κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Defenseless city? In the 4th century AD another historical event took place which – although was not directly involving the life of the Church played a pivotal role in its future development. In 330 AD the Emperor Constantine the Great decides to transfer the capital of the Empire to Byzantium, … More Spiritual unity, geographical division
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά …and liturgy The first day of the week is called in Greek Kyriaké, i.e. “belonging to the Lord“, from the Greek words Kyrios =Lord. The word Kyrios for the Christian –who apply it to the person of Jesus, is equivalent to a confession and a statement of faith in His … More Sunday
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Making the sign of the cross… …with the words “In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” is like opening a window to the reality of God’s presence in our life, and like inviting Him to stay with us, guiding us and … More A Sign of protection and restoration
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Clarifications The fourth century of our era signals the official recognition of the Christian Faith as having equal status with the other religions which were tolerated in the Roman Empire, namely the Greek-inspired paganism and the religion of Mithra. At the beginning of the 4th century the Christian population in the Empire has … More Catholicity of Faith and heresies
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά Interior life, exterior conquests It was mentioned on a previous post, “The secret of the Kingdom…”, regarding Mysticism in 16th century Spain, that it was more “extroverted” as compared to what had been the case in the previous two centuries. Certainly, it is natural to the person … More Inroads
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Disarming simplicity and voluntary radical poverty for the love of Christ characterize Saint Francis of Assisi. Moreover, he worked tirelessly for the good of the Church and the spread of the Gospel to the non Christian world. A great figure among the Saints of the Church, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds … More Saint Francis of Assizi
Κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά In the year 781 A.D. during the Tang dynasty, (618- 907 A.D.), in the S.W. region of the province of Zhejiang, near the city of nowadays Longquan, a commemorative stele was erected in honour of the one-hundred-and-fifty years presence of the Assyrian Christian community in … More The Stele of the Luminous religion of Da Qin
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να διαβάσετε το πρωτότυπο στα Ελληνικά THE YEAST OF FAITH This content has first appeared in the Informative Bulletin of the Latin Paphos Parish, in April 2013, April 2015 and May 2016. From the start, the faith in Christ has been the springboard and the motive for the Church’s works of … More Patient development
click here for English ΤΟ ΖΥΜΑΡΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΙΣΤΗΣ Το περιεχόμενο πρωτοεμφανίστηκε σε άρθρα τον Απρίλιο 2013, Απρίλιο 2015 και Μάϊο 2016 στο Ενημερωτικό Δελτίο της Λατινικής Ενορίας της Πάφου Ανέκαθεν η πίστη στον Χριστό αποτέλεσε εφαλτήριο, ελατήριο και κίνητρο έργων φιλανθρωπίας και αγάπης στην Εκκλησία. Ο ίδιος ο Ευαγγελιστής Λουκάς γράφει στο βιβλίο των «Πράξεων … More Υπομονή και επιμονή
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Our life, woven as it is into innumerable things and events, big and small, does not cease to be a call toward a rising, a continual ascent in view of what is better, more beautiful and higher. Last August’s Olympic Games reminded us of that fact. As it is known … More On the summit
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