Conditions for Following Jesus (Matt. 16: 13-27; Mark 8: 27-38; Luke 9: 18-26) Part 2


What question does Jesus ask His disciples about His identity? How does He chart the way to the cross of each Christian? What is the place of the Transfiguration in the Gospels? Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this. 

 

 

"Sasna Tsrer" - eternal knowledge and the sacred story of the ancestors


How familiar are our people with the epic, what does the reading of the oral versions of the "Sasna Tsrer" epic give, what is the epic in the process of live storytelling, how do the novelists treat the epic? As an old conversation, as a sacred story or a fairy tale? Hayk Hambardzumyan talked about these issues with philologist Arusyak Sahakyan.

 

 

 

On the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the relic of John the Baptist was taken to Hovannavank Monastery


At the Hovannavank Monastery of the Diocese of Aragatsotn, the pilgrimage day of the church is celebrated on the  Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The cross-relic containing the relics of St. John the Baptist was brought to Hovhannavank from the treasury of the Mother See. 
 
 

"Sasna Tsrer" - a model of statehood


What is the ideology of the epic, how modern are the ideas realized in the epic, what model of statehood does "Sasna Tsrer" represent? What does the epic say to us and the world today? Hayk Hambardzumyan talked about these issues with philologist Arusyak Sahakyan.

 

 

The Transfiguration of Jesus and The Suffering of the World (Matt. 17: 1-13; Mark 9: 1-12; Luke 9: 28-36) Part 1


How does the Feast of the Transfiguration symbolize the sacraments of baptism, crucifixion, and resurrection at the same time? What significance does it have for our prospect of salvation and eternal life? Rev. Fr.  Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this. 

 

 

Controversial provisions of the Istanbul Convention


Active discussions and confrontations on social networks continue in connection with the intention to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women. Opponents of the Istanbul Convention launched an initiative calling for "ratification of the Non-Istanbul Convention" and launched an indefinite petition in Yerevan against the third sex. Why did this convention drive a wedge in the society, what do people dispute, how well-founded are their concerns? Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan and Legal expert of the Chamber of Advocates Artashes Khalatyan are discussing.

 

Contemporary Drama and Theater


The guest of "Artfocus" is playwright Karine Khodikyan. The conversation is conducted by Anahit Margaryan.
Next, cultural news.

Meetings-discussions were organized among the students of the "Vaskenian Seminary" and University students


At the joint initiative of the Student Center of Non-State Higher Education Institutions, the World Youth Association of the Armenian Church, more than fifty students participated in three-day meetings and discussions with the students of the "Vaskenian Seminary.
 
 

Jesus' transfiguration and the suffering of the world. — Matthew 17: 1-13; Mark 9: 1-12; Part 2


How does the Feast of the Transfiguration or Assumption symbolize the sacraments of baptism, crucifixion, and resurrection at the same time? What significance does it have for our prospect of salvation and eternal life? Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this. 

 

Feast of Assumption in Holy Cross Church in Arabkir


On August 18, the Feast of Assumption (Blessing of the Grapes) was celebrated by the community of the newly built Holy Cross Church in Arabkir.
 
 
 
 

The "Haghartsin Week" spiritual-cultural festival has started


It is already the fourth year that the Youth Union of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Church organizes the "Haghartsin Week" one-week spiritual-cultural festival. This year it started on August 12.
 
 
 

Medieval Armenian literature and theology


The rich literary heritage of the Armenian Middle Ages has been little studied with a broad theological perspective. What new discoveries can be made as a result of such studies? In what direction are medieval studies and Armenology developing in Armenia and abroad today? What research is needed? Hayk Hambardzumyan talked about these issues with Armenologist, theologian Abraham Teryan.