Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Michael Shanbour, the author of the new AFP book Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers.

Fr. Lawrence Farley reminds us that the resolution to our fearful inability to know and plan for the future lies in trusting Jesus.

Drawn from one of the sayings of the Desert Fathers relating to the life of Abba Ammon, this week’s episode focuses on the question of our attentiveness to God, in the Divine Services as well as in our whole life. Where is our mind—where our heart? Do we not know that we stand in His presence, speaking to Him?

John Maddex catches up with IOCC representatives Nicholas Chakos (Development Officer) and Vasi Jankovich (Outreach Coordinator) at the Antiochian Archdiocese convention in Palm Desert to get a glimpse of the work of IOCC (International Orthodox Christian Charities) worldwide.

Researchers find that people think they know enough to make informed decisions—regardless of what information they have. / Ars Technica

A detailed investigation into how Russian propaganda reaches and influences Americans. / NBC News

Donald Trump blames Ukraine for Russia's invasion. / The Washington Post

Analysts at the Department of Homeland Security warn of right-wing extremists attacking election facilities. / WIRED

What does merch mean to political campaigns? "It's a medium for expressing a networked collection of different beliefs and values." / It's Nice That

Some thoughts on what the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar means for the Middle East. / NPR

A short quiz about Shein, Delhi's Chandni Chowk market, and the global fashion business. / rest of world

See also: Notes from a day in the life of a small British bookstore. "Shop goes quiet for ages but it's okay." / Receipt from the Bookshop

A young person's tips for navigating an urban social life while newly sober. / plant life

A deep dive into all things tech-related from 2004. / The Verge

Some aerial photographs of scrap yards with their junk arranged into collages. / Kottke

For everyone who's not from southern Ontario, an explainer for understanding the rare game of Crokinole. / The Pudding

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Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit will be our teacher and instructor; He will lead us into all truth. When we pray Psalm 118:66 we ask the Holy Spirit to teach us goodness, discipline, and knowledge. Fr. Pat looks a these three things.

The English word “time” has various meanings. Fr. Pat looks at three of these in regard to our experience and knowledge of God.

How do Christ and the Church teach us to read the Bible? Here are three things you need to know!

We can learn things about almost any subject. Yet God doesn't want us to simply know things *about* Him, in an abstract way. He wants us to truly know Him and commune with Him.

The Man born blind didn't know much but what he did know he shared.

What happened at the House of Loving Kindness? The Lord has the same plan for you! Acts 9:32 -42, John 5: 1 - 5

Just as the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council did. Titus 3: 8-15, Matthew 5: 14-19

Acts 20:16-18,28-26, John 17:1-13 Knowing about God, Knowing God.

I couldn't get my camera to focus by pressing the shutter button down half-way. It has always worked in the past. I didn't understand what had happened. I started with checking the modes – was I in a different mode than normal? Nope. Then I went to the settings. I set the focus setting correctly. ... Read more

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A cloud IVR (interactive voice response) system is a call center solution that combines automated voice prompts with integrated features like payment systems and access to live agents. As cloud computing has moved from niche to mainstream, most IVR operations have followed suit by migrating from on-premises to cloud-based solutions.  […]

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Full details are expected to be released when the proposals are confirmed by the Commonwealth Games Federation.

Form guide, facts and how to follow Wales who take on Fiji, Australia and South Africa this month.

All you need to know as Ireland host Argentina in the Autumn Nations Series at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Emily Sutcliffe says it is "unfair" she has lost her account documenting life with her two sons.

Today we announced the March 2024 core update. This is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. We also shared that we have new spam policies to better handle the practices that can negatively impact Google's search results. In this post, we'll go into more detail for creators about both the update and the spam policies.

This post announces the August 2024 core update to Google Search. This update is designed to continue our work to improve the quality of our search results by showing more content that people find genuinely useful and less content that feels like it was made just to perform well on Search.

Translating the legislation or regulations of a country, company or university into English requires certain skills and know-how. This post lists five things your translator should know when translating legislation into English. 1. How to apply English drafting conventions Conventions on headings, numbering, referencing and capitalisation differ from one legal language to another. For instance, […]

Knowledge, innovations and their implementation in effective practices are essential for development in all fields of societal action, e.g. policy, business, health, education, and everyday life. However, managing the interrelations between knowledge, innovation and practice is complicated. Facilitation by suitable knowledge services is needed. This paper explores the theory of converging knowledge, innovation, and practice, discusses some advances in information systems development, and identifies general requirements for pragmatic knowledge services. A trialogical approach to knowledge creation and learning is adopted as a viable theoretical basis. Also three examples of novel knowledge services Opasnet, Innovillage, and Knowledge Practices Environment (KPE), are presented. Eventually, it is concluded that pragmatic knowledge services, as hybrid systems of information technology and its users, are not only means for creation of practical knowledge, but vehicles of a cultural change from individualistic perceptions of knowledge work towards mediated collaboration.