Sacred Ground: The History and Significance of Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville

Sacred Ground: The History and Significance of Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville

Located just south of the mighty Mohawk River, halfway between Albany and Little Falls, sits one of North America’s sacred grounds for many Roman Catholics. Ten acres of farmland was purchased in Auriesville in 1884 to become Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine. A young Jesuit missionary named Father Isaac Jogues arrived in Canada in 1636, … Read more

Celebrities express horror and condolences for victims of Hamas attack in Israel

Celebrities express horror and condolences for victims of Hamas attack in Israel

Celebrities from film and music have expressed their horror at the unprecedented attack on Israel by the Islamist Hamas and expressed their condolences to the families of the victims. “My heart is broken,” wrote Natalie Portman on Instagram. Children, women and elderly people were murdered and kidnapped from their homes. “I am horrified by the … Read more

The Importance of Choosing Life in Jewish Tradition: A Reflection on Dt 30:19 in the Context of the Last War

The Importance of Choosing Life in Jewish Tradition: A Reflection on Dt 30:19 in the Context of the Last War

The cross : How does the verse “You will choose life” (Dt 30:19) does it have a particular importance in Jewish tradition, and how can we read it in the light of the last war? Yann Boissière: Taken from Deuteronomy – the fifth book of the Torah – this verse is central in Judaism. To … Read more

Romanian monk charged for assaulting fellow monk on Mount Athos

Romanian monk charged for assaulting fellow monk on Mount Athos

[Intime News] A 35-year-old Romanian monk on Monday was charged with causing grievous bodily harm after beating up a fellow monk on Sunday night at the Serbian Hilandar Monastery, part of the all-male monastic community Mount Athos in northern Greece. The suspect hit the 52-year-old Belarusian monk with his hands, feet and a plastic bottle … Read more

Thousands Protest in Tel Aviv Against Netanyahu’s Government Policies as Prime Minister Heads to USA

Thousands Protest in Tel Aviv Against Netanyahu’s Government Policies as Prime Minister Heads to USA

Before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s departure for the USA, thousands of people once again protested against his government’s policies at a rally in Tel Aviv, according to media reports. Protesters carried a giant replica of Israel’s Declaration of Independence on Sunday evening. At a meeting of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a … Read more

Kim Ga-yeon Reveals Anecdote About Daughter’s Involvement in a Cult

Kim Ga-yeon Reveals Anecdote About Daughter’s Involvement in a Cult

Money Today Reporter Cha Yu-chae | 2023.09.10 09:45 /Photo = Screen capture of MBN’s ‘Unraveling Show Dongchimi’ Actress and broadcaster Kim Ga-yeon revealed an anecdote about her daughter being caught up in a cult in the past. Kim Ga-yeon appeared as a guest on MBN’s entertainment show ‘Unraveling Show Dongchimi’, which aired on the 9th. … Read more

New York City Launches Initiative to Support Call to Prayer from Mosques

New York City Launches Initiative to Support Call to Prayer from Mosques

New York City has launched a new initiative to support and facilitate the broadcast of the call to prayer, or azan, from mosques across the city on Fridays as well as during evening prayers during the month of Ramadan. A decision that fosters a spirit of inclusion, according to Mayor Eric Adams. “We want our … Read more

Why should art and artist be viewed separately in music discussions?

Why should art and artist be viewed separately in music discussions?

Hallo, Why can’t many artists and music be viewed separately? I’ve often noticed that on GF with music questions, in which only the music and not the artist, his personality, his political views or anything else should be evaluated. Nevertheless, only the person is dealt with instead of the music. If, for example, political views … Read more

Republican Presidential Candidates Debate Abortion, Education, and Foreign Policy

Republican Presidential Candidates Debate Abortion, Education, and Foreign Policy

In the United States of America on Wednesday (local time) Republican candidates for the presidential nomination discussed abortion, education, crime, the country’s borders and the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The ultra-conservative Fox News channel was also about the only applicant who was not present: Donald Trump, who has since been accused four times. … Read more