By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. I received a call from my physician’s office, the other day, with the message that it was that time of the year for my annual checkup. It happens every year. We have a full set…
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Fasting: Is it Really Necessary?
By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. As Great Lent is approaching, fasting is again a major subject for all of us, so please allow me to address it again today. Over the years, many people have asked me what the required…
Twenty Years in our Sacred Space
By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. We celebrate this year the twentieth anniversary since the completion of the permanent sacred space, the beautiful Temple (or Sanctuary) of our Parish. We should remember and honor during this year all of those who…
The Purpose of Humanity
By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. What is our purpose human beings living on earth? This question arises over and over, again. People of all nationalities throughout the centuries and in all places have raised this question from time to time. …
God’s Many Blessings are Being poured Upon Us
By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. As we enter the new year, we begin to think about new resolutions, new plans for our lives, new hopes for the future. But we should also look back and ponder over our accomplishments, as…
The Essence of Time
By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. A new year 2024 has dawned upon us. It is not unusual that at such a juncture we may ponder on the passage of time and find ourselves wondering how fast the years are going…
The Birth of Christ – A Milestone Event
Fr. Panayiotis’ Message for Christmas Dear parishioners and friends of our Parish, The birth of Jesus is a milestone event in the history of the world. This was not just like every other birth of a child, but rather an…
The Healing of our Wounds
By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. As we come closer to the great feast of the Nativity of Christ, questions may arise in our minds regarding this incredible event. I would like to take a few moments to ponder over a…
Are you involved in the Ministries of our Parish?
Our Parish has thirty different ministries. Are you involved in any of them? And if you are, what do you expect to get from that? Since we are a church, the goal of the parish is to help us grow…
Fulfilling our Mission as a Parish
By Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. In the “Epistle to Diognetus,” written at the beginning of the third century by an unknown Christian author, we learn of something special with regard to the Christians: The author explains, “We (Christians) are in…