THE GREEK AUSTRALIAN The oldest circulating Greek newspaper outside Greece etnall: [email protected] MARCH2006 TeL (02) 9559 7022 Fax: (02) 9559 7033 In this issue.•. Our Primate's View The so-called 'Catharsis' in the Church of Greece
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APOLLO 13 LAUNCHED TO MOON April 11, 1970
On April 11, 1970,Apollo 13, the third lunar landing mission, is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronauts James A Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Hillse. The spacecraft's destination was the Fra Mauro highlands of the moon, where the astronauts were 10 explore the 1mbriwn Basin and conduct geolog ical experiments. After an oxygen tank exploded on the evening of April 13, however, the new mission objective became 10 get the Apollo 13 crew home alive. Its austere white is on every postcard, but the Athens wrought on the Parthenon's marole structure by centuries of Parthenon was originally daubed with red, blue and green, the weather exposure and decades of smog pollution. Greek arehaeologist supervising conservation work on the Principal restoration work on the entire Acropolis citade~ which 2,400-year-old temple says. stands in the centre of the modem Greek capital, is scheduled to be POPE JOHN PAUL II DIES completed by 2009. April 2, 2005 hA recent cleaning operation by laser revealed traces ofhematite Dedicated 10 the ancient Greek goddess Athena, patron of the (red), Egyptian blue and malachite-azurite (green-blue) on the ancient city ofAthens, the Parthenon was badly damaged during a On this day in 2005, John Paul IT, history's sculptures of the westem frieze," senior archaeologist Evi Venetian siege of occupying Ottoman Turkish forces in 1687. most well-traveled pope and the first non Papakonstaotinou-Zioti told AFP. Much ofthe temple's eastern frieze was removed in the early 19th Italian to hold the position since the 16th cen While archaeologists found traces of the first two colours else century by agents of Lord Elgin, then British ambassador to the tury, dies at his home in the Vatican. Six days where on the temple years ago, the malachite-azurite colouring Ottoman Empire. later, two million people packed Vatican City was only revealed in tile latest restoration process, Papakonstaoti Elgin subsequently sold the sculpttues 10 the Britisb Musewn in for his funetal-said 10 be the biggest funer nou-Zioti said. London, where they are still on display, despite persistent efforts al in history. Given the testimony of ancient writers, it is likely the Parthenon's by the Greek government 10 secure their return for the past 20 trademark colwnns were also coloured, she added. years. OLYMPIAD REBORN Archaeologists have been trying since 1987 to remedy damage AFP April 6, 1896
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Ganles, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are 96 percent of Greeks believe rebom in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius 1. At the opening ofdle Athens Games, King Georgios 1 of Greece and a crowd of kids should learn English spectators welcomed athletes from 13 An overwelming majority of Greeks, 96 tile equivalent percentage in Geffilany is 36 The next most frequently learned foreign nations to the international competition. pereent, believe that children should learn percent and in Britain it is 48 percent. language is Russian, wiU, 6 oftbe 7 percent to speak English as weD as Greek, while a The poll shows that 56 percent of Europe who know Russian in Europe being non ~TASTRONAUTSUNTRODUCED further 50 percent also believe children ans speak. one or more foreign language ade native speakers, followed by Spartisb, which April 9, 1959 should learn German, according to the quately, compared with 44 percent who is spoken as a foreign language by 6 percent, findings of a Eurobarometer poll on lan speak no foreign languages, while 28 percent while Spanish speakers accowlt for 15 per On April 9, 1959, the National Aeronauties guage skills in the European Union that speak two foreign languages and 1I percent cent of Europeans. and Space Adntinistration (NASA) intro was released on February 21. speak three foreign languages. Italian is spoken by 16 percent of Euro duces America's first astronauts to the press: One in two Europeans speaks English, one peans but only by 3 percent as a foreign 130- Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John The next most popular language is French, in three speaks German and one in four guage, while Polish is spoken by 10 percent H. Glenn Jr., Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter which 34 percent of Greeks believe children speaks French, while the next most spoken of Europeans but only by I percent as a for Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Donald should learn to speak, followed by Italian languages are Italian, Spanisb, Polish and eign language. Slayton. The seven men, all military test with 6 percent Russian. The main reasons why Europeans begin pilots, were carefully selected from a group A majority of Greeks (74 percent) also Of the 51 percent of Europeans who speak leaming a foreign language is so that they of32 candidates 10 take part in Project beneve that all Europeans sbould speak two English, 14 percent are native speakers and can communicate on their holidays abroad Mercury, America's first manned space foreign languages, which is the second high 38 speak English as a foreign language. (35 percent), followed by professional rea progranl. NASA planned 10 begin est percentage in the EU after Poland (75 German speakers make up 32 percent of SOns (32 perceot) and personal pleasure (27 marme capital could be won in local government Had it not been for especially with Kosovo talks in process and a name settlement Dora's hour him, Bakoyannis would have been uolikely to seek the post even with Fonner Yugoslav Macedonia around the corner, rekindle with the Olympics at hand. relations with Turkey left fallow for two years and above all re By John Psaropoulos - ATHENS NEWS The foreign ministership has been shaped as a potential star! the political process for a Cyprus settlement. Whatever the antechamber for party leadership, after the career path ofGeorge aihnents of her job, ennui is not among them. The most important thing about the reshuffled cabinet is that Papandreou. His futher created the position of alternate foreign with Dora Bakoyannis the country now stands a chance of hav minister for him, and thmugh the dismissal of Theodore ing a strategic foreign poliey, as opposed to mere management Pangalos and the accidental death of Yannos Kranidiotis he Should soccer games of foreign affairs. ascended to the top seat. Unfortunately he moved to the party Greece sorely needs to defihe its goals in the Balkans, on Cyprus leadership by arrangement with Kostas Simitis two months and in the Aegean, and to start constructing the poliey that will before the 2004 election - too late to avert an electoral disaster in be policed? move it towards those goals over the long tenn. It also needs to the making since 2000. Although it is early days yet, the thought By T. Economopoulos -K.A:I'HlMERINI put in place a set of goals for two of the world's biggest and is irresistible that Bakoyannis might end up striking a similar fastest-growing economies, India and China; it needs to aggres consensual arrangement to follow Karamanlis. It is irresistible The images of police faced with rioting soccer fans at the recent sively pursue the new energy relationship with Russia; and it because in a country where a small number of families rules the match in Thessaloniki between local club PAOK and needs a foreign minister who will put in appearances in the politieal scene, confrontation is rare and back room deals the Olympiakos have triggered much debate .about the measures that wider region - North Africa, the Middle East and Eastern norm. should be implemented to curb such outbreaks of violence. Europe. Finally, Bakoyannis brings to the job an attribute all her own: It is clear that the police could have intervened, if they bad Bakoyannis made encouraging sounds in her brief inaugnral she has the political standing at home to be a more credible wanted to, and stopped the unprecedented violence at the address. She said that Greece needed to become a regional diplomatic interlocutor abroad than Petros Molyviatis could ever Thessaloniki soccer pitch and averted the widespread damage it power, and a force for deeper European integration. The conser be. provoked. Officers could bave gone even further and arrested the vatives under Bakoyannis' father, Kostas Mitsotakis, did not There are also dangers to the Dora-Costas cohabitation. main PAOK troublemakers - who set fire to a section of the always prove adept at policy in 1990-1993. Allowing the church Bakoyannis is not shy about disagreeing with the party line, and stands when Olympiakos equaIized - but also the entire gang of to fonn policy towards the Fonner Yugoslav Republic of Karamanlis has shown that he does not brook disobedience (he thugs who contributed to transforming the pitch into an arena Macedonia was a mistake Greece is still paying for. The early excommunicated George Souflias while in opposition, for and the game into an extremely dangerous ordeal. days of a crisis are usually the most promising time for a solu breaking party ranks over a socialist economy bill). The hatdcore troublemakers who were throwing stones and tion, and instead of solving its largest chronic missed opportuni For this reason, bonding on an immediate trip to Berlin and other makeshift missiles at police were limited to a particular ty, Cyprus, Mitsotakis gave Greece a second. Dublin was an intelligent move on Karamanlis' part. Dora's first section of the stands, so it would have been easy for officers to Just weeks back in power in April 2004, the conservatives, this foreign language is German, and introducing Greece's first isolate and arrest them. time under Costas Karamanlis, watched a European strategy for female foreign minister to Germany's first female chancellor But instead of doing this, police settled for "covering" the fire Cyprus that took four years to build blow up in their hands. was clever PR. Bakoyannis added a flair infectious even on men who bad been called in to extinguish the blaze and then Itis now up to Bakoyannis to prove herself better than her father, Kararnanlis, who usually moves abroad in a cloud of sulky returning to their original posts, permitting the soccer thugs to her predecessor and her boss in the field. Foreign poliey strate mirthlessness. continue their vandalism.. gy takes time to fonn and execute, and needs a degree of cross The other portfolio that gains most from this reshuffle is the Much has been said and written about whether police have the party consensus, so there is little time to be lost if the govern economy. Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis and right to impose order inside a private sports venue that consti ment is to show some success before the next election. Doing so Development Minister George Souflias both made bold state tutes a particular club's home ground. But once the force, nght will allow Karamanlis to challenge George Papandreou on his ments on the government's reform programme shortly after their ly or wrongly, takes on such a role, it should at least see it strongest suit swearing-in. thmugh efficiently. Otherwise, it does not just expose itself to Bakoyannis has shown a shrewdness for moving into channels But while economic reforms are well underway, Bakoyannis mockery but also almost encourages criminal activity. previous vessels have dredged and widened. Dimitris has much to do from scratch: Build strong ties with European Avrarnopoulos is the mayor who showed that national politieal Union partners, negotiate the briar-patch that is Balkan politics, • And what is going on? Is danger threaten NEWS CONCERNING ing? Quite possibly. But mothers also Talking have a highly developed sense that is ST ANDREW'S ORTHODOX PRESS quite unfathomable. They know, by col lecting information through their eyes and FIRST BOOK IS RELEASED Point ears, by listerting carefully and watching by Ann COWtlrd closely, when a child is telling a whopper. And every child wonders how they do it This knack served me well one day. I was Monkey business standing amongst a crowd of people try ing to get into a concert hall, carrying my I'm not a great fan of the theory of evolu handbag over my shoulder. There was a tion. My objection isn't based on any reli bit of jostling as the crowd of adults and gious teachings. I just don't faney the idea children moved forward when the doors of having monkeys for ancestors, that's opeoed, and I felt my hag being pum all. However, I've come to the conclusion meled. I ignored it for a while, and then Dear mends, that after women become mothers a sort pulled the hag forward, ouly to realise that of evolutionary process occurs. it was noticeably lighter. My purse had You may bave recently seen a statement in the Voice of Orthodoxy and Vema publications been stolen. about the three immediate priorities of St Andrew's Orthodox Press. To begin with, like everyone else, moth ers have two eyes. Then, they develop I turned around, and standing behind me It is with much pleasure that we announce that one of those goals has already come to another set in the back of their head. But was a man. He was neatly dressed in a fruition. it doesn't stop there. I've never known a suit and looked quite respectable. And The bi-lingual edition of the Divine Liturgy of SI John Chrysostom has just arrived from the mother to develop more ears, but as every then I saw his face. It was the picture of printers. It is the product of the Committee for the Translation of Liturgical Texts under the child knows, each ear functions separate innocence, and I immediately knew who chairmanship ofDr John Lee, within our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. ly. This means that one child can be talk the culprit was. To the horror of everyone ing into one ear, while at the same time around me, I wagged my finger at him This is a tastefully produced hardback publication which also includes Dismissal Hymns of another child can be talking into the other. and said in a clear accusing voice: "Tbat the Resurrection and major Feasts, Prayers of Preparation and Thanksgiving for Holy Mothers, it's true, can also lip-read. This man stole my purse!" The crowd gasped Communion, the Service for the Blessing of Loaves as well as the Memorial Service. means that while two children are talking at my bold behaviour, but, as a mum, I into her ears, the mother can lip-read a knew a culprit when I saw one. He was no Anyone can easily follow these Services in prayer as the Greek text is mirrored by an aocu third, or even fourth child, who's talking amatenr, though. Quick as a flash, he rate English translation on each opposite page. to her at the same time. dropped five purses onto the ground, and in the confusion, as we scrambled for our It is fitting that the first hook of SI Andrew's Orthodox Press has to do with the very heart A mother's brain evolves so that coping belongings, he 'legged it'. Had the eyes in of Orthodox life. with three or more conversations at the the bank of my head been functioning as same time is, well, child's play. And all they should I might have noticed where The price of the Liturgy hook is only $12. the while, both sets of eyes, especially he went, but, alas, they weren't. Evolving those in the back of the head, are mouitor can be a tricky and unreliable business at For orders write to [email protected] or call 02 %98 S066 ing everything that's going on. times. , For enquiries write to [email protected] 12982 .