Greek Reporter: Archbishop of America Demetrios Visits Turkish-Occupied Karpasia in Cyprus
Archbishop of America Demetrios visited the few remaining Greek Cypriots in the villages Agia Triada Yialousas and Rizokarpaso and the Apostle Andreas monastery in the Turkish-occupied Karpasia, northeast Cyprus. The archbishop also visited occupied Famagusta and particularly the grave of Apostle Varnavas, patron saint of the Church of Cyprus. This...
New York Times: Christians of Mosul Find Haven in Jordan
By Rana F. Sweis AMMAN, Jordan — They were among the final holdouts. Even as many of their neighbors fled the violence that engulfed Iraq after the American invasion, the three men stayed put, refusing to give up on their country or their centuries-old Christian community. Maythim Najib, 37, stayed...
La Educación de Nuestros Niños
Listen Now. En este episodio de Vengan a Recibir la Luz, los presentadores Padre Aristidis Arizi y Padre David Wooten abordan el tema importantísimo de la educación espiritual de los niños cristianos. ¿Cuales son algunas cosas que podemos hacer para enseñar a nuestros niños de la fe? ¿Por qué es...
Christopher Stratakis, Esq. honored with Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship
Archon Christopher Stratakis, Esq. is joined by his wife, Mary and children, John, Sophia and Erene, as he is honored with the Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship. (Photo by J. Mindala) New York – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America joined the Order of Saint Andrew in...
Universal Language of Beauty
In the old village of Kanda, Georgia, six people enter an unfinished Orthodox Church to sing the Trisagion hymn. Their voices rise up in Georgian and Aramaic as a foreshadowing of what will take place when the Church is finished. Regardless of whether or not you can understand these languages,...
Anastasia Pahos and Sacred Music vs. Liturgical Music
In this episode, Chris Vlahonasios interviews fellow Australian and Orthodox composer and musician Anastasia Pahos. Ms. Pahos reflects on how her faith came increasingly to inspire and inform her musical career, leading to her self-identification that her genre and style now is “Sacred Music.” She explains how “Sacred Music” is...
