Archaeology · Faith · Museums · New York
Ceramic figurine of the Ptolemaic period. Metropolitan Museum. Figurines of this type appear long before the Ptolemaic era. In fact, the iconography of the "Madonna and Child" took shape in Egypt 2,000 years before the birth of Jesus
Faith · Observations · Paris · Pop Culture
The dreadful symbolism of the closing of the Olympic diabolerie, which looks like a cult ritual disguised as sketches from Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft, after all, is a French company), is on the whole in perfect harmony with the Horseman of the Apocalypse and the other occult scenes of
Faith · Society
Although the Czech security services have presented no evidence of any political activity on the part of Fr Nikolai, they accuse him of creating some kind of structure of influence with the support of Russian state bodies, and of posing a potential threat to the security of the state. Archpriest
Archaeology · Faith · The East · Monarchies
Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey is famous for the tomb of Antiochus I, who lived from 69 to 34 BC and ruled Commagene, an ancient Armenian kingdom of the Hellenistic period in Asia Minor. The history of the Commagenian kingdom unfolded at the meeting point of Persian and Greek
Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Society
A few days ago in the English county of Dorset, the 1,300-year-old doors of Sherborne Abbey were broken open and church silver stolen. The damage done to one of the most significant and beautiful churches in England is estimated at a hundred thousand pounds. Among the stolen
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Faith · Observations · Rome
Pope Francis has proclaimed 2025 a Jubilee Year. For Catholics, the notion of a Jubilee Year is tied to the opportunity of obtaining a plenary indulgence, for oneself or for the departed, by making a pilgrimage in that year. That is to say, for visiting certain churches one is granted
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Architecture · Faith · Books · Observations
On my way to Zvenigorod and to Mozhzhenka I kept passing Bolshiye Vyazyomy, but could never bring myself to go and see it, though it lies quite close to Golitsyno station. One day, on a lovely spring morning, I got off the train and strolled over to the estate. I
Faith · The East · Books
The wise, who have put away every thought of the fruits of their works, are freed from the chains of birth and pass to the realms of eternal bliss. When thy reason shall prevail over the gloomy weakness of thy heart, then shalt thou obtain all the knowledge that was
Faith · Observations · Society · Paris
A remark that struck me as interesting, on the macabre concert given on Sunday by Metropolitan Theologos of Serres of the Greek Orthodox Church at the Monastery of Saint Paraskevi:. Unfortunately, we see that for several decades now, in a supposedly Christian Europe, conditions have been created that promote a
Faith · Observations · Society · Paris
"It is clear that there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think, [together with the ceremony's artistic director] Thomas Jolly, we really tried to celebrate the tolerance of society. Looking at the results of the polls that we