Tag: Melto D’Moronoyo

Reflecting on the recent feast of the Birth of St John the Baptist, Deacon Dominic Altakchy explores the burden of comparison and the freedom found in receiving our identity from Christ.

Bold and decisive actions are not the only way to serve God. We also serve in stillness and humdrum moments.

St Joseph’s life teaches us that trust in God does not remove difficulties, but it gives us the strength to face them with faith. Joseph did not know in advance the path that lay before him: the mystery of Mary’s motherhood, the journey to Bethlehem, the flight into Egypt, and the hidden years in Nazareth. Yet at each moment he trusted God.

In the Maronite church, the Sunday of the Consecration of the Church is a reminder of the marriage vows, the price Christ paid for his bride, the price Christ paid for the redemption and liberation of every one of us, writes Fr Eliah Abboud.

The ten bridesmaids all fell asleep through human weakness. But the five who filled their lamps with oil were ready when the Lord called them.

Bishop Tarabay reflected on the extraordinary life and enduring witness of the humble Lebanese monk St Charbel, whose hidden sanctity has illuminated the faith of millions across the world.

There is an ache within us, a feeling of inadequacy, a burning question of whether sainthood is attainable at all. But the temptation towards discouragement is not exclusive to our generation. It was shared by St Therese of Lisieux, whose feast we celebrated on 1 October.

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross invites us into one of the great paradoxes of the Christian faith. On this feast, the Church lifts high that same Cross, not as a symbol of pain, but as a source of life and victory.

True repentance does not stop in the confessional. It must continue into the more challenging work of restoration.

Every Sunday, the Scriptures we hear and the homily we listen to aren’t just background noise. They’re part of something much bigger. Each one is a personal invitation, God’s way of stepping into our lives and gently asking: Are you really listening to Me?

July is a busy month in the Maronite Church as we celebrate significant figures who allowed the Spirit within to take flight. Among them were early saints and martyrs who died for their beliefs, and modern saints recognised for their ‘heroic virtue’ and the ability to carry out feats perceived as miracles.

In the ancient Syriac conception, there is no contradiction between the justice of God and his mercy. Rather, they are both aspects of God’s goodness and his divine plan for salvation. To take one without the other is to separate dimensions of the unity of God. We do this because we only have human minds, yet we must also remember that, in God, these qualities are one.