- MARCH 2006 4/22 TOBHMA , The Greek Australian VEMA NEWS FROM ST ANDREW'S BROTHERHOOD The celebration dinner of the 20th Anni have been staunch supporters of the Greek versary of SI. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia for many Theological College organised by the SI. years. Andrew's Brotherhood, was a wonderful This was a milestone event for Greek success. Orthodox Australians and to celebrate this occasion, the biannual raffle organised by the StAndrew's Theological College was estal> St Andrew's BrotherllOod this year offered lished in February, 1986 by the Greek super prizes; with a total offourtrips to Greece Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The being on offer. Theological College is a self-funded tertiary The RafIle was a huge success with tickets institution which relies principally on the being sold all over Australia. donations of the members of the church. As The results are: you may be aware, the Theological College is I st prize: 2 return tickets to Greece* (won by the admiration and object of pride of many of Ticket No: 90201 Marrickville, NSW) the faithful, as they know that this is the insti 2nd prize: I return ticket to Greece' (won by tution which is educating its future leaders, Ticket No:39209 Moonee Ponds,VIC) religious educators, priests and future bishops. (Ist and 2nd prize kindly donated by SI. Andre.... s Brotherhood) Many of our churches across Australia have n1 been fortunate enough to already have gradu 3 prize: 1 return ticket to Greece' (this tick ates from this college serving the faithful. et kindly donated by Gulf Air with the assis Many of these graduates are young, Australian tance of Olympic Aimays)( won by Ticket born, educated men who are able to relate well No: 76016 Hurlstone Park,NSW) and communicate effectively with the youth of 4th prize: Peter's of Kensington voucher to our community. the value of $1 000 (kindly donated by Peter The Year 2006 is the 20th Anniversary of the and Cluista Satouris) (won by Ticket No: 30504 East Bentleigh, VIC) Theological College. To celebrate the signifi President of the Sydney College of Divinity, Peter and Helene Coombes. th cant achievements of St Andrew's and to con Rev. Dr Gerard Kelly of the Catholic Institute The Vice Presidents of the Archdiocesan 5 prize: David Jones voucher to the value of tinue the good wolk that the Brothemood has of Sydney. Council were also present: Mr Stan Palassis $500 (kindly donated by Victoria Yeeros, done to date, the Anniversary Dinner was held Our parliamentary guests included The Hon. and his wife Yvonne, who travelled from WA, Manickville) (won by Ticket No:42341 Hop in Sydney at 'Nick's', King St Wharf on the Milton Orkopoulos, MP, NSW Minister for Mr Kon Kontis from Victoria and Mr Michael pers Crossing, VIC) evening of Friday 17tll February, 2006.The Aboriginal Affairs, The Hon. George Souris, Diamond. dinner was held in the presence of the Primate MP and Mrs Vassy Souris Member for Upper 601 guests shared in the celebration of this Many generous individuals, organisations ofthe Greek Orthodox church in Australia, His Hunter and Mr Tony Stewart, MP Member for auspicious occasion. All parishes in Sydney and parishes came forward on the evening Eminence Archbishop Stylianos , who is the Bankstown.From the Faculty and Staff of ille were represented, and tables were even organ offering donations for the Theological College. Founder and Dean of the Theological College. college Dr Vivienne Keely, Rev. Dr Raymond ised by the patishes of Wo lion gong and Jervis In total, the impressive sum of $120 000 was Our distinguished guests included His Grace Williamson , Rev. John McSweeney, Dr John Bay. rnised from the Australia-,vide Guessing Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias, and visiting Lee, Dr Ken Parry, Rev. Dr Gabriel Popescu Guests were entertained with live bouzouki Competition Raffle and from donations on the fonn interstate, His Grace Bishop Ezekiel of and Presbytera Popescu, Rev. Dr Doru music and a DJ who played played beautiful evening. Dervis and His Grape Bishop Nikandros of Costache, Assoc. Prof. James Athanasou and Greek music. Thank you to everyone who supported this Doryleou. We were also fortunate to be hon Mrs EvangeliaAthanasou. Guests enjoyed a sumptuous 4 course meal wonderful cause. oured by the presence of The Dean of the Also present were the Benefuctors , Sir with alcohol which flowed all night. A special Sydney College of Divinity, Prof. Raymond Arthur George, and representing the late thanks must be given to the owners of Nick's Mmianne PenJdis Nobbs and Prof. Alanna Nobbs, and The Chrissie Paspalis- Mrs Phynea Paroulakis and restaurants, Nick and Kathy Manettas, who St. And""" s Brotherhood III Educating the Greek Australian population in mental health issues; l1li Creating Greek Australian community advocacy groups; III Shifting the way in which problems relating to mental health a person suffering from a mental health issue; and are depicted in the media, from danger, violence and irrational Stigma and Mental Health Issues III People are fearful in engaging in mental health services. ity to strength, courage and resilience; and l1li Reviewing the content ofinitiatives and ainling to nonnalise What is stigma? Consequences of stigmatisation mental health issues to reflect functionality, hopefulness and The word "stigma" originated from the Ancient Greeks, who optimism. used it to describe a visible matk branded on members of cas A label of a "mental health issue" by self or others may lead The concept of one 'judging' what is acceptable or not, is a tigated groups. People branded ,vith a stigma included traitors to: concept that is slowly eroding. Eradicating stigmatisation, so or slaves. The stigma was used to discriminate such people III An adverse impact on self-esteem. People report that they far as mental health is concerned, requires education, persist from others. In today's society, stigma is more psychological "do not want to be differenf', that they just want to "fit in"; ence and care. Strategies to address stigmatisation may facili ly based and is descnbed as an invisible marker relared to III The stigmatised individual may isolate themselves from tate a process whereby mental health issues fonn part of the shame or being castigated. their community as they may fear rejection; normal hUlllan condition. III A child's mental health issue may be seen as false parenting. The impact of stigma on mental health Parents blame thenJselves, compotll1ding stigma and limiting Call your local psychologist or the Australian Psychological Stigma has a psychological impact on issues relating to men the engagement of mental health services; and Society (APS) Referra1 Service on 1800 333 497 fOT more tal health. The fear of stigmatisation relating to a mental health III Hiding a stigmatised mental health issue is psychologically information. issue can be frightening and isolating. The affected individual distressing. It creates difficulty in managing the day to day usually has difficulty in accepting the mental health issue per demands relating to the issue, as well as managing anxiety sonally, let alone talking to someone else about iLl! is not associated with kceping it a secret. References: uncommon, for people to take years before they access profes Hinshaw S. The stigmatisation ofmenta1 illness in children and par sional assistance, tell their loved ones, family andlor friends Strategies to address stigmatisation ents: 4eve1opmental issues, family concerns, and research needs. about their internal tunnoil. Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatIy 2005; 46 714 1 remember a colleague saying, that it is probably better to Some ways in which stigmatisation may be addressed within Warner R, Mandiberg 1. Consumers, Services and Recovery lose an ann, than to suffer from a problem with mental healtlL the Greek Australian Community, include: Changing the environment of schizophrenia at the community leve1. No doubt, this is because humans can more easily empathise III Reviewing insurance and Medicare policies to increase cov Au.<;tralasian Psychiatry; 11 Issue s 1 with physical and tangible problems than with mental healtlL erage and or support for mental health; III Increasing ftll1ding to: Mina Candalepru is a Registered Psychologist. She is the sole direc tor of a Clinical Private Practice in the Campsie ProfessiOlwl III bilingual (Gree~nglish) mental health practitioners, Evidence of stigmatisation train Afedical Practice, Sydney NSW. Her particular speciality is in trau Stigmatisation relating to mental health is evident in the fol in the provision of mental health services; ma and cllIvnic pain management and she also provides psyclwlogi lowing areas: III translate resources in Greek; cal therapylor depression, anxiel)~ work-place issues and/or injun'es, III Portrayals of mental health issues by the media. Some III engage Greek Australian intetpreters; and relationship issues, self esteem and grief Therapy is conducted in aspects of the media depict people affected by mental health III Greek Australian organisations, such as the Greek Welfare either English or Greek All selVices are by appointment ONLY and problems as violent, dangerous and abnormal; Centre, Nous and ProviCare, such that they maintain and strictly confidentiaL Her contact details are Tel (02) 9591 7714, Mob III The research has shown that there is a reluctance to employ increase resources. 0410493806. MARCH 2006 The Greek Australian VEMA TOBHMA When writing in our previous article (part los, whom, as is known, the Great and Supreme which decided his panegyric excommunication. I) about the grotesque deeds wantonly perpetrated Synod excommunicated at Constantinople in Ne> Which Archbishop, respecting himself against us by clerics in Athens who show no fcar of vember 1993. It was, in fuc~ the Autocephalons and the Church which be leads, would pennit the God, we could not have imagined - even ifwe p0s Chun:h of Greece which had Ct.Ulmmended the shamefulness of Sotiropoulos 10 continue unabated sessed the charisma of prophecy - such a quick and excommunication (!) of this accuser of clerics and without seeking his elemcntruy chastisement in or triumphant verification, following recent develop agitalo~ both inside and outside of Greece. der that he might be genuinely led to repentance and ments, of everything that we selectively denounced Of course, one might ask: Based on what spiritual salvation? as actions fubricated with mprecedented callous logic is Archbishop Cbristodonlos of Athens who However, is it not even more scandalous ness, indeed as 'a collaboration of many learned was elected in 1998 especially respoDSlble for the ~ while obtrusively seeking from the Ecumenical men'. 