Online Articles

By His Beatitude Patriarch Bechara Peter Rai

• His Excellency Bechara Rai, elected as the 77th Maronite Patriarch
• Homily of Patriarch Rai at his Enthronement, March 25, 2011 (pdf)
• Christmas Message, December 2011

Patriarch Rai in the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (October 17-23, 2011)

• Homily at St. George Church, Uniontown, Penn.
• Speech at a Banquet, Uniontown, Penn.
• Homily at St. Anthony of the Desert, Fall River, Mass.
• Speech at a Banquet, Fall River, Mass.
• Homily at Holy Trinity Monastery, Petersham, Mass.
• Talk at a Private Dinner at Bishop Mansour's Residence
• Press Conference at CNEWA
• Talk at a reception at the Lebanese Consulate General
• Talk at the Eparchial second Benefit Dinner
• Homily at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, Brooklyn, NY
• Press Release following Meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (pdf)

By His Beatitude Patriarch Nasrallah Peter Cardinal Sfeir

• Christmas Message 2010
• Saint Maron, What it Means to be Maronite, and the Mission of Lebanon. The 25th Letter of His Beatitude Nasrallah Peter Cardinal Sfeir Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to His children the Maronite clergy and lay faithful On the Occasion of the 1600th Jubilee of the passing of Saint Maron, Lent 2010
• The Synod's reform of the Role of the Laity in the Church
• Message for Lent 2007 By His Beatitude Patriarch Nasrallah Peter Cardinal Sfeir (PDF)
• Talk at Consul General in New York
• Remarks at Meeting at United Nations
• Brief Homily on the Gospel of Peace, Newtown Square, Penn.
• Brief Reflection on Mary, St Maron Church, Philadelphia, Penn.
• Homily at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Talk at a banquet in Philadelphia, Penn.
• Homily at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Philadelphia, Penn.
• Talk at a dinner hosted by Villanova University
• Talk at the Lebanese Embassy in Washington DC
• Homily at Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Washington, DC

Various Articles by Bishop Gregory J. Mansour

Pastoral Letters

• On the Mystery of the Eucharist (Pastoral Letter on the Occasion of the Holy Year of the Eucharist, October 2004)
• On the Mystery (Sacrament) of Penance (A Pastoral Letter on the occasion of Great Lent, 2007)
• On Liturgy and Prayer (A Pastoral Letter, Feast of the Holy Cross, September 14, 2008)

New

• Pope John Paul II and the Apostolic Churches and Lebanon (April 2011)
• Tribute to Patriarch Sfeir, March 2011
• What is needed in the next Maronite Patriarch, March 2011
• The Election of Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, A Personal Reflection, March 2011
• What it means to be Maronite: Spiritual Roots
• Code of Conduct, Progress Made
• Pastoral Reflection on the Passing of Archbishop Zayek
• Christmas Letter 2010

Priesthood

• My Experience of Priestly Celibacy in the USA
• Homily at the Holy Trinity Monastery in Petersham, Mass
• Women Priests?
• Welcome Remarks
• A Theology of the Body
• Talk in Honor of Msgr Sadek
• Homily for 25th Anniversary of Priesthood
• Anniversary Liturgy with Clergy
• Reflections of a grateful priest
• Homily for Priests' Retreat 2009
• Main Address at Priests' Retreat 2009
• Year of the Priest
• New Beginnings
• Letter to priests for the Year of the Priest
• Spiritual Direction and the Diocesan Priest

Pro-Life/Pro-Family

• Stem Cell Research
• Divorce and Remarriage
• Sex and Marriage
• Marriage and Family Life in the Eastern Christian Church
• Did Terry Schiavo die with dignity
• Evening Behavior of Christians
• Loneliness (March 2007)
• Behavior of some men
• Our Imperfect Families
• Artificial Contraception (Part 1)
• Artificial Contraception (Part II)
• Love Between Friends
• Three Inconvenient Truths
• Roe V Wade
• Promises
• Children's Rights and Adults Responsibility
• Swimming Upstream to promote the culture of life

Spirituality/Homilies

• The Born Again Experience
• Mary and Listening to God
• Homily for the Immaculate Conception
• Homily at St. Ann Church in Troy, New York
• Christmas Homily 2005
• Prayer by Bishop Gregory Mansour
• Reflection on "Enemies"
• Resentment
• Spiritual Direction
• St. Jude Thaddeus and "Hopeless cases"
• Torture and Human Dignity
• Spiritual Direction and the Christian

Youth

• The Courage of the Lebanese
• Vocation to be a Peacemaker: Homily at Youth gathering, July 2006
• Authenticity

The Church

• Pope Benedict's Lecture and Apology
• Opening Remarks at a Banquet in Philadelphia, Penn., on May 18, 2008
• The Word of God in Syriac Heritage

Lebanon

• Ecumenical Prayer Service at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral
• Introduction of Patriarch Sfeir in Lawrence, Mass.

Aricles by Archbishop Francis M. Zayek

• Mary Our Mother

Lectures and Workshops at the Maronite Convention in Chicago, July 2006

By Archbishop Youssef Bechara

• Priesthood, Vocations and Formation
• Pastoral Theology
• Theology of the Human Person

Various Articles

• Maronites Between Two Worlds

• Aspects of Maronite History
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Two)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Three)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Four)
• Aspects of Maronite Historty (Part Five)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Six)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Seven)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Eight)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Nine)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Ten)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Eleven)
• Aspects of Maronite History (Part Twelve)

• Maronites in the United States
• Maronites in the United States (Part Two)
• Maronite Identity (pdf)
• The Maronite Church (A Welcome Packet)
• The Maronite Church (A Welcome Packet, pdf)

Recommended Books

• The Call of the Desert by Archbishop Francis M. Zayek
• The Hermits in the Maronite Church by Paul Sfeir