VIDEO: Embracing Union and Communion with the Living God-Man, Jesus – A Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent.

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, Igumen Seraphim Bell celebrated the Divine Liturgy for an English-speaking community at the Church of St. Nicholas in Novaya Sloboda in Moscow. His homily focused on the life and theology of St. Gregory Palamas: A Rare Case in TraditionAn ascetic who has been accounted worthy of passionlessness can thereafter taste…

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How Russia Might Use a Ceasefire to Its Advantage in the Ukraine Conflict

Photograph Source: Russian Presidential Executive Office – CC BY 4.0 Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again playing a calculated game with the proposed ceasefire deal. Putin’s response has been predictably shrewd. He has not outright rejected the proposal, but his conditions—a Ukrainian renunciation of NATO ambitions and territorial concessions—make any deal rather tricky. However,…

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RipplesMetrics… Nigeria’s Gender Equality: Steady Advancement in the Face of Ongoing Obstacles

Despite ongoing efforts to close the gender gap, Nigerian women continue to face significant challenges in workforce participation, political representation, and economic inclusion. Recent data gathered by RipplesMetrics from the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and other organisations highlight a mixed picture of progress and setbacks for women in the country. Recently, the outburst…

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