The new children's play "Are You Angry?" by the National Theater


To be angry or not to be angry? After all, the one who gets angry loses a lot. Two fairy tales in one play, united by one theme: "Anger." The premiere of the stage adaptation of Hovhannes Tumanyan's "Master and Servant" and Hans Christian Andersen's "The Old Man Knows His Business" fairy tales was presented at the Sos Sargsyan National Theater on September 9. Ingenious, beautiful design, inspiring music, fairy-tale lighting, brilliant acting, active participation of children in the theatrical action. The director of the play, Narine Grigoryan, and actor Gagik Madoyan were hosted by art critic Anahit Margaryan at the "Artfocus" pavilion.

The voice of many is the voice of God?


The voice of many is not the voice of God, but the voice of the ruling system. Barabbas, who was a robber, a rebel, a false ideal of liberation, a false symbol. The liberation proposed by Jesus was not this false liberation, but the people gave preference to the false path of liberation, which later cost them tragedy.
How does the Holy Scripture prove that the voice of the people does not express the voice of God? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.
 

Starting Higher Education from Zero


A scientific degree should be awarded only for scientific novelty, but the vast majority of scientific degrees awarded worldwide are not awarded for scientific novelty. Hakob Madoyan believes that our higher education lacks the ability to proceed from the internal logic of the content. If we proceed from the content, the organizational method will come by itself. But approaching it from the opposite side, we will kill the content. Anna Sargsyan continues to talk about the content and structure of higher education with Candidate of Philosophical Sciences Hakob Madoyan.

What is higher education


It is necessary to distinguish between those professions that are fundamental and those that are auxiliary. Hakob Madoyan believes that now, in the changed world, the terms of 3 or 4 years for a bachelor's degree and 1 or 2 years for a master's degree are already outdated. There are professions for which a bachelor's degree should be 5, 6, 7 years. There are professions for which a master's degree should be 2, 3, 4 years, because scientific information has expanded so much that it takes more time to master it. Anna Sargsyan talked about the content and structure of higher education with Hakob Madoyan, candidate of philosophical sciences.

Babylon, "Gate of the Gods"


The building of the tower of Babylon was the first collective sin. Here, a manifestation of sin takes place in a social, political, and collective sense. If in the Adam and Eve episode, or in the Cain and Abel episode, individual sins are committed, then here a collective sin is committed, which is the sin of power. In any collectivity, there is always a problem of abuse of power and the word of the power that has dominion passes. What is the contrast between the Tower of Babel and the ceremonies of Pentecost, what similarities do they have with our life today? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.

 

The Museum of Literature and Art Today


Museums are the most important centers of our culture and education, where our historical memory, important events, facts, and evidence of our national identity are stored and presented. The museum with the largest collection in Armenia is the Yeghishe Charents Museum of Literature and Art, which houses about two million exhibits. What does the museum offer to visitors and is this offer in demand? What changes have occurred in the museum in recent years and what programs will be implemented in the near future? The guest of art critic Anahit Margaryan in “Artfocus” is Syuzanna Khojamiryan, director of the Charents Museum of Literature and Art.

Conquering History


What is the difference between history and the past? When does history become a legal and political category? What is the reason for forgetting the past? Anna Sargsyan spoke with PhD. David Mosinyan.

 

Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan


Tears are the “second baptism”
 
Tears, tears, crying are a human phenomenon from the moment of birth. This is not a phenomenon specific to the weak, which is mistakenly perceived as such. On the contrary, if we look from a Christian perspective, those who are afraid of being accused of the mistakes they have made are weak, and those who have the courage to admit their mistake, repent, and return to the field of God’s faithfulness are strong. And most importantly, when we shed tears with sincere repentance, this is what humanizes a person. Why does Christ cry, what message does he send us with his tears, why do we ask God for the grace to cry? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.

 

The Saint Sahak and Saint Mesrop church of the Vosketap village of Masyatsotn diocese was consecrated


With the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the solemn consecration ceremony of Saint Sahak and Saint Mesrop Church of Vosketap village was held by Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, the Primate of the Diocese of Masyatsotn. The newly built shrine bears the name of the most prestigious fathers of the Armenian Church, the founding leaders of Armenian writing and education, Catholicos St. Sahak and Archimandrite Mesrop Mashtots.
 

The Primate of the Diocese of Gegharkunik offered his Inaugural Episcopal Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral


By the appointment of the Patriarch of All Armenians, from 2019 His Grace Bishop Parthev Barseghyan is the vicar of the diocese of Gegharkunik. Before that, he served in the Christian Education and Information Departments of the Mother See, taught at the Vazgenyan Theological Seminary in Sevan, and served in the Armenian community in Paris for about six years.

Times of Homelessness


According to the UN, 150 million people are homeless. Most of them were forced to leave their homes as a result of conflicts, violence and other violations of human rights. Homelessness is not only a real life, but also a concept. Do attitudes affect public relations, states? Anna Sargsyan talked with candidate of philosophical sciences Armen Sargsyan.

Faith as race


Sport educates not only physical strength, but also moral values. For example, respect for the other person. There are rules in sports, and the rule is to respect the other person's rights. A sportsman deals with the rules from day one. Sports also implies sacrifice, which is the core of the Christian life. Why does the apostle Paul compare the Christian life with sports, what parallels and similarities are there? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.