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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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One year after the Russian shelling of Odesa and its Cathedral, still no financial assistance from UNESCO
The world community strongly condemned Russia’s shelling of the historical center of Odesa which damaged and disfigured the Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral. Many Western delegations visited Odesa but only two Western…
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The Conference of European Churches: The responsibility for what is happening is not only the political leaders
The Conference of European Churches (CEC) issued a statement condemning Russia's attack on the Ohmatdet Children's Hospital in Kyiv. Its chairman at the moment is the archbishop of Thyatira and…
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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…