…with the joy of the Lord κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά This invitation to joy (Phil. 4, 4) has the power to move our life for, in reality, it corresponds to our innermost desire for a fulfilling and happy life full of meaning. However, if we let the force of habit and convenience take the upper … More Rejoice always…
Wonderful Celebration κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά One of the most beautiful celebrations in the year, the All Saints Day, often nowadays is overshadowed by its Eve, the Halloween which has lost its original Christian character. How much aware are we that the Feast of All Saints is very much our feast too? The Church … More Our Feast Day
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά In the Greek language the word artos (άρτος) means bread and is derived from the verb ar-ar-isko (αρ-αρ-ίσκω) i.e. to prepare, to connect; therefore, artos points to the procedure (kneading, baking) of bread making. Since artos describes the most basic human (type of) food it might belong to a linguistic sub-layer … More Bread and Wine
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Precious relations As a spiritual being, the human creature is defined through interpersonal relations. The more authentically he or she lives these relations, the more his or her own personal identity matures. It is not by isolation that man establishes his worth, but by placing himself in relation with … More Timely?
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Making the sign of the cross… …with the words “In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” is like opening a window to the reality of God’s presence in our life, and like inviting Him to stay with us, guiding us and … More A Sign of protection and restoration
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά Interior life, exterior conquests It was mentioned on a previous post, “The secret of the Kingdom…”, regarding Mysticism in 16th century Spain, that it was more “extroverted” as compared to what had been the case in the previous two centuries. Certainly, it is natural to the person … More Inroads
Κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά In the year 781 A.D. during the Tang dynasty, (618- 907 A.D.), in the S.W. region of the province of Zhejiang, near the city of nowadays Longquan, a commemorative stele was erected in honour of the one-hundred-and-fifty years presence of the Assyrian Christian community in … More The Stele of the Luminous religion of Da Qin
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά These remnants from the Catholic church, the Venetians built in Paphos, offer a living witness of faith of the generations that have passed through Cyprus. Although the Catholic Church was banned on the island by the Ottoman conquerors in 1571, things have very much changed since … More Freedom means “yes” to love
click here to read this in English Αυτά τα εναπομείναντα ερείπια από τον Καθολικό ναό που έχτισαν οι Ενετοί στην Πάφο δίνουν ζωντανή μαρτυρία πίστης των γενεών που πέρασαν από την Κύπρο. Αν και η Καθολική Εκκλησία διώχθηκε από τους Οθωμανούς κατακτητές το 1571 τα πράγματα στο πέρασμα του χρόνου αλλάξανε πολύ και σήμερα στην … More Ελευθερία ίσον «ναι» στην Αγάπη
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