The visible and invisible goals of the anti-church campaign


The lay members of the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Mother See were invited to the Investigative Committee. It is also known that the prosecutor's office has initiated criminal proceedings against the Catholicos of All Armenians and clergy members of the Supreme Spiritual Council. The authorities claim that their actions are not against the church, but against individuals who, in their opinion, have violated the law. What proves the bankruptcy of this claim, what is the real goal of the planned actions against the Armenian Church? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Gevorg Danielyan, a member of the Supreme Spiritual Council, Doctor of Law.

"The Clergyman in Prison"


In a penitentiary institution, the clergyman is the only one for whom the prisoner’s punishment, article, and crime do not matter. He is there to help a person isolated in four walls, alone with his conscience and past, to go through the path of repentance, penance, and reconciliation with his own soul. Spiritual ministry in prisons has been carried out since 1993, during the years when His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, was the Vicar of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese.

Educational reforms or schools being liquidated?


The government is preparing to liquidate 229 schools under the name of “Quality Educational Services”. These schools are mainly located in border communities or remote villages in the mountains and highlands. These schools are mainly the only educational institutions in the communities, and after their closure, children will have to travel more than 12 kilometers in some cases. According to education expert Atom Mkhitaryan, residents of high-mountain villages even plan to have children in the summer so that they can take the newborn to the regional center, so how will the children of these communities go to school? It is also not yet clear who will cover their travel expenses.

The dioceses of Masyatsotn and Aragatsotn offered a united prayer at the St. George Church in Mughni


Under the leadership of the Vicar of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan, and the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Diocese of Aragatsotn, Father Shnorhk Paloyan, the clergy of the Diocese of Masyatsotn and Aragatsotn offered a joint prayer at the St. Gevorg Church in Mughni. During the joint service, Father Shnorhk Paloyan emphasized that the meaning of this Sunday of Great Lent is to strive for spiritual perfection and to be renewed through repentance.

Spiritual warfare: a test


Among the many fears, why does the fear of death become dominant in our lives? Why is it considered the mother fear and drives us all to various sins? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan comments.

Hogevor paterazm. neratsut’yun 29 Spiritual Warfare: An Introduction


What is spiritual warfare, how is it expressed, and against whom is it directed? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan explains

The government is liquidating 229 schools on the grounds of poor educational services


According to the September 2023 decree, schools with small numbers of students are to be closed, and children are to be transferred to newly built large schools in other communities. Experts describe this as a “disguised reduction” that is undermining the viability of remote communities. The target is mainly border villages. In Syunik and Shirak alone, almost 100 educational institutions are planned to be closed.

An exhibition dedicated to architect Artak Ghulyan has opened


An exhibition titled “Our Grateful Ones: Artak Ghulyan the Builder, Scientist, Teacher” dedicated to Architect Artak Ghulyan has opened at the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia. The exhibition was initiated by Artak Ghulyan’s students in collaboration with the teaching staff.

The spiritual life of the Holy Mother of God Church in Nork is disrupted


The community of the Holy Mother of God Church in the first district of Nor Nork is now divided into two parts: the majority of believers no longer visit this holy place, the reason being the joining of the spiritual pastor Father Ashot Safaryan's anti-church campaign. The once active and united community is now, in essence, fragmented, the spiritual pastor's decision to join the anti-church campaign has caused great harm to the community's residents.

 

Man looks at the face of man, but God looks at the heart


According to Father David Gishyan, the saying “Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart” is taken from the Bible’s First Book of Kings. The prophet Samuel was to anoint young David as king. God tells Samuel: “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature. People look at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.”

What you sow is what you reap


Father David Gishyan believes that Physical Laws help build our external, spiritual laws, our spiritual life. The Apostle Paul, in the sixth chapter of his letter to the Galatians, notes that life is a field where we reap what we have sown in the past. Our present is the harvest of what we have sown in the past.

God sees the mountain and makes it snow.


Father David Gishyan believes that the folk saying “God sees the mountain, he puts the snow” has spiritual roots connected with the first letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians. According to him, the difficulties of life are given to man by God out of exceptional trust. God gives us trials corresponding to our abilities and at the same time suggests ways to overcome them.