'possessed' Sotiropoulos who was excommunicated Patriarcbate the lifting ofhis excommunication, he In any even~ by exposing and publishing as early as 1993 by the Great and Supreme Synod in gave free reign to Hierarchs under his absolute indisputable evidence (from the official Archives of Constantinople? responsibility (for example, Metropolitans Pantelei the Archdiocese of Austrnlia) as to the means The question appears plaUSIble and valid. mon of Corinth, EfStathios of Sparta, and others) 10 thmugh which the charlatan Arcbimaodrite Se But ouly 10 those who are unaware of the details formally invite the excommunicated Sotiropoulos raphim Mentzelopoulos, emanating from the behind the scenes. We will attempt to present these to celebralory Liturgies and 10 Clergy Conferences Church of Greece, deceived us to snatch the most details bore so that those who are unacquainted with that he might preach 'Orthodoxy' or 'anti-heretical sacred office of Bishop, we bad neither the expecta the lexts and events might understand the responsi ministry~? tion, nor certainly the naivety, 10 believe that we bilities of each participant. Even recently, Sotiropoulos was obser could have foiled his meticulously orchestrated The fimdamental document for the com ved receiving the Holy Eucharist nnblndered dnr election as Metropolitan ofPiraeus by the protage> plete presentation of the subject is the 'Act' of ing the festive Divine Litmgy at the Holy Me> nists of the 'Cluysopigi'movement excommunicatioo of N. Sotiropoulos which we nastery of the Patras Nursing Home conducted by Nooetheless, the hierarcby of the Church reproduce unedited in the Greek section of this edi the newly-ordained Metropolitan Kosmas of Aeto of Greece bad 10 be made aware of who, in final tion (p.5), as well as the relevant official lokamania. Upon witnessing such unholy audacity, analysis, theywere about 10 elect with so much fan 'Communique' of the Ecumenical Patriarchale the theologian and musicologist, Mc Panayiotis fare and without the challenge of a fellow candidate dated 14-12-1993 (p.4). Andriopoulos, furthrightly reminded those present (!), in orderthat they might not be able to claim later Even a cursory perusal of these two offi that it is not possible for an excommunication im any d~ of ignorance or, per chance, disinfor cial documents demonstrates the follO\ving incon posed by a Great and Supreme Synod 10 be f1agrant mntion. Since each member of the Synod of trovemble truths: ly ridiculed thus. Ye~ despite the commotion caused Bishops meeting in Athens was sent by fax, at least a) The Great and Supreme Synod of and the highly uncomplimentruy comments in the one week prior to the election, a relevant briefing Constantinople in 1993 was convened in two phas local Press, neither the new Metropolitan Cluysos from our autboritative archives, we would have es: (the first in Jnly, the second in December). tom of Patras, nor Archbishop Cbristodoulos him ByArcbbishop expected at least a considered disquiet or some In the first phase, not only did the Arch self who boasts about a supposed catharsis in the StyIianos request - albeit from a section of those hierarchs bishop of Australia dutifully participate together Church of Greece, took whatever action. Indeed, in of Australia who respect the celebrated 'election of Bishops with the entire Hierarchy ofthe Ecumenical TIuone, response 10 a telephone enquiry placed with the ______thmugh the Holy Spirit' - for a rudimentary exam- inntion of the accusations. Furthennore, let us Dot forget that even at the final moment befure onlina tion (for any degree of the Priesthood, yet even me> re so fur that of Bishop!), when a public and cred itable objection be raised, an inlDlediate exrunina tion of the allegations is itnpcrative so that the ordi nand might be considcred truly "acceptable by the people and by God" and "in order that the most sacred Mysteries not be celebrated by those who are unworthy" (as justifiably required by the Testimo but also as a specialist Ecclesiologist he was Archdiocese ofAthens as to wbether, in the meanti nial of the Spiritual Father, even from the onlination assigned the responsibility of'structuring' and orga me, the excommunication ofSotiropoulos had been 10 the degree of Deacon). nizing the texts of the Synod to the last detail, in lifted, according to a respoDSlble statement, the fol- From what has been published thus fur by order to successfully combat the insatiable expan 100ving characteristic response was given: 'Of CODr the media, it would appear that such sensitivity ne sionist activity of Patriarch Diodorus of Jerusalem se the excommunication is still in effect How ver so much as passed thmugh the consciences of who provocatively 'invaded' the Archdiocese of ever, tbe responsibility lies with tbe Ecumenical the Electors, not even one, just as a sample! On the Austrnlia. Patriarch.Ie'! contnuy, as reported, of the 72 or 74 elector Metro In the second phase (December), again, What distressful scandal the diabolically politaDS, the previously 'side-lined' and disregarded the same Greek Autocephalous Churches (Constan unrepentant N. Sotiropoulos continues 10 cause Bishop received 63 votes! tinople,Alexandria, Cyprus andAthens) participat among the fuithfuI while persisting everywhere to This, unfortunately, is the climate in ed, though with a much stuallernurnber ofrepresen revile the Church and ber celebrants, is kncwn not which 'tbeAuthority of one man' is able to steam tatives. Now, it was 'decided' to 'restore'. before ti only 10 the television channels but even 10 the civil roll that most holy institution of the Church which, me and in haste, those Jerusalemite 'invaders' pun Courts. Therein remain outstanding. as has been from the Apostolic times, we call 'Synod', and is ished dmingthe previous phase (especially Bishops published repeatedly, formal allegations by the synonymous with the term 'Ecclesia' (Church)! Hesyebios and Timotbeos), to which 'design' the Ministry for Finance regarding extensive fraud in With justifiable frustration, then, one asks writer objected in writing with specific arguments the administratinn of the Missioll3I)' Brotherllood how it is possible fur such awesome responsibilities against such unjustified expeditiousness and, for '0 Stavros'. Well-known, also, is the open verdict to be neglected and diminished not ooly by the this reason, declined even to seed his vole, as was of the Court of Appeals in Athens (115/8-1-2001) Bishops (who arethemostgnilty and responsible!) requested ofhim. which irrevocably pronounced Sotiropoulos 'not a but also by the members of all the collective Bodies It was dming this phase that the lateArch tbeologian, hut a pseudologian'! of the people of God (Theological Colleges, Mo bishop Seraphim of Athens demanded the excom Regarding all the above feats of this 'leg nasteries, especially those of Mt Athos, the p0pu municatioo ofNikoiaos Sotiropoulos, prim.rily on endary' person, we have written extensively net lous Parishes, the many Christian Societies etc.) account of the continual miscondnct which be ooly in the academic Journal of the School ofTheo On the other band, journalists in both organized for the Kantiotis 'daredevils', going so fur logy at the Aristotelian University of Thessa10nica Greece andAustralia - deeply intrigued by our rev as 10 act violently Iowards Clergy and laity dming (Vol. 13, 2003), but also in our newspaper 'The elations - hastened to seek further infonnation 00 the Divine Litmgy (especially at Kefalari of Attica VEMA of the Church' (March 2002). the matter, somedting which we avoided diligently, and in the Metropolis of Larisa) but likewise on We should add, finally, that since our refecting them all only 10 the relevant edition of the account ofhis 'feats' both inAustralia and Canada Episcopal patience and leniency Iowards the 'VEMAofthe Church'. The same can be said ofa which, although condemned for years thmugh the 'deceitful and deceiving' N. Sotiropoulos has been plethoraoffuitbful, both c1ergy and laity, who cager appropriate channels, remained unpunished exhausted, we were compelled 10 forma11y saf", ly sought after our newspaper. b) Archbishop Cbristodoulos always guard all those who remain uninfomted - as an ulti We could, of course, present further sig knew of the generally pestiferous activities of N. mate correctional effort - by suing him in the Courts nificant evidence which characterizes in perpetuity Sotiropoulos tIiroughout Greece and abroad, as well ofAthens, following a warning letter which we bad the ethos and the psychopatbological state of the as the real reasons why Archbishop Seraphim sent to him in good time (p.6). Metropolitan ofPiraeus. We will not do so, howev sought his excommunication during the second As to how and why, despite all the above, e!; because, fullowing all that we denounced in our phase of the Great and Supreme Synod where ev'" Archbishop Cbristodoulos insists with such ':rea!' previous edition, a sufficient reply has been given to ryone knew that the Archbishop of Austrnlia was upon the lifting of the excommunication without a those in Greece who 'marvel'how this adventurous neither present nor had any involvement prior statement ofrepentance from N. Sotiropoulos Arcbimaodrite became Bishop of Cbristianoupolis Nevertheless, when Cbristodculos sought does not, of course, indicate a 'fatherly leniency in Austrnlia. his own promotioo 10 the Throne ofAthens using all towards a sinner or a misguided person', as be cus Another striking example of the unjust means, he saw fit to gain the support of the Kantie> tomarily pretends. It is rather thmugh FEAR fur and unholy polemics waged fne years now against tis-aligned Hierarchs by identifYing the 'bait', that matters which could certainly be raised by the loose theArchbishop ofAustrnlia by Archbishop Christo is, the restol'lloon ofSoliropoulos which he prom tongue of a lay person from his inlDlediate flock, dnulos of Greece, together with his entirely sub is..'I:! unconditiooally. Yet he bad neither the consci whom be should have ebastised appropriately long servient Hierarchs who follow his directives and entiousness nor the decency 10 require of him at ago. manipulations, is the case of the extremist, phrenet least remorsefulness over his slanderous and blas However, we shall cease our articles re ic, sycophant and advocate of the Kantiotis mind phemous statements not ooly against the Archbi panling 'catharsis' here and continue after Easter. ~ the theologianilhilolngist NJ!wiaos Sotiropou- shop of Australia but also against the very Synod 11 • MARCH 2006 6/24 TOBHMA The Greek Australian VEMA ESTIA FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA The Estia Foundation of Australia is a non-profit organisation headed by the Greek Or occurs due to damage to the basal • Swallowing problems in people thodox Archdiocese, which prollides respite and permanent care for young people with ganglia. with Spastic Quadriplegia. intellectual and physical disabilities. One of the primary aims of the organisation is to 3. Ataxia. The Individual with Ataxia • Hearing problems. increase awareness of the plight of the disabled, and to decrease common misconceptions displays balance and co-ordination • Vision impairment. regarding disability. Thanks to the kind support of The Greek Australian VEMA, Estia pro problems. This is defined by • Speech impairment due to problems duces the following article in each issue discussing a different disability and syndrome. unsteady, shaky movements and a with movement of the jaw, lips, We hope these will sone to enlighten and educate readers. tremor. It occurs due to damage to tongue, facial muscles, and breathing the cerebellum . Cerebral Palsy (CP) control. .. -: • Perceptual difficulties, which often David is obsessed with cars, and car five minutes after birth, and being Body parts affected by CP subgroups: impact upon the individual's orga racing. He can talk for hours about his placed on a ventilator for over four 1. Hemiplegia = involves one arm nizational and social skills. beloved hobby, and insisted his father weeks. and one leg on the same side of the • Nutrition deficiency to difficulty attach an "L- Plate" fo his walking • The newborn having a bleed in the body. with eating and drinking. fram e. The walking frame has taken the brain. 2. Diplegia = primarily involves both place of the car he will never be able to • Babies who have irregularities at legs. Hand movements may also What are the schooling options availa drive, because Dave has Cerebral Palsy. birth in main bodily systems, such be mildly affected, to the extent of ble for people with Cerebral Palsy? as, the heart, kidneys, or spine. clumsiness. The majority of individuals with CP will Cerebral Palsy is the most common • Seizures. 