Traditions: A Profile of Lebanon’s Maronites
Father Boutros Khalil thumbs through an early 17th-century Syriac manuscript.
(photo: Marilyn Raschka)
The mountains of Lebanon – a refuge and haven for persecuted minorities for centuries.
(photo: Christian Molidor, R.S.M.)
Tannious Faris with his 15-year-old grandson Shadi. The typical generation gap between grandfather and grandson is evident.
(photo: Marilyn Raschka)
As Msgr. Stern looks on, Patriarch Sfeir welcomes Cardinal O’Connor to Lebanon.
(photo: Marilyn Raschka)
The Maronite shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, located near Beirut, survived the civil war.
(photo: Christian Molidor, R.S.M.)
A family prepares mulberry leaves for the hungry horde of silkworms.
(photo: Marilyn Raschka)