In-between Heaven and Earth

A Witness of Faith This content originally appeared in September 2015 at the Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish Κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να διαβάσετε το πρωτότυπο στα Ελληνικά A few people might know the odd story of Saint Symeon the Stylite, who spent the last thirty-seven years of his life upon a pillar (“Stylos” in Greek) … More In-between Heaven and Earth

Leisure and learning

κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στο πρωτότυπο στα Ελληνικά The word school is derived from the ancient Greek word scholé (σχολή, Modern Greek σχόλη, schóle) which means leisure, free time! The word school has now become a noun, but in reality it was the adjective pertaining to scholé, i.e. that which is related … More Leisure and learning

Freedom means “yes” to love

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