Submitted by alkhaliladmin on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 09:40
Dear Friends,
In the light of the Resurrection, the announce of peace from our Lord, His breath of reconciliation, in his body, the Lamb always slaughtered, and in the fertile wound of his heart, as we kiss his tortured hands and feet, we come to you to assure you that by the grace of God we stay strong in faith, comforted by hope and passionate with love during this tragic period of deep fermentation in our Arabic homeland and in this Muslim world which is our great concern in the name of the Church.
Submitted by paolo.dalloglio on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 22:32
“المسيح عيسى ابن مريم اغفر لي أنا الخاطىء وارحمنا”
“Christ, Isa Son of Mary, forgive me, the sinner, and have mercy on us”
The Prayer of the Heart, also known as the Prayer of the Name of Jesus, can be traced back to the early Christian communities. According to St. Paul, we should “pray without ceasing” (Thessalonians 5: 17).
Submitted by alkhaliladmin on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 22:52
My comments presented here are based upon the reflections given by the Monastic Community of Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi in Syria to the Lineamentaprepared for Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, which I consider still to be important, even after publication of theInstrumentum Laboris, I present them here, together with the text I wrote on the basis of my impressions of the latter, after our discussions in London. I would wish to stress here that the Lineamenta and the Instrumentum Laboris are both full of interesting insights. However, our role here is not simply to reiterate them, but rather to state what we think is either missing or insufficiently emphasised. Our approach is always intended to be constructive, even when critiquing the documents.
Submitted by paolo.dalloglio on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 18:24
Television highlighted the decision of John Paul II to take off his shoes before stepping into the Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. He wearily crossed the nave whose vaults are still held up by the columns of the Cathedral of John the Baptist. Then, in silence, he collected his thoughts in prayer, near the memorial where the relics of the Precursor are kept. Only the small papal entourage entered the mosque.
Submitted by paolo.dalloglio on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 11:19
(DEIR MAR MOUSSA, DEIR MAR ELYAN, STUDENTATO SAN SALVATORE-CORI)
2008
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Our Most Sincere Thanks:
Dear friends, we wish to thank all from the depths of our hearts for choosing to help us in our financial need throughout this difficult year. Indeed, we have received much help from friends, both materially and spiritually.
