Nun attacked in East JerusalemLet us pray for our dear sisters and brothers in Christ living in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Police in Israel announced the arrest of a man suspected in the assault of a French nun working in Jerusalem as a researcher. In a statement posted... See More » (1)
Upon today's green pasturesChristians. Who are we? At the start of his 1960s popular TV-series Civilization, a personal view, Kenneth Clark reflected on just that, the fact of us being part of a much broader order based on certain rules, yes, a so-called Western civilization... See More »
What is clever and what it stupid?I guess that's the question on any sane and intelligent human being's mind these days. What do they say what's the clever thing to do when someone is baiting you? St Isaac the Syrian wrote in the Seventh Century: "It is not the way of the... See More » (1)
Book to share - April 2026Ways of Seeing: Orthodox Spirituality for Our Modern World, written by Father Nevsky Everett, published by Canterbury Press Norwich only two months ago. I do love this book because it gives the Orthodox Religious Imaginary the John Berger-treatment... See More »
Surprisinghow with one sentence Archbishop Mullally "I stand with my brother in Christ, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, in his courageous call for a kingdom of peace" described the place to be in every moment of a Christian's life: right underneath the cross of... See More »
May God be Friends to YouThere's an ancient poem that begets meaning for human life perfect for a period like this each year the key to its meaning is the transformation from an instrument of torture which one encounters daily in reality into a glorious, jeweled symbol of... See More » (3)
John 3:16-17This morning is unsettling. I'm not sure how you feel, but in a world in which regime change is back on the menu it's far from being a stabilized civilization. Returning to my faithful guide to life I just read John 3:16-17 again. It's indeed... See More »
Possible remedy against all those awful self-help booksHe advised living entirely in the present moment, embracing passion, and finding joy in simplicity rather than overthinking. Key advice included taking risks, acting rather than just thinking, accepting that "life is trouble," and finding strength in... See More » (+1)
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