Author: St. Luka, archbishop of Simferopollis and Crimea
From the letters of St. Archbishop Luka Voyno-Yasenetsky to the priests of the Diocese of Simferopol and Crimea (June 6, 1952)
Be firm in your zeal for God's...
It's not easy being born, and when you come into the world sooner than you should, you need extra help, including painful jabs and pokes with various unfriendly medical devices. Fortunately, new research has...
When a person is hungry, a number of negative emotions invade him. This also found support in a study by European scientists. Modern technologies are used to capture the connection between the feeling of...
Let's face it: we don't exactly live in carefree times. In a world where so much is beyond our control, taking care of ourselves in the little things can make a huge difference. For...
"It is natural for any country to pay tribute to those who have given their lives for the motherland," commented the Chief Secretary of the Government
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a donation to...
Why pay attention to these features anyway? I share with you brief thoughts and guidelines on the subject.
Bitterness in a vegetable or drink often provokes a grimace and unconsciously brings us back to those...
Written by Kalin Yanakiev
There is a unique paradox in the Orthodox iconography of the Mother of God - extremely difficult to articulate, though at the same time very clearly felt when we compare this...
This conclusion was made by researchers at the IAP RAS. According to research co-author Nikolai Ilyin, the magnetic field helps the flora more effectively adjust its physiology to changing conditions and adapt to stressful...
The blooming of the calluna in summer in Switzerland marks the beginning of an unusual migration
For a few weeks in summer, the hills undergo an amazing transformation. They turn purple because that's when the...
Scientists from the Texas A&M and the University of Texas at Austin used an electronic typewriter to measure the primary pressure.
The function works without the help of additional tools and is more accurate than...
Like many animals and birds, chickens emit sound signals, by which experienced farmers can judge the well-being of fluffy birds. However, within the framework of large-scale production, it is quite difficult to isolate such...
Conflict has rocked the Alevi community, Turkey's second-largest religious community after Sunnis, though not officially recognized. The occasion was a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the Alevi temple (jemevi) "Hussein Gazi"...
Everyone knows from biology classes that the male genetic material has an influence on the determination of the sex of the fetus. In our time, science has not yet discovered all the existing genes,...
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown form of cellular communication in the brain in which proteins are directly transferred between neurons. According to them, if we take control of it, we could potentially develop...
For the first time in the history of the Turkish armed forces, a woman - a brigadier general - was appointed to the main command of the gendarmerie on August 13.
Özlem Yılmaz was appointed...
The current humanitarian crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having “a disproportionate impact” on persons with disabilities, especially children with disabilities in institutions
The Swiss army has stepped in to transport water to thousands of thirsty farm animals across alpine meadows. Lower rainfall this year has forced farmers to call in the army to help refresh thirsty...
The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi warned the Security Council on Thursday afternoon.
The factory in Belgium, billed as the world's largest chocolate factory, said it had resumed operations after being closed for six weeks to deal with a salmonella contamination. Three of the 24 production lines...
Marriage is the union of a man and a woman established by God in Paradise (Gen. 2:18-24; Matt. 19:6). Church marriage is performed and sanctified by the sacrament of Marriage. According to the apostle...
According to a study that examined the movements of their eyes and bodies during sleep, it is possible that these tiny spiders are not just resting, but dreaming - entering a sleep state remarkably...
FAIRIES
Where the scythe cuts and the sock rives,No more fairies and bee-hives.
Laugh like a pixy (i.e., fairy).
Waters locked! waters locked! (A favourite cry of fairies.)
Borram! borram! borram! (The cry of the Irish fairies after...
King Herod the Great
None of the modern monarchs have any real power. In Great Britain, Elizabeth II and several other members of the royal family have formally led the state for half a century,...
How to explain to superstitious people that various signs have nothing to do with the Orthodox holiday?
The site www.pravmir.ru explains in a series of interviews of Oksana Golovko with Orthodox clergymen.
For some, the essence...