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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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France 2: Hidden Cameras, Journalistic Ethics and State Television
Journalistic ethics is a delicate subject. There is such a need to protect the press from various forms of interference, and to preserve its freedom, that very often, any criticism…
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Former Schihegumen Sergiy (Romanov) wants to be pardoned and sent to the front in Ukraine
The former abbot of the Middle Ural women's monastery Fr. Sergius (Nikolai Romanov), who is serving a seven-year sentence, begs Putin for clemency. In the appeal, the former abbot says…
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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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Nobel laureates have called on religious leaders to raise their voices to end the bloodshed
Fifty-one Nobel laureates have signed an open letter calling for an end to hostilities in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip. It was published in the French newspaper "Le Monde". The…
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The Romanian Church will canonize 16 new saints, three of whom are theology professors
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Patriarchate approved the proposals for the canonization of sixteen new saints, most of them confessors, martyrs and ascetics of the 20th century. The 16…