N.J. approves more than 100 school religious holidays

Edit Lehigh Valley 11 Apr 2016
TRENTON — The state Board of Education this week approved a list of religous  holidays in the upcoming school year on which schools must allow excused absences. . The list, , includes more than 100 holidays for the 2016-17. Students celebrating those holidays must present a written excuse signed by a parent or guardian ... July 2016 ... August 2016. Aug ... Aug ... Aug ... 6 Feast of Theophany (Eastern Orthodox Christian) Nativity of Christ....

"God is Mercy" - Meditations for the Way of the Cross (Archdiocese of Sydney)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Mar 2016
(Source. Archdiocese of Sydney). Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese,. 24 Mar 2016. Large crowds will gather for the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum. On Good Friday evening, Pope Francis will preside over the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum ... INTRODUCTION ... Amen ... Lord Jesus, may we contemplate you in the theophany of the cross, the height of your revelation, and may we recognize ourselves in the mysterious splendour of your face....

How faith conversion affected kings and their empires throughout history

Edit The Oklahoman 08 Mar 2016
In our modern world, with widespread political and religious liberty, it’s often assumed that conversion to a religion is fundamentally a personal and spiritual event ... Convert a king, convert a kingdom. Moses is an example of a visionary prophetic ruler who brings the entire Israelite nation to worship his newfound God, who seems to have been completely forgotten at the time of his Sinai theophany ... ....

Ashes of Wednesday

Edit Huffington Post 10 Feb 2016
Another Ash Wednesday has come. Another day when some Protestants will say, "Oh, this is a Catholic observance." Another day when clergy like me will respond that it is a Christian observance, for all Christians ... I did not have an epiphany or theophany that day; the veil of disappointment and despair did not lift suddenly, revealing the sun and blue skies. Sorry Hollywood ... May you observe a holy and blessed Lenten season ... ....

The Importance of Fasting and Its Observance Today (Moscow Patriarchate)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Feb 2016
... in the sacred canons, as well as the Nativity, the Apostles' and the Dormition fasts, one-day fasts on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, on the eve of the Theophany and on the commemoration day of the Beheading of St John the Baptist, as well as the fasts established for pastoral reasons or observed at the wish of the faithful....

The 'Sacred' in America

Edit Huffington Post 25 Jan 2016
To the poet, to the philosopher, to the saint, all things are friendly and sacred, all events profitable, all days holy, all men divine ... This paradox of change and constancy is, for Ibn al-'Arabi,�a glimpse of the�divine essence captured fleetingly through the relentless waves of theophanies ... As Ibn al-'Arabi informs us, theophanies are like waves of the ocean; as soon as one appears it dies and gives way to another lurking behind it ... ....

Patriarch Kirill celebrates All-Night Vigil at the Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross in ...

Edit Public Technologies 25 Jan 2016
(Source. Moscow Patriarchate). Share the post 'Patriarch Kirill celebrates All-Night Vigil at the Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross in Geneva'. In the evening of January 23, 2016, Afterfeast of the Theophany, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated All-Night Vigil at the Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia's diocese of Western Europe, in Geneva ... (noodl....

Moses Kept a Diary ?!

Edit Huffington Post 13 Jan 2016
Here is a translation from the recently discovered Diary of Moses, originally scratched onto sheep's skin by an steady and ornamental hand. The passage seems to suggest a moment of doubt in Moses, right before a theophany. Dear Diary. Sinai Desert. Summer 1232 BCE. Monday. I wish I had brought some of my manuscripts with me, something to while away the hours ... I hate sand, I hate sand flies, I hate shadeless heat, and I hate boring people ... ... ....

Moses Kept a Diary?!

Edit Huffington Post 13 Jan 2016
Here is a translation from the recently discovered Diary of Moses, originally scratched onto sheep's skin by an steady and ornamental hand. The passage seems to suggest a moment of doubt in Moses, right before a theophany. Dear Diary. Sinai Desert. Summer 1232 BCE. Monday. I wish I had brought some of my manuscripts with me, something to while away the hours ... I hate sand, I hate sand flies, I hate shadeless heat, and I hate boring people ... ... ....

Metropolitan Tikhon’s concludes archpastoral visit to the Diocese of Mexico (OCA - Orthodox Church in ...

Edit Public Technologies 13 Jan 2016
(Source. OCA - Orthodox Church in America). MEXICO CITY, MEXICO [OCA] ... His Eminence, Archbishop Alejo of Mexico City, accompanied by diocesan clergy and staff, welcomed Metropolitan Tikhon; Archpriest Eric G ... For the Mexican faithful, the Theophany season not only marks the Baptism of Our Lord, but also incorporates the local commemoration of the visit of the Magi-the 'Fiesta de los Reyes Magos' [Feast of the Three Kings] ... (noodl....

METROPOLITAN HILARION CELEBRATES DIVINE LITURGY AT THE MOSCOW METOCHION OF ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE CZECH ...

Edit Public Technologies 12 Jan 2016
(Source. Moscow Patriarchate) ... Nicholas church at Kotelniki - the Moscow Metochion of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia. Concelebrating with His Eminence were ... Among those praying at the service were Mr ... Your Grace,. Very Reverend Father, ... We are celebrating the Nativity of Chirst during the entire period, which began yesterday and will continue throughout the Christmastide, until the Eve of the Theophany ... Amen' ... V. A ... (noodl....
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