If we could just focus on solutions
By Stepan PiligianThe armenian weekly My father was what you would call a community man. His entire life revolved around service to the Armenian community. It gave him such joy…
Lessons from a Momentous Decision(On the Anniversary of the Independence of Armenia)
by Rev. Dr. Vahan H. Tootikian Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C), one of the greatest military leaders of Rome, was commanding the Roman legions in Gaul (France), when he had the…
Motherhood and Armenian Mothers(On Mother’s Day)
by Rev. Dr. Vahan H. Tootikian Mothers are just people like all the rest of us; but to most of us, they are very special people. With all their human…
Service has no expiration date
By Stepan PiligianThe armenian weekly This past weekend, my wife Susan and I attended the retirement celebration of Father Antranig Baljian, who recently concluded his 50th year of parish ministry…
The Christmas Story
BY REV. DR. VAHAN TOOTIKIAN The Christmas story is the world’s greatest news story. Indeed, the birth of Jesus Christ two thousand years ago is the greatest event of all…
Our compassion for fellow Armenians must be endless
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN THE ARMENIAN WEEKLY From 1915-23, the Armenian nation was subjected to genocide, and the survivors in western Armenia scattered to the edges of the earth seeking only…
Blessings God Imparts During the Season of Advent
BY REV. DR. VAHAN TOOTIKIAN Advent is the first season of the Christian year, which begins on the Sunday nearest to the Feast of St. Andrews Day (November 30). It…
Time to walk the talk…we can’t have it both ways
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN THE ARMENIAN WEEKLY The Armenian Genocide has been a central theme in the development of the Diaspora for over a century. It has clearly been a unifying…
The essence of community leadership found in love and hope
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN THE ARMENIAN WEEKLY I have long been fascinated with the nuances of the sociology and human behavior of our Armenian communities in the United States diaspora. Perhaps…
Our “clannish nature” can be double-edged
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN THE ARMENIAN WEEKLY “Clannish” is a term often used to describe the sociological norms of Armenians. Webster defines clannish as a “tendency to associate only with a…