3. Quadriplegia = involves all four have the opportunity to attend their local physical disability found in children • The fetus being exposed to infections limbs, as well as the neck muscles. school and community programs. worldwide, with an estimated two or via the expectant mother. These three children per one thousand having include rubella, toxoplasmosis, and Whataretbebehavioralcharacteristics What does the future look like for a the condition. However, the condition is cytomegalovirus (CMV). of a person with CP? person who has Cerebral Palsy? neither progressive nor communicable, • If the mother suffers from severe highlighting the possibility of a fulfilling Because CP is not an intellectual di There is endless possibility for indi physical trauma, this in turn can sability, it is extremely difficult to and happy life for those with the damage the developing brain. viduals with CP to achieve great things in condition. generalise in terms of behavioral cha life, namely because it is not a regressive • Various chemicals damaging racteristics. However, research has the developing brain- the most condition. That is, once an individual What is Cerebral Palsy (CP)? shown that children with CP do often with CP has acquired a skill, they will common of these is alcohol, and have an experience of emotional stress Cerebral- Palsy is the motor impainnent not lose the ability to perform this results in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. in common. This stress occurs especially resulting from brain damage in a young skill, or partake in activities they enjoy. Other chemicals, which affect in times of high transition and change, child, regardless of the cause of the Because of their potential, it is important the developing fetus, include such as, beginning school, learning a damage, or effect on the child. This that those surrounding the individual nicotine from cigarette smoke, and new skill or task, or starting a new job. motor impairment occurs because the chemicals coming from drug use by with CP adhere to certain conditions in order to maximise the future potential of brain damage invariably affects the way the mother. How is CP detected and diagnosed? the brain controls the muscles in the Malnutrition in the mother. their loved one. A very general outline of • CP is usually diagnosed by the age of body. Asphyxia (the most common cause the techniques that may be used is listed • 18 months, and is often suspected when of CP in an infant and child) below: a child displays a delay in achieving Why is it caUed Cerebral Palsy? o Chocking on foreign objects various developmental milestones related • Communication between parents, The word Cerebral means 'having to do o Poisoning to motor function, such as, sitting, and educators, and medical professionals with the brain', while the word Palsy o Near drowning walking. A pbysician will only suspect is crucial in order to provide Physical trauma to the child's head relates to a 'deficiency in the way a • CP when these delays are accompanied consistency and to capitalise upon The child contracting a severe person moves his or her body'. • by various physical findings, such as: the child's ability and potential. infection at a very young age, • There are various forms of treatment - Wbat are the causes of Cerebral causing brain damage. These include • Abnormal muscle tone that will often alleviate some of Palsy? meningitis (an inflammation of the • Abnormal movements the problems associated with the For the majority of CP cases, it is meninges- the covering of the brain • Abnormal reflexes condition, and help the individual extremely difficult to pin point the exact and spinal cord), and encephalitis • Persistent infantile reflexes to function at their highest potential. cause. Though, good prenatal care is (brain inflammation, which may Even when all the characteristics listed These include: critical in the prevention of congenital be caused by bacterial or viral above are present, diagnosis is difficult o Therapeutic exercise. This problems. However, these can occur infections). to make, and will always involve waiting will combat difficulties with even when the expectant mother has • Reduced oxygen supply to the baby for the definite appearance ofspecific and movement. done 'everything by the book' in regards after birth. permanent motor problems. Permanent * Physical therapy. to her own well being, and that of her * Occupational therapy. How is CP recognized in an indivi is a key word here, as on many occasions, unborn child. * Speech pathology. dual? an infant may be injured and display While it is not possible to talk of' causes' , symptoms of CP, only to perform a Those children who receive one, or it is possible to talk of 'risk factors' . The motor disability of a child with CP complete recovery, and display normal a number of the above treatments, These are variables which, if they exist, varies greatly in each case, and therefore, development and behaviors a year later. depending on their needs, have fewer increase the chance of the condition generalisations about the disorder This is primarily due to the ability of the movement difficulties, have a better occurring. However, the presence of cannot be made. Thus, CP can only be young brain to repair itself. ability to control their movement and risk factors does not necessarily mean discussed generally within the subgroups A diagnosis of CP cannot be made by posture, have better muscle formation, the child will develop CP, and likewise, of the disorder, described below. It is a a blood test, but one will be conducted and greater abilities in toileting, feeding, their absence does not mean the child disorder that is sub grouped based on the and dressing themselves. That is, they will not develop CP. movement problem involved, or the parts initially, in order to rule out other conditions. Following this, Magnetic are armed with the ability to live a more The risk factors of CP include: of the body affected by the disorder. normal, and independent life. • Prematurity and low birth weight Resonance imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT) will be ordered, these between five percent and eight Movement problem subgroups: again cannot confirm CP but can provide percent of infants weighing less than 1. Spasticity. This is where the muscle Reference: evidence that will lead to its eventually Cerebral Palsy League of QLD, http://www. 1.5kg at birth develop CP. Likewise, has an inability to relax, but is weak diagnosis. cpipip.org.au, as cited 00 the 7" of March, 2006. infants weighing less than 1.5kg are in strength. Those with spasticity Cerebral Palsy Resources,http://www.about twenty five times more likely to will have trouble moving their What are the related medical pro cerebral-palsy.orgldefinitionlindex html, as cited on develop CP than infants who are limbs and obtaining a steady stance blems? 7" of March, 2006. • born at full term, and who weigh or posture. Spasticity occurs due to The Alfred l. Dupoot Institute 'Cerebral Palsy Program', httpJ/gait.aidi.edel.edu, as cited on the l it more than 2.5kg. However, in order Most problems are neurological. damage to the cortex. • of March 2006. to ensure perspective is gained, 2. Athetosis. This is where the • Epilepsy. http://kid, health .org/kidlhealth"'probiemslbrainl even the small premature newborn individual displays an inability to • Intellectual disability. cerebral"'palsy.hbni, as cited on I' of March 2006 has over a ninety per cent chance of control the movement ofthe muscle, • Leaming.disabilities. not developing CP. and hence often makes sudden and • Attention deficit-hyperactivity disor Compiled by: Irlni Tslouharas • The baby not crying within the first involuntary movements. Athetosis der (ADIID). Layout by: V. Revd Angelo Alljierakis • MARCH 2006 The Greek Australian VEMA TOBHMA Life returns to the nation"s property market Life Ilas returned to tile nation's property market, witll tile biggest rise in prices in House price rises more than two years. for Australian capital cities: Even in the moribund market of Sydney, buyers are back and puslling up prices that had Dec quarter % Past 12 months gone bacl'Wards as homeowners wound back Sydney 1.0 -3.9 their debt levels. Melbourne 2.3 2.9 Over the past year, prices in the nation's cap Brisbane 2.0 3.5 ital cities were up 2.3 per cent. But they rose Adelaide 1.1 3.4 2.1 per cent alone in the December quarter. Perth 6.6 22.5 Perth and Darwin continue to go gangbusters Hobart 1.8 5.4 on the back of the mining boom. In the west, Darwin 6.1 23.2 prices rose 6.6 per cent in the quarter and 22.5 Canberra 0.9 0.8 per cent over the past year. Average 2.1 2.3 Danvin prices skipped up 6.1 per cent during the past three months, and lead the nation by being 23.2 per cent higher than they were 12 always showed an increase in house prices, months ago. 'even during Sydney's recent downturn. But most interest was on Sydney which pust But he said there were signs that some health ed its first increase in prices, at one per cent, was at last rettuning to the market in the east for the first time since the tail end of 2004. ern states. Over the full year prices in Sydney were still "What we can say is that, in both the anecdot down 3.9 per cent, but it appears the bad days al evidence and the official data, there are cent this year. world of managed funds. of early and middle 2005 might be over. signs oflife in the housing markets of the east But the Reserve Bank would become con New figures from the Australian Bureau of Melboume prices rose 2.3 per cent in the ern states," he said. cerned if prices grow any faster in a repeat of Statistics show funds are on the cusp of having quarter (up 2.9 per cent over the year). The "These include increased home lending, the over-the-top rises of the early 2000s. $1 trillion in consolidated assets. capital of the garden state is still leading the lower rental vacancies and higher auction "The Reserve Bank will not feel uncomfort The funds have $955.3 billion under their way in number of house sales, ahuost 6,000 clearance rates." able with the recent rise in house prices," he control in the December quarter, up from more than both Perth and Sy FOURTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT: The Christian Life according to St John Climacus 'A Christian is an imitator ofChrist in he is commemorated on the fourth Sunday of can rest assured that we will encounter the thought, won! and deed... ' Lent has to do with the fact that very early after risen Lord on Easter. St John Climacus his death this book came to be read in the monasteries dwing the meal around the mid Before examining the life of St John, Introductory Remarks dle of the forty day Lenten fast. For this rea a few brief remarks on the Bible readings for The fourth Sunday of Great Lent is son, the Church resolved to celebrate the feast the day are in order as they are related to the dedicated to StJohn CIimacus, one of the most day of the saint on the fourth Sunday of the life of this great Saint. The epistle reading pre outstanding saints of the ascetical Patristic tra Lenten period, along with the 30 March when scribed for the day (Heb 6: 13-20) refers to dition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He has he is also commemorated. God's unconditional love and unwavering been called 'Climacus', meaning 'ladder' faithfulness to bless all the nations. beeause of the distinguished book he wrote Theologically speaking however, the Consequently in hearing these God-inspired titled D,e Ladder of Divine Ascent or D,e Church brings to mind the person of St Jolm words during Great Lent, the faithful are Ladder to Paradise. Living in the seventh cen since his fidelity to God, as we shall see, reminded to feel strongly encouraged knowing tury, St Jolm Climacus wrote this book after echoes the teaching of Jesus: "Do not labor for that God will never let tl1em down. On the being a monk of the monastery of St Catherine the food which perishes, but for the food other hand, the Gospel reading for that day at Mount Sinai for many years. The book which endures to eternal life, which the Son of (Mk 9:17-31) dramatically highlights the became very popular and therefore influenced Man will give you." (In 6:27). For this reason, necessity offaith in order to receive the bless not only the entire monastic tradition of the for all Christians, who might be feeling a little ings of God. Indeed, according to the Gospel, Orthodox Church but all oftl1e Greek speak exhausted and tired dwing their own personal it is tl1is faith which releases all the power and which encapsulates the beginning and end of ing East. Today, the translation of this work journey through Great Lent, the exanaple and love of God. It is for this reason that Jesus tlle Christian life. The description oftl1e pas into English has inspired and shaped the teaching of St John can sm-ely serve as an seeks to draw out the faith from the filther of sions and sins, along with his advice on how thought of Westem Christianity as well. inspiration to continue to the end so as to meet the paralytic child. And in his response to they can be overcome are nothing other than a the Risen Lord on Paschal Being a model Jesus, the filther replies in a movingly honest presentation oftl1e obstacles which keeps tl1e Die Ladder is a presentation by St Christian, St John Climacus' life and example manner: "Lord I believe, help my unbelief." faithful person away from the love of God. It John Climacus of tl,e various stages of the can really shed light as to how we might live a We too, are urged to surrender ourselves to would be no exaggeration to state that, for St Christian life which arose as a result of an life in Christ St John's fidelity was expressed God, even though there will come times where John, asceticism in itself would amount to experience - specifically, a revelation bestow in his repentance, fasting, and in the practice of we will question our faith. Yet, like the father nothing if it were not accompanied by love. ed upon this saint as a gift by God. Specifically the virtues. And so we too are called to do tl1e in the Gospel, we too must pray to God to help That tl1e wotk was written out of a need to it contains 'thirty steps' or 'thirty stages' by same. It was this whicb led him to encounter our unbelief. That is to say, even our lack of share the treasure of his personal experience of which a Christian can reach sanctification by the risen Lord; and so, in following this same faith, wben offered to God can be turned into the grace of God's love is especially evident in the grace of God. Historically, the reason that method, especially during Lent, we too today fullness and a realization of an encounter with the closing chapters of DIe Ladder: God. We now turn our attention to concentrate This empress, as if coming from on the life and teaching of St John Comacus. heaven, spoke tllOS in my soul's hearing: "My love, you will never be PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL OR DRUGS? BriefBiography able to know how beautiful I an1 Even though very little is known urdess you get away from the gross about the life of the saint, an outliue of his life ness of the flesh. So let this ladder PlOviCare is ,1 community based non-Illofit organization providing can be sketched from The Ladder together teach Y01l.the spiritual Ulnon of the FREE confidential telephone cOIDIselling and with several other soW'Ccs, such as the infor virtues. And I ana there on the smn rehabilitation servic e fo r: mation provided by Daniel's Life and Die mit, for as the great man said, a man NGJTative.