Tag: Maronite
Plenary voices: Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay
We are halfway through this historic event, the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.
First, I thank the Lord I am here. It...
God is always present
To sense the presence of God always and everywhere is the essence of Maronite spirituality.
The knowledge that His hands always hold us, His eyes...
Maronite’s the word!
The Catholic Weekly’s readers will notice an exciting new addition to its line up of award-winning columns this week.
Titled Melto D’moronoyo (From Syriac it...
Anti-lockdown protests ‘unacceptable’
Sydney Bishop says true freedom found only in Christ
Maronite Bishop Charbel-Antoine Tarabay criticised last weekend’s anti-lockdown protests in Sydney as unacceptable and “not a...
Maronite and Melkite bishops say thanks for Aussie aid a year...
Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay has thanked Australian Catholics for their generous aid to Lebanon on year on from the devastating Beirut port blast.
Maronites rebuild a city
Hampered by an ineffectual government, the Church is quietly doing what is necessary
In a flash, people’s lives were forever changed shortly after 6pm on...
The Maronite Mum: Dear Husband
Liza Abouharb, Sydney's Maronite Mum, writes a letter to her husband as they celebrate five years of marriage.
Dear husband,
I was going to write about...
The Maronite Mum: Children at Church
Liza Abouharb, the Maronite Mum, reflects on a story parents are all too familiar with... Mass with young children
I could sit here and start...
Sydney’s Maronites grieve after another Lebanese tragedy
Sydney’s Lebanese-Australian community is mourning the loss of relatives and friends who died in the explosion in the Port of Beirut which injured more...
Local Maronites will rally to help Beirut, says Bishop
*This story has been updated to include details of the Beirut Disaster Relief Appeal.
Australians pray and prepare to send aid
The Maronite Eparch of Australia,...
No regrets for bishop after COVID
Maronite prelate who caught virus said others tried to stop him helping a stranger who was coughing uncontrollably.
Veronique Sakr farewelled with love
"God has prepared me for today," said Bridget Sakr at the funeral for her daughter killed in Oatlands tragedy.
