4 Jul, I usually don’t prefer to write the title in the beginning of an essay. I write and then finish it with a title that summarizes the bottom line, because my initial emotions usually do not meet with emotions towards the end of the essay and the title becomes insufficient to represent the main idea. However, this time, this is not the case...

28 Jun, Our Protestant brethren reject intercessions of the Virgin Mary or of the angels or of the saints they base their rejection on Saint John the Apostle: "... we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (1John.2: 1) and the words of the Apostle Paul: "For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus" (1Tim.2: 5)...

 25 Jun , "أكرم أباك وأمّك " هيي الوصيّة الرابعة من الوصايا العشرة اللي وصّانا فيها الله.
وسفر الأمثال الفصل 6 (الآيات 20-22 ) سليمان الحكيم بيوصي " أحفظ يا أبني وصيّة أبيك ولا تهمل نصيحة أمّك ، أعقدها في قلبك وعلّقها في عنقك، فهي تهديك في مجيئك ورواحك وتحافظ عليك في نومك " وبالفصل 13 الآية 1 كمان بيقول " الأبن الحكيم يقبل مشورة أبيه وأما الساخر فلا يسمع التوبيخ " 

23 Jun, The Trinity is one of the most important aspects of Christian belief and has major implications on the idea of salvation. In this essay I am going to investigate the different understandings of the Trinity and their implications on human salvation. I am going to argue that a correct understanding became important because of the emphasis on Orthodoxy being necessary for salvation...

6 Jun, The sacrament of confession is a sacred deed. Through it receives a penitent sinner forgiveness by confessing his sins committed after baptism to a lawful priest, who mediates the grace of forgiveness by the power of the Holy Spirit.

There are two different types of repentance; inner and outer repentance...

28 Jun, The Syrian Orthodox youth’s in the US and Canada has a gathering every year in a certain planned region. This year the honor to prepare for the annual Syrian Orthodox Youth Convention went to the youth of St Mark’s in Teaneck, New Jersey, NJ.

Melthodhaye have the blessing of our three bishops in USA and Canada...

22 Jun, This summer of 2009 members of Melthodhaye's Crew will be visiting His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatios Zakka I Iwas in Saydnaya, Syria. We will be visiting Mor Afrems Monastery and other Syrian Orthodox churches and monasteries in Damascus and surrounding cities. ...

20 Jun, Watch an interesting interview with V. Rev. Aboun Shemoun about  our beloved Monastery, S:t Mark's  Jerusalem - the very place where our Lord, Jesus Christ ate the Paschal meal with the apostles and gave the Holy Eucharist...

18 May, On May 1st, 2009 a beautiful chorale named “Syriac Music“ visited New Jersey from Sweden and graced us with their heavenly voices in the Syriac language. A two-night performance began on Saturday night at Saint Mark's Syriac Orthodox Church in Teaneck, NJ, and consisted of church hymns and...

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