Christianity
What is characteristic of a Christian?
By St. Basil the Great* Moral Rule 80** Chapter 22 What is characteristic of a Christian? Faith that works through love (Gal. 5:6). What is characteristic of faith? Impartial confidence…
Category: International
Christianity
God Gives Shepherds According to the Heart of the People*
By St. Anastasius of Sinai** Question 16: When the apostle says that the authorities of this world are appointed by God, does this mean that every ruler, king, and bishop…
Internal EU
The oldest border in Europe?!
The modern world is structured in such a way that each country has clearly defined borders. But speaking of borders, we wondered what the oldest border in Europe is. After…
International
Nigeria accuses Congo of winning World Cup play-off with voodoo
The scandals surrounding the Africa zone play-off of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers continued on Sunday night after Nigeria coach Eric Schele openly accused the staff of the Democratic Republic…
Economy
The Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic is on the verge of financial collapse
Clergymen of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic have filed a complaint and reported a crime – for nearly six months they have not received salaries, nor do they…
Christianity
When we hurt a person, we are at war with Christ himself*
Fr. Vasilios Thermos Now we will consider violence as the use of the other. Here we are talking about a manifestation of consumer culture. Of course, not all people consume…
Christianity
God Is Within Us
By Augustine of Hippo (Sermon 23, on Psalm 73, preached January 20, 413; PL 38, 155-162, in Ichtus_11: The Paths to God (1967) The Master's Disarray 1. The psalm we…
Animals
“You have a memory like an elephant” – what science thinks about this expression
"You have a memory like an elephant" - we have all used this phrase for a person who never seems to forget anything. Yes, there are still some of them,…
Christianity
Violence as Pseudo-Identity*
Fr. Vasilios Thermos** The issue we will deal with today is a difficult and painful one. I think we have all noticed the increase in violence both in our homes…
Animals
New horned bee species called ‘Lucifer’ discovered
Insect gets its name from Netflix series A species of small horned bee called ‘Lucifer’ has been discovered in a remote part of Australia. The bee was found in the…