“Be patient; keep your heart stable. For the Lord is coming, and he is at hand.” (Epistle of St. James 5:8)
Thanksgiving Every Sunday
Thanksgiving is one of the most meaningful holidays of the year: a rare, uniquely American holiday, in which the whole country sets aside a day of each year to express thanks for the bounties of God.
A Celebration of Armenian Sacred Music
The Eastern Diocese’s Sacred Music Council held its “Sacred Music Day”—an uplifting day-long celebration of Armenian Church music—on Saturday, November 16, at St. James of Nisibis Church in Evanston, IL.
Hopeful Reflections on an Empty Chalice
Senior clergyman Fr. Untzag Nalbandian shares some thoughts about finding “communion” in Christ–even when the Holy Chalice is empty.
Promises, Promises
Around this time of year, our church prescribes a Scripture reading from the Gospel of Luke, concerning a tragedy in a family household. A man named Jairus and his wife had a daughter, and this girl—only 12 years old—lay dying in their home.