One of the many reasons I haven’t updated this thing in so long is because I’m working on several new projects at the same time. One of them is the new “Learn Chaldean” book series I’m writing for grades 1-8, or for whoever wants to learn the Chaldean dialect of Neo-Aramaic. Anyway, here’s the link […]
Here’s a draft translation of the various Introductions to both major editions of the Hudhra (the liturgy of the hours of the Church of the East). There’s a lot to say about each of them, but for now I’ll post them as they are. If anyone sees mistakes in my translation (or transliteration of the […]
Here’s my homily during the ordination of Fr. Christopher Somo:
Response: Thanksgiving to the Conqueror who conquered and made all conquer, and ascended in glory to heaven. – One High Priest was taken from among mortals to the high place of peace, and he entered to serve in the divine dwelling on behalf of his flock. He was made worthy to enter the holy of […]
For anyone interested, here’s an as-yet unpublished essay I wrote a few years ago on the somewhat-famous debate between the Patriarch Timothy I of the Church of the East and al Mahdi, the Caliph of Baghdad.
Just in time to be too late, here’s a talk I did at school on preparing for Lent:
