Paul Bhatti, brother of the former Pakistani minister for minorities who was murdered by Islamic extremists, has said that he and his family have forgiven his brother’s assassins.
Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)
We imagine New Zealand as a distant, fairy tale land at the end of the earth. Its landscapes have become known only recently through their depiction in the movies. Nevertheless, few know that Orthodox parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad have existed here for a half century now. Other local Orthodox churches also serve the spiritual needs of their flocks in New Zealand.
Fr. Vladimir Berzonsky
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Does it speak to the frontier attitude so prevalent in our nation, the spirit of adventure, even in search of the new and unexplored? The conquest of the West followed by the quest to reach the moon, and with that accomplished, onward to Mars? Even the average American family moves about in search of whatever is “out there,” offering a will-o’-the-wisp fantasy of a better life beyond.
How could a person living under military occupation, experiencing first-hand suffering and humiliation, even think about loving the enemy, let alone urge family, friends and neighbors to do the same? This challenging message came from a young rabbi named Jesus in his "Sermon on the Mount."
The greatest concentration of Ukrainian Orthodox is in the small town of Fram, in Itapua. With amazing energy and drive they have made an agricultural paradise out of this piece of jungle. Weaving their Ukrainian culture and traditions with their Orthodox Faith, they demonstrate order and discipline, and have become an exemplary town throughout Paraguay.