<; of Anastasius,l From these sources who knew me well: 'Remaining now we recognize that St John Climacus was also • Users are faith, hope and love, these three. known as John the 'Scholar' for his 'encyclo But love is the greatest ofthem all''',3 • Families pedic knowledge' - suggesting that he bad The passage not only highlights the impor received a good education. This is not at all • Carers ... tance of love where love is considered the improbable if one contends that he was of most significant of the triad, filith-hope-Iove, ProviCare now provides Flee Face-\i}-Face counselling for nohle parents who could afford to educate but also brings to light the existential nature of their son. Besides the style and e"pressious of individuals and families who ilre affe~ted by Aleohol or DIllgS. Ifyou his theology. would like to llliIke an appointment please dl> not hesitateto callus Dw Ladder clearly suggest that he was not lUleducated as some would want to argue. on the Toll Flee number IJIovided below. Elsewhere, on love, St John Clima Nonetl1eless, at the age of sixteen he artived at CllS wrote: "he who loves the Lord has fust to tl1e monastery where he placed himself under love his brother, for the latter is proof of the Ifyou ale conceIlled about YOllI own, or someone else's l.icollOl or the obedience of a spiritual elder known only fanner."-I This simple statement is a compre other Druguse, contact ProviCare on the toll free number. by name, Abba Martyrios. hensive sll1l1l1lary of the essence of the Christian message in that it demonstrates the Some nineteen years later, upon the Pr oviCare is serviced bya team of Registered Psychologists at solidarity and communion between all death of his spirittml father, St John fled to the Christians, where iu Christ we are all one fana convenient locations in Sydney_ desert to lead an eremitic or solitary life away iIy, sisters and brothers of tl1e one Lord. from other people. It must be stressed that this According to St John, to look into the eyes of ProviCare counsellors are experienced in the Alcohol ,1nd DIllg field was not done out of any feelings of disdain for another person is to behold God Himself since and are fiuent in both Greek and English. others but, on the contrary as a result ofa burn each person, created in the image and accord ing love to pray ceaselessly for his fellow ing to the likeness of God, is an epiphany of human beings and for the entire world at large. God. Living by such a simple conviction Indeed it is said that he kept silent for a whole would be enough to transform the world radi year not even uttering a single word but cally from the war-ridden and poverty-stricken ProviCare instead shedding many tears for his sins and state it now finds itself in! for the failings of the world.' After this he TOlL FREE: opted to live in a semi-eremitic way with sev DlC Ladder is not a systematic !rea eral disciples around him. More particularly, tise on tl1e spiritual life, yet it does depict tl1e his sanctity attracted many people who want entire scope oflife - beginning \vith a person's ed to receive a 'saving word' from St John. For initial conversion, continuing with a detailed 1800 010 575 this reason, some forty years after he first evaluation of the vices and virtues, and ending becoming a monk, he was strongly urged to with the person's mystical union ,vitl1 God. Monday - Friday become the abbot of a large monastery which Even though St John wrote to a monastic com had many monks. It was in wanting to guide mmtity, he .assuned his reader that salvation his monks that St John wrote. D,e Ladder of and the Christian life is open to all - both to Divine Ascent. tllOse celibate and to those martied: TIle ProviCare FowulnuoIl The Ladder ofDivine Ascellt Do whatever good you may. Speak is a Inissio.n of the Greek OrtllOdox Arcbdil>tese of Australia evil of no one. Rob no one. Tell no In reading this book, one is immedi- atel~_s!r1Jck bYtI1eprinla,,!,_ given!" love .... _ _... __ ~ ___.. _. ~ ____- _-": MARCH 2006 The Greek Australian VEMA TOBHMA Windows to Orthodoxy Cont from previous page 8. Anger to have coined. Having renounced the world, it COIrcilldiJrg Remarks 9. Malice is a thirst for the gift of God's grace which In the dismissal hymn on the Fourth lie. Despise no one ... show compas- 10. Slander should prevail: Sunday of Lent, the Cburch sings: "a holy sion to the needy.... be satisfied with 11. Talkativeness At the beginning of our religious father, John, with rivers of tears you have what your wives can provide you. If 12. Falsehood life, we cultivate the virtues and we made the barren desert bloom, and with beart you do all this, you will not be far 13. Despondency do so with toil and difficulty. felt signings of repentance you have made from the kingdom of God.' Progressing a little, we then lose our your labors hear fruit a bundredfold. 0 saint, Far from referring to marriage or celibacy in Cb) Physical and Material Passions sense of grief or retain very little of pray to Christ our God for the salvation of our terms of a higher or lower calling, as many it But when our mortal intelligence souls". And so, in precisely the same way that faithful today would want to believe today, St 14. Gluttony turns to zeal and is mastered by it, St John Climacus dedicated his entire life John rather speaks about the universal calling 15. Lust then we work with full joy, determi bumbly thanking God for everything, of all people to behold and experience God's 16. Avarice nation, desire and a holy flame." Christians today can similarly devout them beatitude. Since every person on this earth is 17. Avarice The positive aspect of a monk's calling to selves to a life of righteousness in the hope that unique and entirely unrepeatable then it is nec renounce the world is clearly evident from the they too will become blessed in God's love essarily the case that each person has to dis (c) Non Pbysical Passions (cont.) above passage. and beauty taking delight in the unimaginable cover for themselves their distinct calling in love of God and the gift of life - in all its abun life. Since God loves us not for what we do, 18-20. Insensitivity The greater part of the Christian life dance, that is, life eternal - bestowed on all but simply for who we are, at the end of our 21. Fear concerns itself with the practice of the virtues those who will encounter Him on Pascha lives He will not ask us why we were not like 22. Vainglory and the struggles against the vices. St John dis night! this or that saint, but rather why we did not 23. Pride (also blaspbemy) tinguished between the natural and the realize our own full potential in life by living acquired virtues; some, he believed were Phi/ip Karial/is out the Christian gospel, whether as celibates Higher Virtues for the Ascetical Life attained by the monk's own initiative, ulti Associate Lecturer in Theology or married, ordained or lay, rich or poor etc. mately bowever, all are imparted by God." St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological 24. Simplicity And according to St John, it was through the Nonetheless, having asserted that the Christian 25. Humility College life is for everyone, St John did point out that practice of these virtues that one could reach 26. Discernment I he was writing specifically for his monastic God. ' Indeed in acquiring these virtues, the 1 cr John Chryssavgis, keent to Heawm: 17te 111eology community. 3. UNION WITH GOD (TRANSmON TO monk would have to struggle against the pas of the H'UPlOn Person according to Saint John of tire THE CONTEMPLAJ'IVE LIFE) sions. Like many other fathers, as for example LAdder (Brooklinc, Massachusetts: Holy Cross Orthodox. Press, 1989), 6-7. The Christian Life St Maximus the Confessor, St John believed that the passions were a distortion of natural 2 According 10 tradition, lodny one can still visit the secret The structure of the entire Ladder 27. Stillness cave in Sinai to which St Jobn would often go. corresponds to the Christian life as a whole. Its 28. Prayer im-pulses implanted in the body and soul by 3 Step 30. aim is not to codify a set of ascetic rules nec 29. Dispassion God. That is to say, the passions were nothing 4 Step 30. 5 Step 1. essary for salvation but rather to stir up in his 30. Love. other than misdirected virtues. And so, in fighting the passions, the monk had not to sup 6 Cited in Bisbop Kallistos Ware's introduction to The readers a similar experience of God as that of Lodder. The Classics of Western Spirituality (New York: press the passions, but rather was called to his own. As the late Fr Georges Florovsky put For St John Climacus, the Christian Paulist Press, 1982), 8. it, "The Ladder is an invitation to a pilgrim life begins when a monk, overwbelmed by the restore them to their good and proper use after 7 The following schema is that articulated by John presence of God and by questions whicb bave they bad been misdirected as a result of the Chryssavgis, M'ceIlllo Heaven, 14-15. age'" meaning that each person must take the 8 Step J. journey for himlherselfto meet the living God. to do with life and death, renounces the world Fall. Accordingly passions, for St John are to be transfigured, not suppressed; educated and 9 Step 5. The general schema of the Christian life which and decides to live a life of the spirit. That is to IO StepS. not eradicated.l3 In regards to this, St John corresponds to the steps of The Ladder are as say, for St John, the Christian life commences 11 1. Chryssavgis, Ascent 10 Heaven, 166. follows: wben the monk decides to renounce the world wrote: 12 &ep 15. out ofhis own free will. In particular, the monk 13 Kallislos Ware.lntroduction to 17le lAdder. 31. We have taken natural attributes of 14 &ep 26. 1. BREAK WITH THE WORLD' cbooses to turn away from the things of this our own and turned them into pas 15 Four Hundred Chapters on Love, m, 8. I. Renunciation life for the sake of the kingdom of God and his sions. For instance, the seed that we 2. Detachment love for God.' That is to say, the motives for bave for the sake of procreating chil 3. Exile the monk's renunciation are positive: it is not dren is abused by us for the sake of just sorrow for sins committed and fear for fomication. Nature has provided us 2. THE PRACTICE OF THE VIRTUES punishment, but rather a longing and love for with anger as something to be turned (ij Foundational Virtues God and His kingdom. St John wrote that, against the serpent, but we have used (a) Passions that are predominantly non "exile is a separation from every it against our neighbor... I' physical thing in order that one may hold on In a similar way, St Maximus the Confessor totally to God.''' bad defined passions as "a movement of the 4. Obedience From this it is clear that the renunciation or soul contrary to nature either towards irrational 5. Penitence negation of a life in the world is nothing other love or senseless hate of something or on 6. Remembrance of Death than a super-affirmation or overriding thirst for account of something materiaP'." We can see 7. Joyful Sorrow the source of life who is God. A beautiful that for both fathers, passions are instruments example of this dialectical approacb is his of virtue or vice according to the use to which (iij The Struggle Against the Passions description of 'joyful sorrow' which be seems our own free will put them. Questions & Answers On Holy Wednesday night, when the priest tion). It is not you are prohibited from looking at the priest, but that the wears black and is conducting the Liturgy, why solemnity of the transfer of the already consecrated Holy Gifts of the Body and Blood of Christ, is being emphasized by this practice. Q are we not allowed to look at the priest? You are referring to the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, which is conducted only during the Wednesdays and Fridays •••••• A of lent and the first three days of Holy Week. The Liturgy of From the Orthodox al/.uch: 455 QuestiOIlS andAJlswers, by Stanley S. Harakas, published by Ught and Life. A sampling of icons currently on sbow at the Presanctified Gifts, as its name inlplies, is unlike other the Thessaloniki Museurn of Byzantine liturgies, such as that ofSt. John Cluysostom, in that there is Culture. no consecration of the elements. Rather, the consecration takes place If you have any questions about the Orthodox froth which you would like answered in the VEMA, send them to The exhibition, which opened recently, will on the preceding Sunday. These Presanctified Liturgies exist in order give art lovers the opportunity to view 88 to offer more opportunities for the faithful to receive Holy Communion icons from Orthodox communities in cen without the general splendor of the regular Divine Liturgy. The service Vema-Q.&A., tral and southern Albania. consists of the first part of a Vespers and the last part of the Divine P.O.Box M59 Marrickville South, It is the first time such an exhibition has Liturgy. TIle mood is inspired by the repentance cbaracteristic of the taken place in Greece. lenten period. One way of sbowing the spirit of repentance and humil NSW 2204 The northern Greek museum adopted the ity, while acknowledging the Holy Gifts carried in the Great Entrance icons from a peer institution in Korce, procession, is for the priest to cover his head with the "aer" cloth, rather or e-mail them to: Albania, and has been working on their than placing it on his back (Greek tradition) or shoulder (Slavic tradi- [email protected] restoration over the last five years . .