

By the Very. Rev. Kuriakose Chorepiscopa Moolayil

This event is observed in the Church as the great feast of Epiphany, meaning appearence (of our Lord).

from Lives of Saints

Basil was born about 330 at Caesarea in Cappadocia. He came from a wealthy and pious family which gave a number of saints...

By Thomas Daniel

The Syrian Orthodox Church and its Diaspora in Malankara is joining world wide relief, serving the victims of the massive earthquake disaster and Tsunami throughout Southern Asia.

By H.H. Ignatius Zakka Iwas - Patriarch of Antioch and All the East

We are deeply grieved to know of the great disaster caused in India and other nearby countries by the recent earthquakes in the Asia-Pacific region.