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Open letter to the President of the Republic
By Jean-François & Hisako Moulinet, and the team of the interreligious circle "Dialogue & Alliance" The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games has provoked many reactions in the heat…
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Peace that comes from heaven
By Taras Dmytryk, Lviv, Ukraine When we speak of the peace that comes down from heaven, we consider this peace to be the grace of God, given to us by…
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The icon of the Ascension of the Lord
By Prof. Leonid Ouspensky The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord is a feast that concludes the work of our salvation. All the events connected with this work -…
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“Ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full” II
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin But does not the dignity of the Holy Spirit be degraded when it is said that the Spirit announces only what he hears from God…
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Peace in the Bible: a gift from on high
by Martin Hoegger, www.hoegger.org During the recent ecumenical meeting of "Synaxe" in the monastery of Brâncoveanu, near Sibiu in Romania, on the theme "Blessed are the peacemakers", a biblical journey…
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Two witnesses to the peace: Francis of Assisi and Silouane of Mount Athos
During the recent ecumenical meeting of "Synaxis" in Romania, on the theme "Blessed are the peacemakers", the witness of certain figures was explored in greater depth. Here are two inspiring…
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Peace of heart in the Christian tradition
The Churches have a rich tradition of peace. They all remind us that peace is not first and foremost a program, something external, but begins within us. A peaceful heart…
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Ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin John, chapter 16. 1 - 33. The end of Christ's farewell discourse with the apostles: about the coming persecution; the going of Christ to the Father;…
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How to become a peacemaker?
by Martin Hoegger, www.hoegger.org "Synaxe”, an ecumenical association over 50 years old, brought together some forty members of various Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant communities in the monastery of Brâncoveanu, near…
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Concern for creation in religions
By Martin Hoegger, www.hoegger.org We cannot separate respect for the earth from the quality of human life. A “zoom in” on the relational aspect of nature in various religious traditions…