I am not the Christ; I have been sent before him to prepare his way. He must increase, and I must decrease. read more

The Archangel Raphael's name means God has healed. In the O.T. book of Tobit, Raphael heals Tobit of blindness, he protects and guides Tobias on his travels and he delivers Sarah from an evil demon. read more

If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that the evidence of two or three witnesses may confirm every word. read more

Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. read more

In faith, todays solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary tells us that God did indeed assume Mary and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life as a promise of our own resurrection from the dead after we die. read more

In a resplendent cloud the Holy Spirit appeared. The Father's voice was heard. This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him. read more

Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish. And her daughter was healed instantly. (Mt 15:28). read more

A man should love the unfortunate orphan of whom he is guardian as if he were his own child. He should be as careful and as diligent in the management of the orphan's property as of his own or even more careful still. read more

Mary the ark of the new covenant bore Jesus in her womb. She shares in the victory promised to all who believe. read more

Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility. By free will one shapes one's own life. Human freedom is a force for growth and maturity in truth and goodness; it attains its perfection when directed toward God. Our beatitude. read more

'The Lord allowed his disciples to enter danger to make them suffer, and he did not immediately come to their aid; he left them in peril for the whole night, to teach them to be patient and not to be accustomed to receiving immediate succor in tribulation'(Theophylact. Enarratio in Evangelium Marci, in loc.). read more

Thank you to all who helped the Catholic Eparchy of Keren in 2021. A special thank you to all of you who either individually or as a group who have donated during covid-19 pandemic. May you all be blessed most abundantly and may your kindness be recompensed by our Almighty God. read more