Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2003 (15. évfolyam, 4-49. szám)
2003-03-07 / 10. szám
AMERICAN Hungarian Journal MEDITATIONS Rev. Bela D. Bonis Ph.D. Emer.Prof.of Philosophy Calif. State University, Long Beach HUNGARIAN COINS Official Representative Office PO Box 1057, Clifton, New Jersey 07014 (973) 471-1441TeIefax (973) 471-1062 IN THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR Lent began last Wednesday. Its observance should be a serious time and should not be trivialized by giving up something like sweets or some type of meat. The issue is much deeper than that. Of course you may see some evidence of spiritual concern for others. However, strikingly absent is a spirit of confession - the kind that leads to repentance and the restoration of community. Few things are more difficult for most of us than admitting that we were wrong. That is evident in our no-fault divorce laws and our no-fault insurance. In our litigious society we are trained never to admit fault in an accident, in a financial trasaction gone sour, or even in an interpersonal squabble. In our criminal justice system a standard defense is to blame a client’s actionable behavior on the behavior of his or her parents, the environment in which the individual grew up, or the groups of which they were a part. While those may well have been contributing factors, they cannot override personal responsibility for criminal behavior. None of us like the idea of confessing our errors. Our version of any situation is the one that matters. If someone feels aggrieved by us, surely they have simply misunderstood, or taken offense when none was intended. The pride that keeps us from admitting our faults not only tears the fabric of our society. It eats at the heart of our church. We are much quicker to "confess" the sins of others than confess our own. What a difference it would make to our own life together if we would observe this Lenten season with new resolve to examine ourselves afresh, to name those things we have done and said that are unworthy of the Lord we serve, and seek reconciliation with those from whom we are estranged because of our lack of humility. In God’s sight we are all miserable sinners, yet in God’s eyes we are still lovable. It is the true mystery of grace that the unlovable are so greatly loved. This is the message the church needs to speak to the world. There are so many broken-hearted people, so many who are spriritually crippled who need to be told they are loved. They too need to hear Jesus’ words: "My child, your sins are forgiven." (Mark Three New Coins from Hungary: Square, Hollow and Silver Hungary’s final three coins of 2002 have been released and are available worldwide. They exhibit a variety of style, form and function that are perhaps unrivaled among the issues of the past year - one square, one hollow inside, and the third, a silver crownsized coin dedicated to ceramics. 3. Margit Kovács Margit Kovács The Margit Kovács coin is the fourth 3,000 forint issued in 2002 (the others, released in the first half of the year were for the bicentennial of the National Library, the bicentennial of the birth of mathematician János Bolyai, and for the Hortobágy National Park). This issue honors the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous ceramicist, sculptor and artist. As seen on the obverse of the coin, her work was creative, whimsical and moving - typical of her great sense of humor and of her ability to capture the emotions of her subjects. The museum dedicated to her ranks as one of Hungary’s most visited attractions. The 38.6 mm (1.5 inch) sterling silver coin weighs 31.46 grams and is available in brilliant uncirculated and proof with a mintage of 4,000 each. Prices are $42.50 and $49.50. TO ORDER, or to be placed on the mailing list for all Hungarian coins, contact the National Bank of Hungary’s official North American coin sales representative, The Coin & Currency Institute, Inc., PO Box 1057, Clifton, NJ 07014. Toll free 1-800-421-1866. Fax (973) 471-1062. E-mail: mail@coincurrency.com. New Jersey residents should add 6% sales tax. Major credit cards are accepted. Add $4.50 to each order for shipping and handling. These and other coins of Hungary may be seen on the Institute’s website, www.coin-currency.com/hungary.html . U.S. President Phones Hungarian PM Budapest, February 26 (MTI) - United States President George W. Bush telephoned Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy on Wednesday to voice his thanks for a decision by parliament to support Turkey’s defences, and for the personal stand taken by the PM. The Prime Minister’s Office briefed MTI on Bush’s phone call. The U.S. President voiced special thanks for Medgyessy’s personal stance in support of the decision. That kind of consistency is contributing to the broadest possible spectrum of European countries working together in trans-Atlantic cooperation to make Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi regime comply fully with the UN Security Council resolution, Bush said. The Hungarian PM agreed that further effort was needed to resolve the situation. He said that responsible international elements had to boost their cooperation, Europe needed to take a unified position, and trans-Atlantic relations had to be heightened as part of that effort. The role played by the U.N. and the next Security Council resolution had to promote a good, reassuring, and peaceful resolution to the Iraq crisis, said the Hungarian PM. The PMO reported that Bush had heard that Hungary might face a flood emergency, and that the cabinet was meeting in one of the threatened areas to discuss ways of combating it. The US president voiced his approval of the cabinet’s circumspect and forwardlooking plans. Roman Villa, Lost Library Emerge After 2,000 Years ROME (Reuters) - The long-buried Villa of the Papyri, one of Italy’s richest Roman villas famed for its library of ancient scrolls, opened to the public Saturday almost 2,000 years after it was submerged in volcanic mud. Although only a small fraction of the once sumptuous villa at Herculaneum which belonged to the father-inlaw of Julius Caesar has been excavated, small groups of visitors will be allowed to tour the site on weekends. Mount Vesuvius buried the villa under 100 feet of volcanic mud in 79 AD - the same time it entombed Pompeii. “It is without rival among Roman villas,” said Andrew Wallace- Hadrill, director of the British School at Rome and head of an international committee overseeing works at Herculaneum. “It’s also the excitement of seeing a new excavation, to get the impression of it emerging from the rock,” he told Reuters. The sprawling villa once occupied 30,000 sq feet overlooking the Bay of Naples. It was adorned by hundreds of bronze and marble statues and stocked with a vast private library of texts written on papyrus scrolls — from which it derives its name. The splendor of the villa has spawned imitators. In the 1970s, Paul Getty had the villa recreated in Malibu, California. Diggers making exploratory tunnels stumbled across the villa in the 18th century and subsequent excavations unearthed a treasure chest of art and ancient scrolls. In 1991, archaeologists dug out a wide crater to get a better look. “One of the biggest novelties uncovered is that the villa isn’t just on one level, there are two entire levels below to explore,” Wallace-Hadrill said. The scrolls, which looked like sticks of charcoal when they were first discovered, have mostly turned out to be works of Greek epicurean philosophy from the first century BC. News Provider: ELIA RA VASZ fhe goulash pot #1 Magyar Restaurant Nevadában Kedvesen fogadjuk önöket az elegáns kis étteremben finom ebédre vagy vacsorára. Nagy választékban lehet rendelni különböző ételeket, sokféle napi szakács ajánlatot. 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