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09/07/2025

05/07/2025

Anyone who thinks they know exactly how to raise a child will usually change their perspective after becoming a parent. Beyond the joy of welcoming a new family member, they are confronted with the “despair and helplessness” of navigating the complex and unfamiliar world in which they now find themselves, writes psychotherapist Isabelle Filliozat.

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03/07/2025

As the rising sun brought life and light to the east coast of North America, it was greeted by a brisk autumn morning. Hurricane Erin was on the move in the Atlantic, creating heavy rainfall from Newfoundland to Bermuda. A cold front saved most of the eastern seaboard from the hurricane’s destruction and the resulting high-pressure front produced clear skies—perfect conditions for air travel.

Atheism at war By Jesse Herford - June 27, 2025 6 As the rising sun brought life and light to the east coast of North America, it was greeted by a brisk autumn morning. Hurricane Erin was on the move in the Atlantic, creating heavy rainfall from Newfoundland to Bermuda. A cold front saved most of th...

26/06/2025

One reason, if not the reason why the story of humanity’s first wrong choice, the original failure, is vehemently denounced is the brutality with which this event—a seemingly trivial “dietary” decision that turned out to be the most costly ever made by a human being—reminds us more powerfully than any other story how painful the consequences of our mistakes can be. We do not take kindly to stories that moralise about the inescapable consequences of our mistakes.

The hardest thing to accept after making a disastrous choice is the pain of facing the consequences, especially when we pay for the wrong step for the rest of our lives. It is only then that we understand the inestimable value of being able to anticipate how costly the step we intend to take will be. Why are we often incapable of anticipating the harmful consequences of our decisions, only becoming aware of the costs when we experience them first-hand? Why do we only discover how much something or someone was worth after we have lost them?

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13/06/2025

The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ—or the Christian Easter—stand out distinctly in the crowded landscape of global religious beliefs and ideas. No other religious tradition contains the concept of a divine person offering Himself as the unique and sufficient mediator through whom God draws near to humanity, and humanity draws near to God.

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10/06/2025

“The fire and wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” (Genesis 22:7).

Perhaps Isaac’s question deserves a place at the top of a list of questions that have pierced the ears and hearts of listeners. However, it is a simple and logical question for the one who asks it. In the ceremony of offering a sacrifice, the lamb was the central element. As Abraham and his son climbed the mountain, moving further and further away from anywhere they could find an animal to sacrifice, Isaac realised that they only had wood, a knife and fire. But without a victim, there could be no sacrifice.

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04/06/2025

“And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, you are slowly turning this control thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish one,” wrote C.S. Lewis—simply through the decisions you make. If the choices we face truly carry such eternal weight, how can a Christian ensure they are making the right ones?

At a crossroads: the Christian and their choices By Carmen Lăiu - June 3, 2025 2 “And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, you are slowly turning this control thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish one,” wrote C.S. Lewis—simply through the decisions...

27/05/2025

The journey “through the valley of the shadow of death” has never been easy. However, it has become increasingly lonely as our unfamiliarity with death has made us awkward and reserved when interacting with the dying.

Together to the end of the road By Carmen Lăiu - May 26, 2025 3 The journey “through the valley of the shadow of death” has never been easy. However, it has become increasingly lonely as our unfamiliarity with death has made us awkward and reserved when interacting with the dying. Modern medici...

20/05/2025

They held families together in silence, shaped generations with stories, strength, and sacrifice. "The Mothers of the Mothers" is a tribute to the women behind the women we celebrate—those whose legacy runs deeper than we often see.

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06/05/2025

Throughout history, the ways in which individuals have been morally condemned—or redeemed—have reflected the value placed on certain ethical ideals: honour, reputation, and social standing. For centuries, the duel served as the ultimate code of chivalric morality—a ritualised method of avenging an insult or reclaiming a tarnished name.

True dignity is restored by God alone, who will one day lift up the humble, the persecuted, and the despised in His final and eternal judgment.