Summer 1983

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Sinai: A Great and Terrible Wilderness
The peninsula known as the Sinai is a timeless site of Christian history.
by Peggy Haymes

Bright Sadness
The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a prime example of a Byzantine Lenten service.
by Rev. Romanos V. Russo; photos by Milton Baroody

The Whirling Dervishes
The Islamic fraternity known as the Whirling Dervishes uses its unique methods to attain union with God.
by Charles E. Adelsen; photos by Henry Angelo-Castrillion

Zouk-Mikael’s Sorrow Turned to Joy
The handicapped children of a town in northeastern Beirut find hope.
by Rev. Elie Daou; photos: CNEWA files