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Another Chapter in ‘Our Life’
"The church was opened in 1895 in the presence of Empress Auguste Victoria. It was intended to be a...
Read MoreMr. Kovacs
The Gypsies are considered problematic here, as in every European country. When I first arrived I...
Read MoreThe weather
Hungarian students are usually diligent, committing to memory immense amounts of information which...
Read MoreTransition
Most of you know that this country is still transitioning (sometimes with big revertings backwards)...
Read MoreChildren are Precious
Children are precious. Hungarian children especially so! Partly because the most recent...
Read MoreAnniversaries
Anniversaries are times to recall and appreciate history and relationships. It is a time to review...
Read MoreViolence solves no problems
Lebanon, the home of the Near East School of Theology, has seen some earth shattering events during...
Read MoreDivestment, Disengagement, and London Bombings
Divestment The activist community here in Palestine tends to be very much a part of the secular...
Read MoreThoughts on Hiroshima Day
This year will be the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing by the United States on Hiroshima and...
Read MoreAn Amazing Witness
Father Tarcey is a Franciscan whose ministry was at the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus (Selcuk...
Read MoreArmenian Patriarch of Istanbul and all Turkey: 2005 New Year’s message
To Our Beloved Church Members,2004 is behind us. The history of this past year cannot now be...
Read MoreThe election of Abu Mazen and the test of pragmatism
One could put all the expectations and wishes in Abu Mazen after his election as President of the...
Read MoreJohn Thomas and Chris Hobgood sign letter to President Bush on Israel
In a full-page ad in the New York Times on January 21, leaders of Orthodox, Roman Catholic,...
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