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
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
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 Let us share our joy The Father is the wellspring of joy, the Son its manifestation and the Holy Spirit its sponsor. (Pope Francis). The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who meet Jesus. Whoever accepts his offer of salvation gets liberated from sin, sorrow, inner … More in the Church’s bosom
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ …and anticipation Most recent events oblige us to confront multiple challenges that threaten our natural environment and wealth, like floods, fires etc. So we have to face our part of responsibility too, which we all too easily choose to overlook. Being at the apex of creation, created in God’s image, ours … More Expectation…
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The centre and the horizon of all Christmas is the feast which reminds us of the quiet and unobtrusive way God entered our world, freely willing to become one of us. The mystery of Incarnation cannot be ever explained, but through the unfathomed love of God who wishes from all eternity … More Free to love
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Informative bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish October 2017 Servants and messengers of God The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls “angels” is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition. Who are they? St. Augustine says: … More NEVER ALONE!
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Two great Saints At the end of the 12th century two of the most widely known and loved saints come into the world; Saint Dominic, 1170-1221, from Old Castille in Spain, and Saint Francis, 1182-1226, from Assisi in Italy. Living fully the tensions of their times (the Crusades for the … More The beginnings of the 13th century
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
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