Deacon Garo Balian Have you made any resolutions this year? If you did, are you still holding onto them? Every year, as we enter a new year, we make promises to ourselves. We set goals, dreams, and visions that we want to accomplish. We tell ourselves that this will be the year we change, no matter how hard it gets, no matter what obstacles come. Some of us say, “I will work out every day.” Some say, “I will eat healthier.” Others promise to help people more, go to church

Fr. Garabed Kochakian Jesus and the Fig Tree - Illustration by Toros Roslin (1262) During the Great and Holy Monday, Tuesday, and...