> Astronomy Picture of the Day Herschel Views the Milky WayCredit: ESA, SPIRE & PACS Consortia Explanation: With a 3.5 meter diameter mirror, larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, Herschel is ESA’s new infrared observatory. The space-based telescope is named for German-born British astronomer Frederick William Herschel who discovered infrared light over 200 years ago.…

Astronomy Picture of the Day Herschel Views the Milky WayCredit: ESA, SPIRE & PACS Consortia Explanation: With a 3.5 meter diameter mirror, larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, Herschel is ESA’s new infrared observatory. The space-based telescope is named for German-born British astronomer Frederick William Herschel who discovered infrared light over 200 years ago. In…

> Words of Wisdom Gratitude makes a person modest. A sense of gratitude expands the heart.

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Words of Wisdom Gratitude makes a person modest. A sense of gratitude expands the heart.

Fireball Meteor Over GroningenCredit & Copyright: Robert Mikaelyan Explanation: The brilliant fireball meteor captured in this snapshot was a startling visitor to Tuesday evening’s twilight skies over the city of Groningen. In fact, sightings of the meteor, as bright as the Full Moon, were widely reported throughout the Netherlands and Germany at approximately 17:00 UT.…

>Volop zelfkastijding in kloosters jaren zestig. In Nederlandse kloosters is er tot in de jaren zestig volop aan religieuze tuchtiging gedaan. Duizenden gelovigen kastijdden zichzelf, vastten streng of ondergingen bij een misstap zware straffen, tot grote schrik van nieuwkomers. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van theoloog en godsdienstpsycholoog Emke Bosgraaf. De wetenschapper van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen…

> Education at its best is a process of liberation from prejudice which frees the human heart from its violent passions. Through education people can be delivered from powerlessness, from the burden of mistrust directed against themselves. And those who have learned to trust in themselves are then naturally able to believe in the latent…

Volop zelfkastijding in kloosters jaren zestig In Nederlandse kloosters is er tot in de jaren zestig volop aan religieuze tuchtiging gedaan. Duizenden gelovigen kastijdden zichzelf, vastten streng of ondergingen bij een misstap zware straffen, tot grote schrik van nieuwkomers. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van theoloog en godsdienstpsycholoog Emke Bosgraaf. * print * stuur artikel door…

Education at its best is a process of liberation from prejudice which frees the human heart from its violent passions. Through education people can be delivered from powerlessness, from the burden of mistrust directed against themselves. And those who have learned to trust in themselves are then naturally able to believe in the latent capacities…