A meditation in eight parts of the Lord’s prayer Part 3 Thy kingdom come για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ In our modern times the notion of kingdom and kingship are not readily understood as most contemporary states have not a king / queen. Therefore, in order to comprehend the meaning of “God’s kingdom” we must look … More Necessity? To find and to worship
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The Lord’s Prayer A meditation in eight parts of the Lord’s prayer Part 2 Hallowed be thy name At first glance it seems quite paradoxical to ask God that His name be Holy. Is not the God and Creator of all that exists holy? Is not God, our heavenly Father (see … More A Matter of Attitude
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The first gift of the Holy Spirit, according to the traditional list, is wisdom. It is not merely human wisdom, no, the fruit of knowledge and experience. In the Bible we are told that, at the time of his coronation as king of Israel , God asked Solomon what gift he … More Seeing through God’s eyes
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ From the very beginning the Church honoured the Mother of the Lord and in her person saw the model of the creature that experiences in her life the fulfilment of God’s promises for salvation. One of the titles the Western tradition confers on her is “Seat of Wisdom”, and the reference … More Seat of Wisdom
…will flow …from within him who believes in me, as the Scripture has said (John, 7, 38). This is the assurance our Lord gives us, meaning the gift of the Holy Spirit that is diffused to all faithful. Its purpose is two-fold: our personal sanctification, as well as our orientation toward our fellow men and … More STREAMS OF LIVING WATER…
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ New aspiration Being part of this amazing world, immersed into its beauty and its contradictions, its pain and its hopes, forever trying to move forward, to go further and to push higher we realize that we are not mere pawns on an immense interactive field, in an indifferent world that goes … More Like wind and like fire
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Easter and its significance The Hebrew word for Easter is Pesach (in Latin and Greek Pascha) and means Passover, i.e. passing over. In the Old Testament the feast of the Pesach was the commemoration of the passing of the Israelites through the Red Sea over to the other side, when Moses … More Celebrating Pascha
As we have already entered the month of November it will be of particular interest to revisit the post of October 16, 2016 as it offers a historical perspective with regards the All Saints feast and that of All Souls, as well as the origins of Halloween. Here is the link: “Thanksgiving” For the same … More A month full of Meaning
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Sailing the digital sea The present time is experiencing an enormous expansion of the frontiers of communication, bringing about an unheard of convergence among the different media and making interactivity possible. The internet is therefore revealing a vocation that is open, basically egalitarian and pluralist but at the same time it is creating … More In deep waters
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ …to the obedience of Faith The Good News must be heard and must be widely spread so that it would lead the listener to the knowledge of God. Man’s heart then will be gradually enlarged to the dimensions of Divine Love. The Church’s Apostolic Mission, i.e. her missionary activity, is an … More Through hearing the Gospel…
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