The Metanoia Journal
Our Activities
Retreats, workshops and moments of accompaniment from the life of the center
Couples Gathering: From Routine to Life
For Valentine's Day, couples reflected with Antoinette Hourani Abboud on how to keep routine from emptying their marriage, and redesigned an ordinary day to make it more present a…
Regional Formation Day for MIDADE Leaders and Companions in the Chouf and the South
Metanoia Listening Center hosted a regional formation day for current and new leaders of MIDADE, the international children's movement, to prepare them to lead their groups well.
Christmas Gathering of the Family Committee and Friends
The Family and Life Committee and friends gathered at Metanoia Listening Center for a joyful Christmas evening of games, personal reflection on the year, and an exchange of gifts …
An Open Heart, Sincere Love and Peace Lived Together
Members of the diocesan Family Committee celebrated Christmas with families of the diocese through evenings that led them into the heart of the Nativity.
"Christmas… An Encounter That Changes My Life" – Christmas Retreat 2025
Father Hisham Zoghbi led a day of Christmas retreat at the center, with Ignatian meditation, sharing circles, confessions and the Divine Liturgy, on opening the doors of our heart…
Christmas Gathering with the "Bichara Hayat" Family – 2025
The Metanoia team and the diocesan Family Committee shared a joyful Christmas celebration with the members of "Bichara Hayat," with Santa Claus, songs, dancing and gifts.
Christmas Retreat for the Caritas South Family
Metanoia Listening Center hosted the annual Christmas retreat of Caritas South, led by Father Joe Eid, with sharing on the figures of the Nativity, a talk on "We saw His star" and…
Formation Day for Family Committee Members and Couples Who Are Friends of the Committee
At the Monastery of Our Lady of the Assumption in Joun, couples explored the basic needs that nourish a family, through workshops, role-play and a walk together as couples.
Couples Gathering: Between the Small Family and the Deep Roots
Family mediator Antoinette Hourani Abboud led couples in reflecting on a healthy relationship with the extended family, the difference between love and interference, and healthy b…