Participation

The Cross: The Symbol of Salvation by Fr. Mathai Varkey Puthukkunnathu The Cross is the unique Symbol of Christianity and it reminds us of the redemptive Sacrifice of Christ to save the humanity from eternal damnation. The Incarnate Son of God came down from heaven to realign the relationship...

The Holy Great Fast and Spiritual Discipline by H. G. Bishop Youssef The Holy Great Fast is often referred to as "The Spring of Our Spiritual Life."Spring being the most beautiful season of the year and a time of spiritual renewal.

Samuel Lee (1783-1853): Father of Syriac Studies in Britian by Rev. Fr. Dale A. Johnson I purchased my first Syriac book when I was 23 years of age at Powell’s bookstore in Portland, Oregon. It was the Syriac New Trestament of Samuel Lee. Having studied Latin for a few years previously, I read with delight...

WCC Assembly calls for Visible Unity of All Churches by SOCM News Bureau The plenary session of the 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, the first to be held in Latin America, was opened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on February 14th by the WCC Moderator Catholicos Aram I of Armenian Orthodox Church.

Viswasa Samrakshakan released by the Catholicose by Kuriakose Corepiscopa Moolayil H.B. Baselious Thomas I prayerfully inaugurated and launched the Cyber Fortnightly, VISWASA SAMRAKSHAKAN (Defender of the Faith) in Malayalam at a simple function informally organized at the Archbishop's house, NY, USA.

Infant Baptism by David Schneider Like much of early Christian worship, Baptism was a Jewish custom. The people living in the Middle East in the first century were already familiar with the practice.So when the Jews and Greeks saw John the Baptist...

Church & Sacraments: The Trinitarian Dimensions of the Church by Prof. O. M. Mathew Oruvattithara The Ecclesia is acclaimed, the 'Icon of the Trinity'. There are substantial reasons for this claim. 'Mystery and Communion' which are the essential elements of the 'Holy Trinity' are verily visible in the Ecclesia also.

Holy Land Travelogue Part 5 by Jose Kurian Puliyeri The important attraction of the holy and ancient city of Nazareth is the beautifully built modern Church of glad tidings, on top of a small hill, which is visible and could be identified from far distance.

Bible

Healing of the Paralytic
The Pharisees
Verse 2: “And they brought to him a paralytic.”
Verse 2: “Take courage, my son”
Verse 7-13
Verse 9: “A man named Matthew sitting at customs post”
Verse 10-13
Verse 14-15
Verse 18-20
Verse 27-36

The Forty Martys of Sebaste
H.H. Moran Mor Elias III