κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Our European culture, imbued with the spirit of Christianity, has produced throughout the centuries exquisite works of art, be it in architecture, in literature, in sculpture and in painting as well as in music and in singing. All these forms of artistic expression have been encouraged by the Church, … More Expressions of Faith
INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE PAPHOS LATIN PARISH April 2017 Για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ The Resurrection is a cosmic event! For Christians, memory is too lofty and noble a sanctuary to be defiled by human sin. This is what Saint Pope John-Paul II said, among others, while he was visiting Greece, in May 2001. Indeed, … More A cosmic event!
Ελληνικά Beauty will save the world The well-known Russian author Dostoevsky, (1821-1881), wrote somewhere in one of his works, namely in “Brothers Karamazov”, the following phrase: “Beauty shall save the world”. Indeed, if we place him in his time and in the conditions which prevailed in his country at that period, it is quite obvious … More Beauty
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Informative bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish February 2017 / 3 The Mystery of the world leads us to the Mystery of God The universe is not the result of chance as some would like us to believe. Seeing the universe, we are asked to interpret something deep inside it: … More LET THERE BE LIGHT
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά A slow fermentation Reconciliation, justice and peace in the world are not conditions which are automatically created, but they are the result of the several efforts and interactions of various social groups, starting by the family and reaching up to the empires. Generations come and go, empires shine like shooting … More Reconciliation, justice, peace
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Insights into the Eastern Christian Iconography For the Eastern Church the icon is not a means to put the imagination into motion. The icon is not a picture; it is rather a vehicle of grace and life. It elevates and purifies the faithful by bringing him in the presence of the … More Merry Christmas
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The first Universities The first ten centuries in the Church’s history, as we have seen, are totally interwoven with the sociopolitical conditions in the Mediterranean basin and the countries near it. Ten centuries of fermentation with the Gospel in the everyday life of thousands of people brought about, at times … More Unity of faith and language
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά An historical note On the southern side of the Omayyad mosque in the heart of Damascus, in Syria, there is the following inscription in Ancient Greek: Your kingdom, Christ, is an everlasting kingdom and your sovereignty endures to all generations. This is the 13th verse of Psalm 145 and betrays … More Christ the King
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
A factor of unity and identity κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The 7th century is characterized by the wars of the Byzantines against the Persian which end in 627 A.D. with the total victory of Emperor Heracleius over them. Wars between the Byzantines and the Arabs do follow (629-717 A.D.) resulting in the annexation of … More Efforts and Achievements
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