Published: 29 July 2013 NSW could become the first Australian State to legalise same-sex marriage after an inquiry found NSW has the power to introduce its own law. But a legal challenge is likely, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. A group of MPs from across the political spectrum have redrafted a Same Sex Marriage Bill that will be introduced in …

(Source: The Greek-Australian VEMA, January 2013, pg. 17/35) It is not often that we have the ease of time to sit and recollect our experiences and write down an account of our activities on paper, so that the outside world can be informed on the progress of our mission. The many difficult and regular missionary expeditions around the rugged mountainous highlands, …

Dora Kitinas-Gogos reveals her recipe for a vegetarian stifado Note: I’ve given you a vegetarian stifado as not to contradict what I have said about meat eating in the winter months. Ingredients: 300 grams of any type of meaty mushrooms 300 grams of button mushrooms 1 large onion ½ kilo small shallots, I hand pick these so I get the …

Dense and creamy Greek rice pudding, by Eftichia Gogos Ingredients: *1 cup of short grain rice *3 cups water *5 cups milk *¾ cup sugar *2 tablespoons cornflour dissolved in 4 tablespoons water Method: *1. Boil water and rice for 15 minutes on low heat stirring occasionally so it won’t stick. *2. Add milk and bring to the boil, then …

The word yiahni refers to pot cooked food with fresh tomatoes, and it could be likened to the word stew. Ingredients:  *1 kilo of baby string beans (frozen may be used) *5 – 6 ripe tomatoes skinned and diced, or diced tinned tomatoes *2 onions *½ bunch parsley *1 cup olive oil *½ teaspoon salt Method: *1. Slice onions finely, …

Author: Fr George Dimopoulos Source: Orthodox Sermons for all the Sundays of the Year – Volume I Publisher: Christian Orthodox Editions “For I bear them record that they have zeal of God, but not according to knowledge”. (Romans 10:1-10) Dear brethren, today is the Fifth Sunday of Matthew. One Sunday prepares for the next. Time passes as explicitly as the …

When nations are not made accountable for their crimes, their action ceases to be a crime 23 Jul 2013 In a piece describing his stay in Cyprus, Noble Prize winning poet Odysseus Elytis spoke of the timeless essence of being Greek as being situated in a unique feel for the relationship between things, whereupon there was more of the spirit …

The first bilingual Greek Day School in Australia, established in 1979 in Melbourne, announced the appointment of the new board (Date: 25 Jul 2013 Source: http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/new-board-at-st-john-greek-orthodox-college) St John’s Greek Orthodox College has elected its new board of directors. The first bilingual Greek Day School in Australia, established in 1979 in Carlton, Melbourne, announced the appointment of the new board, with …

Ingredients: 2 kilograms of quinces 4 cups of sugar Method: *1. Run quinces under running water and towel dry to remove fuzz (similar to peach fuzz). Prepare a large bowl of water. *2. To prepare quinces: Because the quince pulp turns dark once cut open, work with small slices, one at a time. Cut a thin slice of quince from …

This is the second time in recent years that the Turkish government has converted a unique Christian church into a mosque Source: http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/turkey-government-desecrates-the-church-of-agia-sophia 17 Jul 2013 The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia has called upon the Australian government and the international community to protect Anatolia’s indigenous Christian heritage. The announcement follows an incident two weeks ago where Muslim prayers were …