Feasts venerating the Virgin Mary occupy an entire season in the church calendar, with a special day reserved to honor her parents.
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan Visits Romania
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, was in Romania earlier this month, in the company of Mr. and Mrs. Hagop and Ica Kouyoumdjian.
Guiding Young Musical Talent Towards Holiness
The fourth annual “Yn. Diane Chevian Memorial Youth Choir Workshop” ran from July 9 to 13 at St. Nersess Seminary in Armonk, NY, welcoming 24 talented youth from parishes across the Eastern Diocese.
Theological Throw-Down
Two intellectual heavyweights met in the city of Ephesus, where the Roman Emperor Theodosius II convened the Third Ecumenical Council in A.D. 431. At stake was the future shape of orthodox Christian belief.
Holy Assumption: A Spark of the Divine
A single feast day in our liturgical calendar illustrates the connection between the life in Christ and the abiding concerns of human existence.