Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), Oleg Petrov
Rating: 1|Votes: 1
We now have the fullness of joint celebration of divine services, in communion with the hierarchy of the Local Russian Church, with the clergymen who visit various countries. When we bishops, clergymen and laity, come to Russia or travel to other countries, we can participate in the fullness of ecclesial communion, visit the great monasteries, the holy sites of the Russian Orthodox Church. This gives us spiritual strength in our efforts abroad: educating people, providing spiritual nourishment and furthering the Orthodox mission.
Victoria Sverdlova
Rating: 8|Votes: 4
During the time of gastronomically austere yet spiritually joyous Great Lent, there is room for holidays as well—sitting quietly, joyfully, and warmly around the table with close friends and family. Different family members may be fasting to varying degrees—healthy adults, children, the elderly, the ailing—but the holiday table should be set with Lenten foods for all. In this case, it is time for tea, with all the attending sweets.
Rating: 4,3|Votes: 6
Much has been made of the recent discovery in Turkey of a Bible purported to be written in the Aramaic language, 1,500 years ago. The Muslim media, as well as Western media outlets, quickly pounced on this, claiming this Bible contains verses attributed to Jesus Christ, in which Christ predicts the coming of Muhammad. No media outlet has published a facsimile of these verses.
Today is the first death anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti, the ill-fated federal minister for minorities, who was gunned down by terrorists because he was a Christian and against the much-abused blasphemy law. Aside from the blasphemy law issue, I hope to understand the death of Shahbaz Bhatti in the wider Pakistani context.
Rating: 3|Votes: 6
As she notes in the cookbook, "Fasting is a wonderful part of our spiritual life. And because of this, we need to practice it regularly, and we must make sure that we do it in a healthful manner."
