Does not God see that it hurts me?

Does not God see that it hurts me?

Why has this happened to me? Where was my God when I was so hurt? How did He allow this? Testing us, our faith, our readiness to remain Christians not only when we are happy when we are comfortable but at a time when our world is broken into pieces.

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Money is not the only thing we can help with

Money is not the only thing we can help with

About the willingness to help others, to become for people a person who gives hope and inspires confidence, about the traditions of philanthropy and what it brings, recently was shared by the director of the Foundation for the spiritual revival of the Lviv Archeparchy Father Taras Mylian within the program “Open Church. Dialogues” on” Live TV “.

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How not to miss Jesus on Christmas

How not to miss Jesus on Christmas

Do you feel that too? The pre-holiday mood is already lurking around: decorated Christmas trees, huge shop windows are reminiscent of fabulous scenes, postcards, advertisements, songs – all on Christmas motifs. The prudent housewives begin to buy everything they need to prepare delicious meals. Christmas is prepared in advance, trying to clean as much as possible at home, to decorate it originally, in order to surprise guests.

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Why do innocent people suffer? And what is generic sin?

Why do innocent people suffer? And what is generic sin?

When a tragedy happens in our lives, one of the first questions to come to our mind is ‘what is it for?’. It happens that, while analyzing our life, we don’t understand why it so happened — sometimes that results from our blindness, but sometimes there are other reasons for that, of which we know nothing. That is called innocent sufferings. Where do they come from? Where is the limit?

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FROM THE WAY OF HEALING: DIARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FR. VASYL POTOCHNIAK

FROM THE WAY OF HEALING:  DIARY RECOMMENDATIONS  FROM FR. VASYL POTOCHNIAK

In Lviv, the diary of the now late priest of the UGCC, Fr. VASYL POTOCHNIAK, about his spiritual struggle with an incurable oncological illness, has been published. In his records, the priest shares his reflections and gives advice to those afflicted by similar grief.

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WHY SHOULDN’T ONE MISS CONFESSION BEFORE CHRISTMAS?

WHY SHOULDN’T ONE MISS CONFESSION BEFORE CHRISTMAS?

We all have time for preparations for every big feast: to put our homes in order, to compose a holiday menu, and to plan holiday visits. But, unfortunately, here often our preparations are over. Should one add to the list such things as: «cleaning the floor of the Soul», «airing out the Soul», «decorating the Heart with good deeds» and remembering confession before Christmas?

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HOW SHOULD A CHRISTIAN LIVE THROUGH THE LOSS OF THEIR RELATIVES?

HOW SHOULD A CHRISTIAN LIVE THROUGH THE LOSS OF THEIR RELATIVES?

Between two dates – birth and death – every human life is inserted. And every person endures a period of sorrow when we lose one of our relatives. How is it possible to put up with death, to accept reality and restart living? Probably, it is not possible to find a certain «prescription», but we can offer some pieces of good advice.

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