Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Exactly one year ago, the Taliban started their attack on the provincial towns. A week and a half later, the Afghan government fell. At the time, many Afghan inhabitants of Brussels were very concerned about their relatives left behind. Among them is the Schaerbeek grocer Abdul Moqim Samadi. “My wife is finally […]
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Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- A drama was avoided on Wednesday during the Peterbos fire, and that is partly due to the young people in the neighbourhood. “We carried the children, the elderly and people with limited mobility outside on our backs,” says a local resident. “People always talk bad about us, but these young people have […]
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Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Barely two years ago, the Brussels government installed the Brusafe regional school for the security and prevention professions in Haren. After an initial investment of 3.7 million euros, it now appears that further renovation costs are far too expensive. And so the government wants to accommodate Brusafe from 2028 in the planned […]
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Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Friends, colleagues, academics and politicians send their final greetings to the late former VUB rector Paul De Knop through various channels. They remember him as a sporty, enterprising and ambitious man who, as rector, lifted the Vrije Universiteit Brussel to a higher level. Paul De Knop worked from 2004 to 2008 as […]
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Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- In an interview with the French-language business newspaper L’Echo , Gilles Delforge, director of the Urban Development Company (MSI), the regional agency that owns the Josaphat site, defends the revised future plans for the area. “This is the ideal compromise.” The plans for the Josaphat site are raising tensions between greens and […]
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“Woe to you, because you shut up the kingdom of heaven from men” (Matt. 23:13). This is said to the bishops, who neither themselves teach the people the way of salvation, nor urge the priests to do so; it was also said to the priests, who leave the people in ignorance and do not care […]
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Japan, like many countries around the world, has been hit by a series of heat waves this summer. To help dogs, who, like humans, suffer from the heat, a clothing manufacturer from Tokyo has joined forces and knowledge with veterinarians to create a “wearable” fan for pets. It is a battery powered fan weighing only […]
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Every day you encounter plant-based beverages (milk) — with different tastes and aromas — and with a variety of uses. Oats, soy, almonds and others – the choice is huge and can satisfy every taste and preference. Whether you pour it over your breakfast in the morning, add it to your coffee or make a […]
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Author: St. Gregory the Theologian Reading the lower lines, one can hardly imagine that centuries separate us from the author. Some readers might exclaim, “Well, so nothing new under the sun! There have always been wicked bishops, always troubled times. And the Church has survived, so let’s not worry.” Yes, God is faithful, but we […]
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Author: St. Nikolay Kavasilas Word one: Life in Christ is realized through the sacraments of divine baptism, holy anointing and communion 36. Since before the Cross it was impossible to find forgiveness of sins and deliverance from punishment, what righteousness can be thought of at all? It is inconsistent, I think, that before they are […]
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