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The βίζιτας and the camellia calling card

It was a hint of petal that stopped her mid-shuffle. Relinquishing control of her lime-green vinyl shopping trolley, filled with the remains of flowers, she hobbled purposefully up the path. …

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Web Words: What do you do when your kid doesn’t want to go to church?

Neos Kosmos readers on social media responded to Theodora Maios’ opinion piece, titled “Mummy, I don’t want to go to church”. The piece provided helpful advice by a priest regarding …

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Game of Thrones for the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia

“Valar Morghulis,” quoth Jaqen H’ghar, in the Song of Ice and Fire series. “All men must die.” Not being conversant in High Valyrian, our community was completely unprepared for the …

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War veterans: Ken’s visit to Syntagma Square, aged 13, made him want to be a soldier

My name is Kyriakos (Ken) Tsirigotis. I was born in Coburg and raised in Thomastown, Melbourne, to Greek immigrants from the Peloponnese and in particular Laconia. My final decision to …

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Father Doukas of Frankston Church sketched his last respects to Archbishop Stylianos

Father Doukas put pen to paper and created a sketch representing the death of Australian Archbishop Stylianos. The work featured a map of Australia with a footprint inside featuring the …

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“Mummy, I don’t want to go to Greek church”

My eight-year-old son stood at the entrance scanning the sanctuary. He gently squeezed my hand and whispered: “Mummy, I don’t want to go to church. I love God and Jesus, …

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Ancient Greek democracy and democracy in the upcoming elections are two separate things

Democracy – the English word – is, as every schoolgirl knows, of ancient Greek derivation. Democracy – the thing – as it is practised around the world today is quite …

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EU parliamentary elections 2019

The next Elections for the European Parliament scheduled on 23-26 May 2019 have already started with fervour! A total of 751 seats (MEPs) are currently up for grabs by those …

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Christos Fifis and the first Greek Community of Australia

Are we, as Greek Australians, defined by the institutions that we create? Do we make them in our image so that they reflect us and our aspirations? If so, what …

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WEB WORDS: Your say on Anna Vissi tour

Our article about Anna Vissi’s tour to Australia and her agreement to reduce concert fees after threat to fill Rod Laver with homeless hecklers drew a lot of reader comments. …

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