15 Jul 2014 – Neos Kosmos Newspaper “Τα διαφόροις των παλαιών περί τε γεωργίας και επιμέλειας φυτών και σπορίμων και ετέρων πολλών χρήσιμων ειρημένα συλλέξας εις εν, τουτί το βιβλίον συντέθεικα.” – Γεωπονικά On the extraordinarily rare occasions when my grandparents would be ready to admit that a particular piece of agricultural lore was beyond them, they would seek answers in …
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Delivered by Fr. Milan Medakovic In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: My dear brothers and sisters in Christ in today’s Gospel we hear the parable of a man that is in debt. He is called before the king that he is indebted to settle his account. He does not have the …
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Unlike the Resurrection of Christ, the mysterious character of Mary’s death, burial and ascension were not the subject of apostolic teachings extant but were preserved in the oral tradition of the Church. 19 Aug 2014 – Neos Kosmos DEAN KALIMNIOU “If her Fruit, Whom none may comprehend, on Whose account she was called a heaven, submitted of His own will …
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In this gospel, Jesus teaches us that the only way we can overcome the evil in this world, is through prayer and fasting. The incident in today’s Gospel took place immediately after the Transfiguration. At the Transfiguration three of our Lord’s disciples, Peter, James and John saw our Lord Jesus Christ as He truly is, shining with the glory of …
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The recent wave of violence against innocent families and children in Iraq has rendered the world shocked and horrified. We will not remain indifferent or silent before such irrational persecution, cultural intolerance and appalling loss of life, especially when it is caused by religious hatred and racial hostility. The targeting of tens of thousands of Christians (including Arameans, Chaldeans, and …
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Road to Emmaus (RTE) magazine, Fall, 2010 (Vol. XI, No. 4 #43) In 1995, after college and graduate studies, Greek-American Maria C. Khoury (B.A., Hellenic College, A.L.M, Harvard Univ., Ed.D. Boston Univ.), left Boston for her Palestinian husband’s native village of Taybeh on the West Bank, where she has been a constant spokeswoman for non-violence in the Holy Land and an advocate for …
Read More »The rally in support of Iraqi Christians took place on 2 August 2014 at Melbourne’s Federation Square [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2muideFQrQ4] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-jsB8H71Ys]
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SOME COMMENTS AND WARNINGS I should first begin to cite, that the following articles and especially the accompanying images may be distressing to some and probably inappropriate to those who are underage to read or observe. The graphic and violent nature of the images are regrettably true, and indicative of the life which Middle Eastern Christians, and other minorities, have had …
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Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, May you have a blessed Holy Transfiguration Day. Our church celebrates 13 days later on the Old Calendar. We hope the love of God will help to transfigure the total hate that is in the air right now in Israel/Palestine. This horrific attack on Gaza has created a new generation of hate. What can these thousands of children who …
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Solidarity between the Christian minority and Muslim majority is growing in Gaza as both suffer under the Israeli offensive, with churches sheltering all religions and prayers being offered up on all sides Mohammed Omer Wednesday 30 July 2014 GAZA CITY – Without prior warning, an Israeli missile hit the house of the Ayyad family last Saturday. The Ayyads, who are …
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ModeOfLife Become love as God exhorts us, for this is the true starting point for changing your life and the world. For it is love that will bring respect, justice and equity into the world, not our personal opinion of what justice or equity is.