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 να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά …and the desire for God In the Greek language, both Modern and Ancient, truth is aletheia (αλήθεια) and this word is derived from a + Lethe (α+λήθη) which mean non-forgetfulness. In Greek thought, therefore, truth is that which cannot be forgotten. It is not forgotten because it does not … More Truth…
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 Ελληνικά Did you know… According to main-stream etymology, the word candle is derived from the Latin candela (from “candeo” = to shine, to burn). There is, however, the theory that candle comes from the Greek word κανδήλη (kandele, pronounced kahn-thee-lee) from the words παν+δήλος (pan + delos) (pan = all … More Light in the darkness
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
…has been given to you (Mk. 4, 11) October 2016 κάνετε κλικ εδώ για να το διαβάσετε στα Ελληνικά Each of us possess a soul, but we do not realize its value having been made in the image of God, therefore we fail to understand the important secrets it contains.. This is what Saint Teresa of Avila … More The secret of the kingdom of God…
Sanctity, a daily choice κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά This content has first appeared in Greek, in the September 2015 issue of the Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish The parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Louis and Zélie Martin (19th c.) were canonized on 18 October 2015, not because they are the parents of a … More Daily choices
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Prayer, for the Christian, is like the air we breathe and the water we drink, in other words, prayer is necessary for our well-being and for life itself! As October is approaching it is good to examine the prayer … More Like the air we breathe
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
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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