- MARCH 2006 TOBHMA . The Greek Australian VEMA 'Shut your mouth, please' All new passport photos must be of an unsmiling face with its jowl shut or else authorities will reject the application for failing to meet the new rules introduced in January to combat fraud an ultramodern facility managed by the police making them more difficult to tamper with. since the start of this year, according to the No longer issued by local prefectures, the about tnrbulence. OfficiaUy, Greece's public order ministry. The rnultimillion-euro new passports are being mass-produced at a hi-tecb passports took off in January technology, however, can mass-produce as new hi-security central office in the eastern complicated photo regulations made it many as 60,000 passports a day. It was pur Athens suburb ofKessariani (8 Hiou St). - for them to get off the ground. chased from TOPPAN, a Japanese company. The old Greek passports are very easy to 'a------The same printing technology is currently forge. Fakes sell for several thousand euros on .~ processing the passport applications being used for passport production in countries the black market More than 2,000 counterfeit - • _.. _ ~o.vnt()wn Athens, KaUithea, Pangrati and like the United States, Canada and New passports were confiscated last year. ---... ---____- ~_.c- - said that the situation has greatly Zealand The new passports contain the following per ..... I"".(. '~ __ ...... ~ ___ ua Several hundred applications were The new passports contain a biometric chip sonal details (in Greek and Latin characters) of last month at these four ceotres that holds a digitised photo and signature to the holder: last name, given narne, maiden '(.L~I"'I Typhoid fever linked to ancient plague of Athens Modern DNA analysis of ancient dental pulp Up to one third of Athenians ane thought to suggests typhoid fever was the cause of the have died from the plague that spread to Greece plague which helped end the Golden Age in from Ethiopia, Egypt and Libya in 430426 BC. Athens, scientists said recently. Several diseases including smallpox, bubonic plague, anthrax and measles have been suggest The DNA collected from teeth from an ancient ed as the cause of the plague, one of whose most Greek burial site is similar to a modem organ prominent victims was the Athenian Golden 'You still have not ism that causes typhoid fever, an infection Age leader Pericles. spread by contaminated food or water. In research reported onIine by the International visited Australia?' "Studying the historical aspects of infectious Journa1 of Infectious Diseases, the scientists disease can be a powerful tool for several disci descnbed how they extracted DNA from a mass Forget all about idyllic sunsets, emer plines to learn from," said Dr Manolis Papagri burial pit in a cemetery dating back to the time ald shores, hospitable inhabitants and gorakis of Athens University, a co-author of the the plague struck Greece. ancient monuments. study. Papagrigorakis and his team said the DNA According to Australian Media experts, ''We believe this report to be of outstanding sequences resembled Salmonella enterica these images ane not enough to attract importance for many scientific fields, since it serovar Typhi, the orgartism that causes typhoid tourists. This year, they decided to launch sheds light on one of the most debated enigmas fever. a different advertising campaign, which in medical history." Reuters could be at least described as original. The TV spot starts with reference points in Australia, like Ayers Rock (Uluru), Sydney Harbour and the Great Barrier Reef At that point, Australian characters ane heard saying: ''We've poured you a beer and we've had the camels sham pooed, we've saved you a spot on the beach ... and we've got the sharks out of the pool." Then a young woman in a bikini wonders, "So, where the bloody hell are you?" As was expected, the new campaign, ST SPYRIDON COLLEGE worth 180 million Australian dollars, has triggered various reactions and talks. However, both the Tourism Minister and the Prime Minister defended the ad cam paign, noting the phrase "bloody hell" is a colloquialism used on a daily basis. A springboard uIt's a colloquialism, it's not a word that is seen quite in the same category as other words that nobody ought to use in public or on the media or in advertise to the futu re ments. r think the style of the advertise ment is anything but offensive but is in fact in context and I think it's a very effective ad," said Australian Prime Minister John Howard, commenting the relevant TV commercial. Australia is already among the most popular holiday destinations, but over the past two years things have slowed down a bit The 2004 campaign, which mainly focused on culture, did not payoff as was expected, as it only brought 17.3 billion dollars in foreign currency, rather than an Scholarship Applications 2007 original estimated $20 billion. For entry into Year 7 and Year 11 ( \ pru .. parliamrntar\ election .. to he hdd \Ia~ 21 At st Spyridon College, our aim is to educate students Parliamentary leaders in Cyprus set to take their place in a rapidly changing world with May 21 as the date to hold elections for confidence and success . the 56-seat legislative assembly. The date coincides with the weekend of the Eurovision Song Contest final in Scholarship Applications are now invited for new Athens, Greece. Officials have dismis applicants and continuing students. sed media reports that politicians at the meeting feared this might dampen voter turnout. "It was mentioned as a joke. It wasn't serious," said Dinos Micbaelides, leader Closing date for applications: 13 April 2006 _of center right ADIK party. ACER scholarship eJtaminations will be held Parliament is expected to be dissolved before the vote, on April 13, said Yian on Saturday, 13 May 2006. nakis Omirou, leader of the small social ist EDEK party, which is a member of ForP'ls and information available from: the ruling coalition. Cyprus has been divided between a Director Senio'r School Greek Cypriot south - home to the Tel: 02 9311 3340 Fax: 02 9311 4532; island's internationally" recognised gov ernment - and a Turkish-occupied north, email: [email protected] since Thrkey invaded in 1974. AP MARCH 2006 12/30 TOBHMA ,The Greek Australian VEMA Health throat of the recipient person and may spread usually Autumn, but vaccination can still take ing a vaccination each year to protect them further down into the lungs which can result in place in the first few months of Winter. selves against influenza. bronchitis or pnewnorua. The influenza vaccine is strongly recom The National Health and Medical Reseaich Influenza is a highly contagious infection of The patient \vith influenza will typically com mended for all adults aged 65 years and over, Council now recommends that all people over the nose, throat and lungs. Its effecls are all residents of nursing homes, adults and chil 65 years of age should have an additional vac rapidly feIt throughout the whole body. plain offeeling cold shivers or a high temper ature which may come all suddenly, aching dren over 6 months of age with chronic disor cine known as the PNEUMOCOCCAL VAC Every year during the winter months, most ders of the heart and lungs, or with diabetes, or CINE. This vaccine is now provided free to all parts of the world experience an outbreak muscles (or myalgia) and joint pains, a sore throat and a bad cough. The person feels very kidney disorders, or blood disorders, and Austra\ians over 65 years of age. This winter of influenza known as 'flu. unwell and may be tired and lethargic for sev severe asthmatics. be fully covered: add pneunlococcal vaccina Most yOlll1g and fit people will recover fair eral days. In addition, people who can transmit influen tion to your "flu vaccine. Talk to your doctor ly quickly from influenza, but for others, it can Almost anyone can get influenza, but there za to persons at an increased risk such as staff about the pneumococcal vaccine and if you be a serious life-threatening illness. are a number of 'high risk' groups who are are at nursing homes, nurses, volunteer workers have previously bee vaccinated, remember a lnfluenza is caused by a virus. There are two likely to be affected. and persons who provide essential community pneumococcal booster vaccination is required main viruses which cause the disease~ influen The single most important preventative meas services should consider vaccination. after five years. za A and influenza B. Each year, the virus ure one can take is to be vaccinated against the The vaccine should not be given to anyone changes slightly so that different forms of one "flu. The vaccine is a single injection which who suffers from severe egg or clticken feath of these viruses appear every year. The health can be given by your family doctor. er allergies. The vaccine is a safe vaccine. It Immunisation is, tnere.tu, protect you authorities in this country go to great lengths to The aim of the immunisation is to expose an can cause redness or soreness at the injection agaimt disease. < .' .. ' . try to anticipate the change so that a vaccine individual to either a dead or inactive virus so site, but severe side effects are extremely rare. Wow is the tiJNJto, tiJJkto yourdoctorabout can be developed. that the body can mount an antibody response. Inactivated influenza vaccine has been avail 'hoflttlte pneumlXiiJei:kl'vaccinatWn .olfli Influenza is generally spread by 'droplet The re>-ponse is remembered by the irnmune able for over fifty years. Since that time, the '. ti'f injlueJI'[;IH'accinatWn. infection'. That means it is spread by the system so that if it is exposed to a rcal influen formulation has been continually improved coughs and sneezes of an infected person za attack, the body can mount a much quicker resulting in £'1f less adverse reactions. .. T7le infonnation given in this article i<; ofa gen which create little droplets which hang in the and larger response to it. Now's the time!!! ...... talk to YOUf family era/nature an!/ readers should seek advice from air. These droplets are then inhaled by other TIle best time to be vaccinated is before doctor about the flu vaccine. their own medical practitioner before embarking people. The infection starts in the nose and influenza occurs in the community. This is Most people are aware of the benefiL' of hav- 011 al1;V treatment. @[1[)w §@@(lJ]U Greece an EU leader in gambling Greece is a European leader in gambling is planning another one-off bet for the @mJ@[iQ~ll®llil stakes, at least acwrding to statistics for 2004 Eurovision song contest which Athens is host which show the country's most popular betting ing in May. @[iQw game boasting higher revenues than the equiv However, 95 percent ofPame Stoichima bets alent game in Britain and several other EU are still on soccer games - just foreign ones at countries. the moment, although the introduction of bets Pame Stoichima, run by ganting company on domestic games is currently lll1der discus OPAP, had an estimated turnover of 1.6 billion SIon. eufOS in 2004, compared to 1.4 billion eUfOS for By diversifying the scope for betting, OPAP the equivalent game in Britain - whose popula hopes to broaden its clientele, which is current tion is more tllan five times that of Greece - ly more or less limited to men aged between 18 while the same game in Italy took in 1.2 billion and 45, with those aged 25 to 35 representing eUfOS and just 109 million euros in France. the majority group. But OPAP is not resting on its laurek Not According to OPAP's pubbc relations repre satisfied with adding basketball, volleyball, sentative Panos Poumaros, the practice of racing, handball and a host of other sports to gambling attracts younger people beeause they Pame Stoichima's staple soccer bets, OPAP had are the most likely to carry out the extensive organized bets on the recent Osear awards cer Internet research deemed to be the necessary emony and the Winter Olympics in Turin and «homework» for a serious bet. \'lARCH 2006 T,he Greek Australian VEMA TOBHMA 13/31 Thirteen countries join forces on air ticket tax for poor rhirteen countries forged an alliance today "We are creating something that is complete Ivory Coast, Jordan, Luxembourg, Madaga euro ($AI.60) on plane tickets to help spread :0 adopt a levy on plane tickets to help poor ly new and revolutionary," French Foreign scar, Mauritius, Nicaragua, and Norway have the benefits of globalisation to people living on :ountries fight AIDS and other killer dis Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy told reporters agreed to mise or have started raising money less than a euro a day, a level of poverty that ".ses, despite resistance from airlines. at the end of a two-day conference in Paris on from air tickets to help the poor, they said in a prevents the hardest hit by malaria, AIDS and finding new ways to fund development. closing statement. tuberculosis from receiving treatment. A further 25 countries opted not to impose the "This is a decisive step for aid and develop The 25 others included cmmtries such as Britain and France have also annouIlCed a 11.-';: but promised to contribute to a central pot ment ... There are six million peeple on the Genuany, Belgiwn, Austria, South Africa, joint study on funding education and health ;vhich the core group of 13 will create from the planet who need urgent treatment against South Korea and Mexico. through the airline ticket levy, a decision wel evy to fund the purchase of generic drugs and AIDS and don't gct any medicine." The alliance builds on a proposal by Pre comed by some aid groups. )ther medicines to help the poor. Brazi~ Britain, Chile. Congo, Cyprus, France, sident Jacques Chrrac to impose a levy of one Already concemed about high fuel costs, air lines are wary of the idea, which faces opposi tion from the United States and European Union tourist destinations such as Italy and THE GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA Greece. in conjunction with SCOUTS AUSTRALIA. The International Air Transport Association ~~-.~-~.