The Metanoia Journal
Our Activities
Retreats, workshops and moments of accompaniment from the life of the center
A Gathering of Good News and Joy at Metanoia
Members of the Bichara Hayat center spent a day of fun at Metanoia Listening Center, visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Mantara, then coloring, playing games and dancing together.
Second Couples Gathering – The Differences Between Men and Women
Twelve couples from the Melkite and Maronite dioceses of Sidon reflected with psychologist Patricia Barcha Bassil on the biological and psychological differences between men and w…
A Day of Recreation for the Family Committee
The Family Committee spent a day in North Lebanon: a walk along the Jaouz river in Kaftoun, visits to Kfarhay, the tomb of Saint Rafqa in Jrebta and the old town of Batroun.
Christmas Gathering 2024 of the Family Committee
After a forced absence due to the security situation, the Family and Life Committee met at Metanoia Listening Center with Bishop Elie Haddad for a joyful Christmas evening and a p…
Our Family Brings Us Together – Family Day 5
More than a thousand parents, children and leaders from 60 towns gathered in Joun for the fifth Family Day, with a talk by Father Michel Abboud, sharing circles, programs for chil…
Love Speaks More Than One Language – Couples Gathering at Metanoia, 17 February 2024
For Valentine's Day, couples discovered their own "love language" through a personal questionnaire, shared in circles and exchanged words of love.
Couples Gathering – "Let's Stay Silent"
Couples wrote love letters to each other, received a plant symbolizing their relationship, and offered both at the altar during the Divine Liturgy presided over by Bishops Elie Ha…
A Relational and Spiritual Weekend at Deir El Harf
The Family Committee and families from two family groups spent a weekend of sharing, contemplative walking and a talk on serving as a couple, and celebrated the center's eighth an…
Preparing the Couples Gathering of 26 November 2023 at Metanoia
The family committees of the Melkite and Maronite dioceses of Sidon met at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Hill in Deir El-Qamar to prepare the gathering "Let's Stay Silent."