It is with great sadness that we received the news of the passing of Father Dumitru Colotelo, a priest of exceptional academic and spiritual stature. After a life devoted to study, education, and service to the Church, Father Dumitru has gone to his eternal rest, trusting in the mercy and love of the Holy Trinity. …
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In the early 16th century, Montanina Ottoni, a lady from Matelica, found this weeping icon abandoned in a thicket, according to the legend presented on a website for the city of Fabriano in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region of Italy, in whose cathedral — the Cathedral of San Venanzio — the holy …
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Although they are small, these catacombs are very rich in meanings. The name was originally given ad catacumbas galleries here, then this name became common to all Christian underground cemeteries. In these catacombs are buried some martyrs century III: Eutichius, Quirinius, Maximus and Sebastian. In the third century, the catacombs have become the most important …
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The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul were two different men, called by Jesus Christ to proclaim the same Gospel of merciful love and the salvation of the world. Saint Peter was named Simon before he met Jesus, who changed his name to Cephas, which means “rock.” He was born in Bethsaida of Galilee; his father’s …
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Ain Karem is a city in Israel, located a short distance from Jerusalem. This is particularly important for Christians because, according to tradition, it is the home of Zechariah and Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Baptist. Here was born St John the Baptist. Ain Karem village lies at a distance of about 8-10 kilometers …
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You are known for living a life removed from the turmoil of high society. What led to this withdrawal? Has it been beneficial for your creative work? A difficult question, a terrible answer. The sudden and completely unannounced psychosomatic crisis that struck me on Sunday, May 15, 1983, around 5:30 p.m., is an explanation that …
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St. Mark the Evangelist opens his Gospel with the beginning of preaching among men and of the service of Christ in the world. And it does not take long to portray in its true meaning Malachi’s prophecy about John the Baptist, an angel who will go before the face of the Lord: “Behold, I send …
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Cristian Pătrășconiu: Is it still possible today to write poetry without knowing—or at least without trying to know—the history of poetry? Dinu Flămând: Of course it is, and many venture down this path, in a gentle ignorance. Usually, naivety comes at a price, because the creative lifespan of the uneducated poet is very short. And …
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Anyone who knew Father Daniil Sandu Tudor knows that he was not only a great bibliophile, but also that he had an excellent and very large library for those times. Moreover, he was always reading something… A true legend of Bucharest’s interwar bohemian scene, the poet and journalist Sandu Tudor was invariably seen, almost daily, …
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The Holy Pious Filofteia and Elisabeta of Pasărea – monks who were devoted to prayer, merciful, and miracle-workers Pasărea Monastery, a center of Hesychast monastic life founded by the monks of Cernica Monastery, has, over the centuries, produced luminous figures of monastics who, through their pure way of life, have become pillars of prayer and …
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