-~~~ .. ~--~-~~-~~ r~-'~~~~~-'~-'-~~, (lATA) urged governments this week to reject the proposal. Fmm July 1, a French law will levy one eum on domestic and European flights and four euros ($A6.50) on long-haul flights. Business and first class travellers ,vill be charged an extra 10 eums ($AI6), rising to 40 eums ($A64) on intemational flights. France expects to raisc 200 million euros ($A321.8 million) in a full year from the levy. Other countries will decide individually what live your adventure in charges to apply. Reuters GREEK se UTS ST.EUPHEMIA GREEK ORTHODOX PARISH OF BANKSTOWN The federal government is signaIling plans be adventurous! to mobilise the indigenous workforce, say ing it is crucial to help offset the effects of an be challenged! ageing population. be committed! Workforce Relations Minister Kevin Andrews told an industry and employers' breakfast in make new friends! be part of a team! Melbourne expanding opportunities for indige see, learn new things and have lots of nous workcrs would help plug an expected employee shortfall as baby boomers retired. fun while promoting our Greek culture, His comments came on the same day a peak government-funded indigenous land manage language and Greek Orthodox faith. ment body said Aborigines should be penalised for passing up full-time or seasonal work in preference to work-for-the-dole or unemploy th ment benefits. 6 BANKSTOWN GREEK SCOUT GROUP Statistics showed Aboriginal women have the highest fertility rate in the country and 60 per Cub Scouts 7-1Oyears Scouts 10-15years cent of indigenous Australians were below the age of25. "ORIENTATION & "There is great potential so far as the indige nous population ill Australia is concemed and something which the government seeks to ENROLMENT DAY" obtain the best outcome," Mr Andrews said. But opposition indigenous affairs spokesman th Saturday 8 April, 2006 Coos Evans said current pmgrams failed to prepare many Aborigines for work. 9am at St. Euphemia Parish Church Hall Senator Evans said Job Network agencies 6-12 East Terrace, Bankstown NSW 2200 now delivered 80 per cent of employment serv ices for Aborigines but research showed just Enquiries: Mr. George Papadimitriou James- 95671835 four per cent of participants who accessed the Father Panayiotis- 97096908 Intensive Assistance pmgram were employed Costs: $20 ONE-OFF JOINING FEE $80 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE 16 months later. $55 COMPUlSORY UNIFORM In contrast, he said indigenous-om programs such as the Ladders to Success program in Shepparton and the Aboriginal Employment Strategy in Moree have been successful because they targeted local industries. "To close the gap in unemployment, 32,000 additional jobs for indigenous people per annum ,vill be needed," Senator Evans said. "The government needs to look beyond its current model for indigenous employment services and address the most crucial issue - job creation - in outer regional and remote « AW17n: lJa<; EVa KaAo KOOJ.lO Kal ea WP017wa6itcrOUIJE: va TOV KClVOUIJE: KaAUn:pO! » areas," MP MARCH 2006 14/32 TO BHMA ,The Greek Australian VEMA thirty or over ninety percent 111 men over confinlled by a biopsy, redfish. flounder, trevally, tailor, tarwhine, eighty-five, Sydney rock oyster, blue mussel, rainbow NOTE: Prostate disorde",! can only he diag trout, whiting as well as flaxseed oil, hemp Diagnosing BPH: nosed by a doctor. Do not self-diagnose. If seed oil, canola oil, soybeans, walnuts, saf BY C]/RlSTINA SCALONE* you are experiencing any symptoms associ flower oil, sesame oil, avocado, pepitas. For It is often reconunended that men over the EHSe, Dip. Bot. Met!' Dip. ated with BPU or Prostate cancer, see you consumption of oil, use only cold pressed oils age of forty have a yearly prostate examina doctor immediately for proper diagnosis. such as sesame, safflower or olive. tion. The examination involves a doctor insert ill Cut down the intake of red meat ing a gloved, lubricated fmger into the rectum Therapeutic considerations: ill Focus on whole, unprocessed foods, whole (known as digital rectal examination -DRE) grains, legumes, vegetables. fruits, nuts and and feeling the lower part of the prostate for Ifleft untreated BPI-I will evennmlly obstruct seeds, any abnormality, the bladder outlet, resulting in the retention of ill Eat a quarter of a cup of raw sunflower However, in the case of BPH, often the urine and eventually kidney danlage, As this seeds or ptUUpkin seeds each day, Eliminate prostate is not enlarged to a point that can be sinmtion is potentially life threatening, proper the intake of alcohol (especially beer), caf recognized by a physical examination, Also, in treatment is cmcial. feine, and sugar, Consume soy foods regnlarly, the case of cancer, a digital examination is not ill Constuue foods that are high in zinc, such reliable enough, I-ligh protein diets inhibit an enzyme that con as mushrooms, pumpkin seeds, seafood, verts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone spinach, swillower seeds and whole grains, The definitive diagnosis ofBPH can be made (DI-IT) while low protein diets witl, lllgh III Tomatoes and tomato-based products such with the aid of ultrasound measurements, amounts of carbohydrate stimulates tl,at as tomato juice and sauces contain lycopene, a However, because the symptoms of BPU and enzyme, strong antioxidant, which has been shown to prostate cancer can be similar, a simple blood protect against prostate cancer, test is used to differentiate BPH from the more Zinc- ill Pomegranate seeds are also very helpfuL serious prostate cancer, The blood test meas In studies conducted in the 19705, zinc sup ures the levels of a protein that is produced in plementation was shown to reduce the size of the prostate, known as 'prostate specific anti the prostate and to diminish symptoms in the gen' (PSA), The PSA test is regarded as a majority of patients. highly significant and sensitive marker for The clinical effectiveness of zinc is probably prostate cancer. due to its critical involvement in many aspects PROSTATE HEALTH High PSA levels can be caused by factors of hormone metabolism, other than cancer, including benign enlarge Similarly, selenium also helps to prevent The prostate is a gland in the male reproduc ment or inflanunation of the prostate. If a enlarged prostate, tive systero, It is the size of a walnut that lies man's PSA level is found to be high, the test below the bladder and wraps around the ure should always be repeated, because an estimat A1cohol- Botanicals - thra. ed 10 to 20 percent of the time a false result is Higher alcohol intake of any type is definite According to a recent review article published . The prostate secretes a thin milky alkaline possible. Having the test repeated every year ly associated with BPH. The association was in the British Joumal or Urology, plant-based fluid that increases sperm motility and lubri may help the physician to better interpret the most significant for beer, wine and sake, medicines are much more popnlar. Prescri cates the urethra to prevent infection, Prostate results, In healthy men, PSA resnlts tend to ptions in Europe, specifically, in Germany and secretions are extremely important for success remain relatively stable, rising only gradually Essential fatty acids- Austria, botanical medicines are considered ful fertilizntion of the egg. from year to year, while cancer causes the lev In one study, administration of an essential first-line treatraents for BPH. In Italy, plant The prostate is the most common site of dis els to rise more dramatically. fatty acids complex resnlted in significant extracts acconnt for roughly fifty percent of all orders in the male genitonrinary system. If you are a man over the age of fifty, and if improveroent for many BPU patients. medications prescribed for BPU. Generally speaking, there are three conditions any of your immediate relatives- father, broth The effective botanical medicines are: that can cause problems with the prostate: er or uncle has had prostate cancer, an auuual Cholesterol- ill Serenoa reRe/e, (saw pahnetto) - 1bis herb Prostatitis, which is the inflanunation of the prostate examination and PSA test are a good Damaged fonns of cholesterol (dnmaged by inhibits the conversion of testoeterone to dihy prostate; Benign prostatie hyperplasia or idea, free radicals) are thought to play a role in stim drotestosterone; blocks the attachment ofDHT Benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH), which is ulating prostate cell formation in BPU. to the cells; reduces pain and inflanunation, as an enlarged prostate; and Prostate cancer, Honnollal factors ill BPH: well as relaxes the muscles at the bladder out Exercise- let. BPH is largely the result of hormonal changes What is prostatitis? Get regnlar physical activity. It helps to II!I Pvgeum Afiicanum - also reduces the in associated with aging. It is clearly dependent improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels as flanunation and swelling, inhibits and reduces Prostatitis, common in men of all ages, is the on the actions of male hormones (androgens) well as balancing the honnones associated the activity of the enzymes implicated in the inflanunation of the prostate gland. The usual within the prostate gland. Levels of the main with prostate enlargement development of enlarged prostate, cause is infectious bacteria It can be acute or male sex hormone testosterone (free testos III (Mica dioca (stinging nettle) - inhibits the ebromc. Symptoms may include pain, fever, terone) decrease with advancing age, while the Diet- binding of DHT to prostate cells and also frequent urination with burning sensation, a levels of the other hormones, such as prolactin Diet appears to play a critical role in the inhibits the enzymes as mentioned above, feeling of fullness in the bladder and blood or and oestradiol (a type of oestrogen) increase, health of the prostate gland. It is particularly pus in the urine. 1bis creates an increased amount of dihy important to avoid pesticides, increase the in drotestosterone (DI-IT) very potent form of * Chn"stina Sealone is a very experienced and successful -a take of zinc and essential fatty acids and keep There is also a non-infectious prostatitis testosterone - within the prostate gland. 1bis naturopath v,>ith over 20 years experience. She holds a cholesterol levels within a normal fllllge. Degn::e in Health Science, a Diploma in Botanical Medi which is, as the name suggests, not caused by causes an overproduction (~hyperplasia) of III The diet should be high in protein, low in cine. Diploma in Homoeopathy and a Diploma in NI/m" a bacterial infection. The cause of this inflam prostate cells, which ultimately results in carbohydrates, low in animal fats and high in tiOIl. She has maintained a foil time pruch"ce, has held a mation is not known, Symptoms can include prostate enlargeroent. essential fatty acids. position as a senior practionerl naturopathic consultan!. a frequent urination often accompanied by pain, Cltilic mallager and trainer for Blackmores and is a clinic ill Good sources of essential fatty acids (ome and lower abdominal pain or discomfort. Prostate cancer student supervisor as well as a lecturer at the AIIS(ralian ga 3 and omega 6 fatty acids) are: fish like All types of prostatits need to be treated. College a/Na/mul Therapies" She also maimains her awn Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in mackerel, tuna, salmon, herring, sea mullet, private practice with SllCCessfi11 results" What is a benign enlargement of the men. All men are at risk. The most common prostate? risk factor is age, More than 70"10 of men diag nosed with prostate cancer each year are over Benign (non-cancerous) enIargeroent of the the age of 65. Prostate cancer accounts for The Greek Australian prostate gland is known medically as 'benign about 70"/0 of all cancers, prostatic hyperplasia' (BPH). An enlarged VEMA prostate can interfere with the flow of urine by Prostate cancer often does not cause symp obstracting the bladder causing frequent urina toms for many years. By the time symptoms The oldest circulating Greek tion, a burning sensation during urination, appear, the disease may have spread beyond night-time awakening to eropty the bladder, the prostate. The symptoms of prostate cancer newspaper outside Greece reduced force or speed of flow of urination, may also be caused by a noncancerous condi BPU is an extremely common condition. tion, It is important to check ALL symptoms, Tel: (02) 9559 7022 Current estimates are that it affects over fifty Two tests can be used to detect prostate cancer percent of men during their lifetime, The actu in the presence or absence of symptoms; an Fax: (02) 9559 7033 al frequency increases with advancing age intemal examination or a blood test. However, E-mail: [email protected] from approximately five to ten percent at age the diagnosis of prostate cancer can only be ---~~ ... ~ .•. ~----.•.•. ~~ .•.. ~-.