Give us this day our daily bread για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Every day we carry on our work and various duties, spend time with family or friends, or sometimes are too busy to pursue certain activities and hobbies that help us feel more creative and relax. At the end of the day we might feel … More A meditation of the Lord’s Prayer in eight parts Part 5
A meditation in eight parts of the Lord’s Prayer Part 4 Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ It is impossible to know God’s will with any certainty if we do not have a personal relationship with Him. What may this relationship be like, that may unlock, … More An Invitation and a Challenge
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 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
The People most honoured για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ No people is as horoured like the Christian People. God came to us and became man and ever since He lives among us. Not only doe He live among us, but he also entrusts us, His People, with the continuation of His work, i.e. the spread of … More A call to all
Who is coming? για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Last Sunday has probably passed unperceived, however it signals a new starting period for the Church called Advent. Among the Catholics in the Greek speaking world this period of time is named “the time of the Presence”. In the Eastern Church the new liturgical year commences on 1st … More Unfailing Presence
…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 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
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
Open Reflections 