Материалы 23 апреля 2014 г.

Ровно 200 лет назад, 10/23 апреля 1814 года, в день Светлого Христова Воскресения, окончился заграничный поход русской армии.

Почти дошел до автобуса, когда сзади повелительно прозвучало: «Вернись в храм, встань на колени, приложись к камню и прислушайся!»

В Светлую среду читателей портала Православие.Ru поздравляет протоиерей Сергий Махонин.

Fr. Artemy Vladimirov, an English-speaking Moscow priest from the Church of All Saints at Krasnoselskaya, has, for the past decade, been a mainstay for Western Orthodox converts living in Moscow and visitors seeking a deeper spiritual life. His staunchly traditional belief, deep insight, warm humor, and willingness to reach out to souls from diverse backgrounds, have brought more than a few foreigners to Orthodoxy. As the expatriate community has come and gone, Fr. Artemy has generously presided over numerous missionary dinners, high teas, and spontaneous talks—unforgettable gatherings that awaken souls and delight the spirit.

Head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Paul of Minsk and Slutsk has reminded those stirring up confrontation in the Ukraine of the Last Judgment. This statement was made by Metropolitan Paul on the Belarusian ONT television channel.

Contemporary scholars and certain Christian groups today tend to approach the study of scripture as archaeology.Rather than receiving the scriptures as God-breathed tradition in the life of the Church, the text is abstracted from its incarnate context, subjected to scientific analysis. While much can be learned, of course, from a knowledge of Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew, this is not an end unto itself.

Israel issues some permits to both Christians and Muslims during religious holidays, but this can be a fraught, bureaucratic process, making such authorizations difficult to come by. They are mostly given to older, married Palestinians; and Christians have to apply through their churches and parishes. Furthermore, the number of permits issued are not always reflective of the population, and do not always get issued on time.