A homily on the commemoration of the Procession of the Cross and the Seven Maccabean Marytrs with their mother Solomonia and the priest Eleazar. By Fr. Seraphim Holland   In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Brothers and sisters, today is the Procession of the Cross which we celebrate on the first of August, and …

Labor Party decides for Zero Tolerance The Same-sex marriage debate entered a new phase of intolerance with Labor voting to expel parliamentarians who advocate man-woman only marriage. In two parliaments time, Labor MPs and Senators who vote against redefining marriage will be expelled from the Party. Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton said this was devastating for the millions …

1. Today, my Christian brethren, our Holy Church celebrates the memory of the great martyr Saint Panteleimon, the healer. It would take a lot of time to speak of the entire life and brilliant miracles of this Saint. I will only tell you a few things, as much as anyone can say in a short sermon. Saint Panteleimon, my beloved, …

July 24, 2015 By Andreas C. Chrysafis There is not much hope for the people of Cyprus to live and let live in a democratic state that shines with equality, transparency and accountability; for there is flawed democracy at that; a nation that does not practice transparency, it has no democracy! The current negotiations on the Bi-zonal Bi-communal Federation (BBF) …

Dearly Beloved,   Further to our Encyclical of 28th May 2013, in relation to a law which the State proposes to vote upon with regard to Marriage between persons of the same gender, we write to you once again because the Federal Parliament is expected very soon to deal with the redefinition of the concept of Marriage.   You might …

By Andreas C Chrysafis July, 2015 (No 77) © The election of the Tsipras government has triggered a massive headache for the Eurogroup in fear it may inspire others across the Eurozone. They had to destroy it and dark forces lurking in the shadows put a devious plan into action – debt dependency; a dependency so ugly that would demand …

After last week’s Referendum euphoria authorizing the Tsipras government to negotiate with the Eurogroup on the premise not to accept additional Mnimonios, I felt proud to be a Greek! I truly believed that Greece would shine again and protect the people against a cleptocratic banking system that has ruined the nation and brought misery to millions. I also believed that …