ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ ΣΥΝΤΑΞΗΣ (Νίκος Σταματάκης): Εξαιρετικές τιμές επιφύλαξαν οι Λάκωνες του Καναδά στον καλό φίλο, Πρόεδρο της Παλλακωνικής Ομοσπονδίας Αμερικής-Καναδά, οι Λάκωνες του Καναδά, τόσο στο Μόντρεαλ όσο και στο Τορόντο.  Δεν χρειάζεται να τονίσουμε ότι οι τιμές είναι απολύτως...
By Nick Stamatakis During the last Parade Meeting (Panomogeniaki) at the Stathakion last Thursday, Philip Christopher made a gesture of "honoring by dismissing" ALL past presidents. "From now on, you will stay on the side; whoever is over 50 is...
By Nick Stamatakis I asked several oldtimers the same question: Do you remember any other Parade on Fifth Avenue in such rainy conditions?  The only positive answer went back at least four to five decades in the 1970s... Yes, what...
The Parade celebrations entered into high gear, and for Friday, we have escaped the threat of rainy weather.  We should participate in all events - especially on Sunday - regardless of weather conditions to honor those who sacrificed their...
Suddenly, the "Orthodox Observer" posted yesterday last month's news that the Archbishop gave a "historic" address at the National Intelligence University on the topic of “Russia’s Weaponization of Religion in the Ukraine Conflict”.  Why now? Because Elpidoktonos (and the...
EDITOR'S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis): Out of this remarkably well-written obituary (well worth your time) I picked this prophetic excerpt: "...In 2007, as US troops began their withdrawal from Iraq, in an article in The Guardian he observed that if Washington...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the most complete presentation yet of the many questions regarding HALC, the non-profit organization run by Endy Zemenidis (It was published in newsbreak.gr)  HALC is not registered as a "lobbying" organization and is declared as...
PHOTO: Fr. Villis, the Archbishop, and Fr. Anargyros, presiding priest of Astoria.  ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΗ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΙ Instead of firing the Andriotis - Papamichael "mafia" years ago, the Archbishop fired the young, energetic leaders. Instead of firing the inept Fr. Nektarios, he promoted...
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΗ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΙ By Nick Stamatakis "Γλυκέ μου εσύ δε χάθηκες, μέσα στις φλέβες μου είσαι. Γιε μου, στις φλέβες ολουνών, έμπα βαθιά και ζήσε." "Sweetheart, you are not lost; you are in my veins. My son, into the veins of all of us,...
THE ARCHBISHOP’S INCREDILE EPIPHANY WRITTEN BY ARTHUR PICCOLO Once upon a time, in the early 19th century, the people of Greece were filled with a burning desire for freedom and independence. The year was 1821, and the Greek revolutionary heroes, led...