…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
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Christ is Risen! The angelic joyful message resounds upon all the eart We have left Lent behind us and have entered the brightness of the Paschal period, which brings home to us that neither pain nor the difficulties and the darkness of the present times have the last word in our … More Memory, freedom, perspective
We are living through unusual and odd times and it is important to try to see things clearly. We have to try and discern the events, which have so much affected our day-to-day life. We are flooded with information, sometimes with conflicting accounts and analyses and we must make sense of it all. Well, we … More The world is ours
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…
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The big picture Earth, wind, fire, water…are basic symbols which help us in making sense of our world. Some speak of the “theology of land” i.e. land that holds a divine promise; taken literally that may lead to very serious conflicts among different peoples in a given region. The narrative of … More Earth, wind, fire, water
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ All that is mine is yours too ,,,and all that is yours is mine, (John 17,10). This is how Jesus prays to His Father and once more emphasizes the union between the Father and himself, i.e. the Son. To the degree we are close to Christ we make His prayer our … More Breath of Life
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