…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 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 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
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ If historical events in the past, events linked to ways of thinking and acting typical of their times, have been a source of conflict and division, Christians must consider memory above all the sanctuary where the living witness of the Risen Lord is preserved. It is memory which gives rise to … More A lofty and noble sanctuary
Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish June 2018 για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The People of God Many people nowadays claim that all religions are the same as they all encourage good deeds and avoidance of evil, therefore little matters which religion one follows, provided he/she is “a good person”. However, this is far from … More The Most Honoured People
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The most attractive face of the Church is holiness This is what the Holy Father Francis writes, among other, in his most recent Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et exultate (Be glad and rejoice). Holiness is always the result of the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church as … More The most attractive face
για Ελληνκά πατήστε εδώ INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE LATIN PAPHOS PARISH January 2018 …is firmly rooted in the old The New Year, like a book with blank pages not yet written, is unfolding before us and like a shapeless landscape it awaits us to give it, little-by-little, colour and form. No matter what we may … More The arrival of the new…
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