~-- MARCH 2006 The Greek Australian VEMA TOBHMA 15/33 Nobelists honour Pap test creator An event meant to raise awareness regarding cer and main opposition PASOK respectively, stressed vical cancer served on March 8 as an opportunity the need for women to focus on their health to honour in Greece for the first time the creator of through prevention. Cervical cancer leads to the 'Pap test', the late Dr. GeOlge Papanikolaou 200,000 deaths annually on a global scale, while (Photo). The event was held atAttiko Metro's exhi 400,000 new cases are reported yearly. In Greece, bition centre in Syntagrna and featured signatures new cases of cervical cancer are estimated at from 44 Nobel Prize winners, who in this way around 1,000 per year. Related studies have found chose to express their appreciation to Papaniko that only 20-25% of women in Greece have a pap laou's contribution to medicine. test performed annually as recommended. Event speakers Sofia Voultepsi and Anna Diamantopoulou, MPs for ruling New Democracy ANA The opinion issued by the Ecofin Council confirms the credibility of Greece's economic programme whose results are already becom ing apparent, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said recently. @SMOPOLITAN The feedback received from the F 0 0 D S European Union Finaoce Minis ters, who convened earlier in Brussels, on the country's stability Nll St Andrew's Orthodox Press publishes for St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College It is located on the premises of the College at 242 Cleveland St, Redfern, Sydney 2076 Mission Statement To produce publications that promote a deeper St Andrew's Orthodox Press seeks to publish aca understanding of the Orthodox faith and Hellenic demic and theological works as well as other his culture. torical, cultural and educational topics related to To produce materials that assist in the teaching and Orthodoxy for the benefit of the general public. learning of the Orthodox faith in various levels of It is committed to the production of quality books, education. articles, electronic and audiovisual material that will To ensure that the history of the Greek Orthodox communicate Greek Orthodox faith and culture to Archdiocese and Greek Australians in general is the widest possible audience. accurately documented. 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College in maintaining excellence in scholarly pur Upon acceptance, the author(s) of the work will sign suits and communicating these to the Australian and an agreement outlining copyright and other arrange worldwide community. ments. MARCH 2006 The Greek Australian VEMA TOBHMA 17/35 Bottoms up! Appreciating wine By Imogen Coward is rubbish (I've personally quite enjoyed a few four out of your five senses. The first of the ftIll1es; it refieshes the senses, revitalising $4 bottles) or that more costly wines are good senses is sight Generally, wine glasses should them in preparation for what is to come. Wme is a most curious thing. At a most basic (it is not unimown to open a $50 bottle which be plain (not cut crystal) and are designed to leve~ it is a drink, a means for quenching should be at its peak and find it seriously lack show off ti,e colour and the clarity oftheir con The other potential problem (and this has an thirst, for pleasure or perhaps (lUlwisely) for ing in character and charm). More than this tents. The varying shapes of wine glasses are effect on taste and touch as well) is tempera forgetting. At another level it is a social tooL though, no matter how expensive or cheap a also intended to capture the smells (or bou ture. The colder a wine, the less the aroma and To name just a few examples, we celebrate wine, you, the drinker, the dinner host, cook or quet) of the wine when tlle glass is around a flavour will be apparent, the more ofa shock it engagements and weddings with wine, we wine-waiter designate for an evening party, third full, so t1Iat, on sniffing with your nose in will be to your moutll and throat and also, the cement friendships and work relationships by can have a huge impact on the perceived qual the top of the glass you can enjoy the full, less sweet it will taste. From memory, for eating and drinking together and we offer ity of the wine. We might be perplexed or per olfuctory impact of the wine. every degree colder a beverage is served, the toasts to people's health, suecess, memory and baps even langh at some people with their pre perceived sweetness is reduced by arolUld so on. More than this though, wine can be used tentious display of wine knowledge, or per There are two major enemies of getting the 10% (hence the fact that abominably sweet to indicate the social, economic and cultural haps a theatrical display of delicately decanti most out of a wine. One is the presence of soft drinks taste great when cold and utterly class to which we belong. This is, one may say, ng a bottle. In some instances, it is well other smells. Strong perfiunes are a definite repulsive at room temperature). While conven the snob fuctor. . deserved. If one sets aside the 'snob' factor in hazard as they can overpower and change how tional wisdom tells us that red wine should be knowing 'how'to serve and drink. wine, there one perceives the wine. Likewise, if one is served at room temperature and white wine Now I have no doubt that Hill of Grace or are some important things worth considering if being a purist, so 100 an the aroma of food. slightly chilled, personally I think it's good to Grange may be marvellous elixirs and that, you want to get the most out of a wine, what However, in the dinner setting, the trick is test a wine at room temperature first, before with wine, as with many things, you tend to ever it may be. rather to match, carefully the aroma and taste deciding to chill it. Some Chardonnay's for get what you paid for. However, I would seri of the food with that of the wine so they are example have a delectable peachy sweetness ously challenge the notion that all cheap wine To enjoy wine, requires the participation of well balanced (hence the old 'rules' such as red and buttery taste which all but disappears wine with meat, white wine with fish or chick when chilled, leaving only the smallest hint en). Similarly, the order in which wines are amidst steely and acidic qualities. Some 'stick served also affects our pereeption of them. As ies', such as De Bortoli's Noble One, com with food, the general rule with wine is light pletely change their character, becoming more before heavy, plain before complex, dry before youthful and fruity when slightly chilled. sweet, young before old. That said, depending Ultimately, the aim has to be to get the most on the menu a light-ish, ftuity dry wine could out of the wine and at the risk of being seen as be introduced in the middle with a similarly 'lUlcivilised' or (perhaps slightly better) =n A University of Athens (UoA) research pro light-ish, preferably citrus flavoured food to tric, it really is worth doing ... you and your din graDIUle was named on February 9 among the accompany it. In essence, it follows the same ner gnests may be quite surprised at the results. "Best of the Best" environmental projects to idea as serving lime sorbet in between meals receive funding from the EU's Life fund. The or sniffing coffee beans in between testing per- IIiII prograDlUle, named Minos, promises to solve the problem oftoxic oil-press waste in a prof itable way. Already foreign firms are knocking at the university's door asking for supplies of the main substances produced by the process 70ine in order to use them for the production of cos By bRogen Coward metics, food additives and pharmaceuticals. The university is hoping to extend the benefits Cleanskins of this technology to the wine-making sector with a new project, Dionysus. Nameless and faceless with only the barestarnount of information such as wine style and those "The residue left over when presses tum facts required by law (e.g. alcohol content and preservatives) adorning their scant labels these olives into olive oil, mainly liquid wastewater, bottles of wine are the liquor world's lucky dip. Cleanskins, essentially a winery's way ofselI is highly toxic and leaves a trail of death wher ing off excess wine without lowering the value of their brand-name products, have been sold ever it passes through. Greece has between in liquor stores for quite a few years. Often, they're excellent value for money and can be up 2,500 and 3,000 olive presses but most of to 50% cheaper per bottle than their labelled cousins. The disadvantage? Unless you're fortu them are small and they cannot afford to invest nate enough to be able to ascertain what variety and which winery the wine has come frcm, in proper wastewater treatment fucilities. So in you can't be sure exactly what to expect when you open the bottle. Your best bet is first to many areas the wastewater is simply dumped know your grapes, and their character, region by region before choosing which c1eanskin to into streams, rivers or the sea. In many tourist purchase. Then, of course, relish the bargain you've got yourself and the prospect of the areas, for example in Crete, tourist-related unimoWD. .. what is the genie in the bottle? businesses raised objections to this practice, so the wastewater is now mostly being collected in large makeshift ponds. Neighbouting com Unfortunately, the lUliversity cannot take The Colour of Wine munities fight over the location of such ponds commercial advantage of its research by itself Kevin Judd as they aIso stink and, IUlderstandably, no one Higher-education institutions ill Greece - (Craig Potton Publishing, 1999) wants to be arolUld them," explains Stamoulis unlike their COlUlterparts in most European Skaltsounis of the UoA pharmaceuticals COlUltries - are not allowed to form spin-off This book of photographs frcm the vineyards school, who heads the Minos project, companies to utilise the technology and trade of Marlborough, New Zealand, is surely one Ironically, phenols, the substances responsi its products. "A few years ago the ministry of of the most beautiful examples of photo ble for the wastewater's high toxicity, when edueation said we were allowed to do so but graphic art and natural beauty ever. From a isolated, can fetch high prices at the chemieals later on tlle development ministty said we solitary, motley Pinot Noir leaf to the spec market as they are n,,-' Mistras: 'A pilgrimage to Byzantine Greece' As you approach Mistras (5 km from Towards the northem corner of the enclosure Sparta) you feel as though you're making a stand Mistras' two most impressive churches, pilgrimage to Byzantine Greece. Going up Agii Theodori and the Panagia Odigitria, the hill, you enter through the castle gate, known as the Afentiko. Its wall paintings hold which welcomes you to wander for a while, you spellbound. delighted, through the narrow lanes of this Near the highest gate of the castle stands the once invincihle fortress. church of Agia Sofia, while on the slope to the east is the Pantanassa monastery, built by the The castle ofMistras was built by the Franks lords of the 15th century. The church is impres in 1249 in their attempt to establish their sive in its elegance and refinement. Its frescoes supremacy over the Peloponnese. are filled with bright colour and movement. Their catastrophic defeat at Pelagonia (1259) The Pantanassa today is a hospitable convent forced them to band over Mistra to the Greeks. with clean ceUs looked after by gentle nuns, The Frankish prince GuiUaume de Villehar the only living beings in Mistras. Strolling douin erected the castle. He built bastions for through the narrow lanes of the dead city, you his knights, houses, dungeons, storerooms, finally come to the Perivlepto, the monastery courtyards. From up here he ruled over the built under a rock with marvellous frescoes. It world of the Evrotas. As time went by, houses is from here that the ascent to the castle begins. were built on the hillside under the Frankish Winding stairways, arcades, courtyards. castle, and a town was born whose fate was to Everything in ruins: crumbling facades, turrets become the centrer of civilisation and the cra with ravaged opening, damaged plaques, dle of the last dynasty of the Byzantine emper decayed mansions. At some point you reach ors. the bare part of the mountain. Below you The houses roundabout are of two or three stretches the endless valley. storeys. With their imposing vaulted roofS and In front of you a steep path leads to the top arcades these mansions lead up to the Palace, chapels were erected, representing all the In 1449, Konstantinos Palaiologos was of the hill. In an impregnable position, its ram an architectural creation of the Palaioloques. painting trends of the capital. crowned emperor of Byzantium and he left parts and fortification impose themselves on The throne room, the chapel with its vestiges The most important monument you meet on Mistras for Constantinople. In 1453 the Turks the landscape. of Byzantine frescoes, the rooms lighted by your way up - and the first to be built - is the captured Constantinople, and a few years later, The security this castle offered in the face of large windows with ogival arches, are some of Cathedral of Agios Dirnitrios. in 1460, the same fate befell Mistras. foreign and local enemies permitted its bish the features of this building whose construc On the floor of the church is the two-headed Mistras, the brilliant capital of the Despotate of ops, lords, enlightened clerics, founders of tion took place in various periods, according to eagle, symbol of the Palaiologos dynasty, the Morea, was reduced to an insignificant vil schools of philosophy, monks, artists, writers the style prevailing in Constantinople. During carved into a plaque. According to tradition, lage. and other men of intellec~ like Pachomius, its two centuries of Mistras' existence as the this is where Konstantinos stepped when he The frescoes in the Cathedral show a shining Nikephoros Moschopoulos and Gemistos Byzantine capital of the Peloponnese many was crowned King. Next to it stands the carved sky painted by skilfull bands. One wing of the Plethon to transform this town, ''protected by churches and monasteries with domes and throne. church houses the Museum. God", into a cradle of the Renaissance. Subscription Renewal Form for Vol.20 (2005) [SUBSCRlP1l0N RENEWAL FORM ISSUED 9 MARCH 2006) Tax Invoice ABN: 14 081 277 345 Phronema is the theological journal published annually by the Faculty of St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College In Sydney, Australia. The journal presents articles and book reviews from Orthodox and non-Orthodox academics on a wide variety of topics related to theological studies. 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