Christianity
“On the rivers of Babylon”: a commentary on Psalm 136
February 15/28, 2021 - Week of the Prodigal Son, the second preparatory to Great Lent. On the eve of this day, at the all-night vigil, the 136th psalm "On the…
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Unique artifact – a microwritten copy of the American Constitution on а metal plate
The unique document/artifact found in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) - a micro-copy of the American Constitution engraved on a metal (aluminum) plate, which dates back to the era of the First Constitutional…
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Sidney Riley and Alexander Gramatikov v/s Lenin
The ancient Christian city of Feodosia, sometimes called Theodosia, in today's Simferopol and Crimean dioceses is a resort town in present-day southern Ukraine, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Feodosia, in…
Food
Reasons to be hungry no matter how often you eat
Hunger is a useful feeling that signals that it is time to recharge our batteries. It supports the functioning of the brain, builds muscle, allows the body to recover from…
Christianity
Sons, servants or slaves – the Fear of God and the three ways to God
Freedom from fear Undoubtedly, the fear of death and the retribution that follows in life after it is a kind of faith, but purely medieval in nature. The painters then…
Christianity
The Panagia Sumela Monastery has been turned into an advertising disco
Outrage among Orthodox Christians around the world has sparked a new ad in which the famous Panagia Sumela Monastery in Turkey was used as a disco. A video from the…
Christianity
The Romanian Patriarchate publishes data on religious education in the country
Romanian Patriarch Daniel has published the report of the Romanian Patriarchate on what has been done in the past 2021 in various areas of church life. Interesting statistics are given…
International
Conflict in Ukraine disrupting entire generation of children, says UNICEF
Attacks on kindergartens and schools have been a sad reality for children in eastern Ukraine over the last eight years, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday. Since the…
Europe
Time to ‘seriously de-escalate’ tensions over Ukraine, Guterres tells Munich conference
With tensions continuing to mount over the Ukraine crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that he still believed military conflict in Europe “will not happen” – although if it did,…
Christianity
Philosophical and legal views of A. I. Ilin on the problem of the moral justification of violence in the fight against evil
In the bowels of Christian culture, the question of resisting evil by force is one of the most complex questions of religious consciousness. It includes not only the cardinal problem…