Lent: Slow Down and Fast
Eric Vozzy speaks with Fr. Daniel Findikyan on the tradition of fasting during Great Lent.
Eric Vozzy speaks with Fr. Daniel Findikyan on the tradition of fasting during Great Lent.
We often hear about the importance of Prayer and Fasting. But there is also a third dimension of Lent. In English this quality is known as Almsgiving; in Armenian it’s called Voghormoutiun: “mercifulness.” It’s the Lenten virtue that takes us into the world, to bring […]
Eric Vozzy speaks with Dr. Roberta Ervine about how Armenians read and understand the Bible. Dr. Roberta Ervine is Professor of Armenian Studies at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, and an expert in the intellectual tradition of Armenians in the Middle Ages.
Every year on February 14—the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord to the Temple—Armenians in Armenia (and in parts of the diaspora) light bonfires and jump over the flames. Where does this tradition come from? And what does it mean?
Everyone knows that Armenia became the world’s first Christian nation in 301 A.D. But it was a long journey from the Holy Land to the Ararat Valley. How did this faith first reach our homeland? The story of Armenia’s conversion to Christianity is the theme […]
In the first episode of the Bread & Salt podcast, Fr. Daniel Findikyan talks about his book, Frequently-Asked Questions on the Badarak, and addresses some common questions about the Armenian Church’s worship service.