Video Programs

Video Programs

08/09/2025

Culture and Anti-culture

Culture as a living environment or system of thought, work, good, and ideals. The cognitive and moral axioms of culture, and the paradigms derived from them. The role of culture versus the crisis of meaning and purpose. The society of the lonely and the disconnected.  Culture in the age of artificial intelligence. How the emerging culture solves the problem of the accessibility of the truth and moral ideals.

Speakers:  Edgar Baghdasaryan, Aram Mehrabyan
Host: Fr. Mesrop Aramian

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02/09/2025

Masha Mnjoyan: I Have Never Avoided Difficulties

We often begin to appreciate the talent of our young people when we see it reflected in the admiration of foreigners. Gyumri-born Masha Mnjoyan has achieved remarkable success in Australia, far from her homeland. Yet, Armenian identity and national heritage remain the most important values for her. Enjoy watching.

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25/08/2025

National Dignity and Responsibility

National dignity as the basis and strength of identity. How to stand up and rally. State as a moral responsibility. What do we expect from the state if we have exempted ourselves from the responsibility of an owner? Our unresolved problems and unreasonable expectations. Why do we run away from reality and from facing the truth?

  • Speakers: Arthur Mkrtchyan, Vahram Ter-Matevosyan
  • Moderator: Fr. Mesrop Aramian
Identity and Values, Discussion Series
11/08/2025

Sirun Minas: Let Us Learn to Return to God as a Nation

The physical and spiritual aspects of human health are deeply interconnected. We spoke with Sirun Isoken Minas, a plastic surgeon of Armenian descent, born in Nigeria, about this topic, touching upon Biblical themes as well as family and national issues.

 

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05/08/2025

To Fight or to Surrender?

Life is a struggle. But how, how much, and for what should we fight?
We examine struggle in the context of the hierarchy of values. Who is our enemy and who is our friend?

  • Moderator: Fr. Mesrop Aramyan 
  • Guests: Marina Mkhitaryan, Arman Tatoyan
Identity and Values, Discussion Series
02/08/2025

Values-Based Education

If the mission of education is to shape the human being, then what is our ideal model of a person? Are our educational system and teachers prepared for this mission? Is there a public demand for the formation of values through education? How can values be planted and nurtured? What examples of values-based education exist today—both in the world and in our country?

  • Speakers: Serob Khachatryan, Manuk Hergnyan
  • Moderator: Fr. Mesrop Aramian
Identity and Values, Discussion Series