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…
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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…
Culture
Solid gold toilet goes up for auction with starting price of $10 million
Italian avant-garde artist Maurizio Cattelan's "America" toilet is fully functional and identical to the one that gained worldwide fame when it was stolen in a daring robbery from Blenheim Palace…
International
Three priests arrested for drug trafficking in Greece
Three priests suspected of storing drugs in a church are among eight suspects arrested in a major operation against a drug trafficking network in Greece at the beginning of November,…
International
Court intrigue: Historic Ottoman villa on the Bosphorus returned to heirs of Russian diplomat
The decision rejects the claims of the Turkish Treasury, the General Directorate of Foundations and the Russian Federation. Thus, the property, currently valued at about 1.5 billion Turkish liras (approximately…
Christianity
Russian Patriarch Kirill Suddenly Removes Patriarchal Exarch in Western Europe
Late in the evening of November 8, Russian Patriarch Kirill suddenly dismissed the Patriarchal Exarch in Western Europe, Metropolitan of Korsun, who governs the Spanish-Portuguese dioceses and parishes of the…
Education
Orthodox Christianity can now be taught in Dutch schools
A three-year pilot program has begun in the Netherlands to teach Orthodoxy in the school system for children aged 6 to 12. This opportunity exists because Orthodox Christianity is officially…