Younan Hozaya This Sunday was special, because it was the third day of Christmas; we attended the ceremony of laying the cornerstone of Mar Putros Church in Ankawa, or say that we welcomed the participants, for the church being next-door to our home. We heard words fraught with feelings of love, hope and noble values from His Eminence the master of ceremony, as well as we sang hymns with the crowd, the Syriac hymn “Emmar le Eta” “Where to build my church”, it holds all the elements of splendor, from its simple words, to its nice tune in addition to its great theological dimensions, since Mar Putros Church … yes, yes, shall be built on the stone… In the afternoon, our attention was on the Special Program that was broadcasted on Ashur … Read entire article »

Caesar Hozaya With time running fast in the Diaspora and furiously erasing days from our lives, and leaves fall from our trees, and we stop in the face of all these transitions; helplessly folding another page, and another year goes by, and we hang our hopes on those trees that are planted by our brothers in the soil of our land… our home… trees that grew very tall and proud… trees that are protecting our sons, our brothers from strange and mighty winds… 2009 went by quietly, at least, at the national level, there were only some passing clouds here and there that afflicted its clarity… but it was a special year for the biggest political institution in our  modern history and its thirtieth anniversary… congratulations for its ongoing struggle that is … Read entire article »