Tag: Monasticism
Like Blessed Estephan, let us always remember that God sees us
Blessed Estephan Nehme’s words were few yet filled with wisdom, reflecting a deep relationship with Christ, being focussed on words he had repeated since his childhood: “God sees me.”
Melto D’Moronoyo: Learning wisdom’s lessons
Some years ago, my father-in-law told me that a book had been written about his mother. His mother had been a simple village woman in Lebanon. She worked helping other women in the village give birth.
Maronite monasticism
On 17 January, the Church celebrates the Feast of St Antony the Great (also known as St Antony of Egypt; 251-356), a man of God whose holiness and way of life became a beacon for monks through the centuries, in the Middle East and Europe.
