Dialogue
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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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Conundrum: The meat paradox and the dark side of veganism
Vegans wonder why there is so much venom surrounding their decision to refrain from eating meat or wearing animal products. There’s even a term for the negative reactions against veganism …
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What? You won’t eat the meat? – ‘It’s a sin!’
No, this is not a piece on the Pet Shop Boys’ iconic song. It’s a piece on a phrase I haven’t stopped hearing since going full vegan in January. Oh, …