The Art of Christos Bokoros

 Christos Bokoros is one of my favorite living Greek artists.  When I see his work I am reminded that the mundane can be sacred and that the "everyday" has mysterious depth.  When you look at these paintings you can almost smell the bread and feel the wood... please take the time to explore his remarkable website which you can visit through the link at the bottom of the page.

Christos Bokoros' Website 

A Literary trip to Greece

We are not sure if we will be able to visit Greece this year.  This reminds me that most people will not be able to visit Greece this year.   

If you are part of the “most” who never have, never will (though you should), or just cannot go this year, perhaps you might consider taking a literary trip to Greece.  The following recommendations will take you to Greece without a boat or an airplane…

1.  Mother Thessaloniki

https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Thessaloniki/dp/9600414254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494520626&sr=8-1&keywords=mother+thessaloniki

2.  Aegean Notebooks

https://www.amazon.com/Aegean-Notebooks-Reflections-Archipelago-Romiosyni/dp/9607120310/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494520685&sr=1-1&keywords=aegean+notebooks

3.  Patmos: A Place of Healing for the Soul

https://www.amazon.com/Place-Healing-Soul-Patmos/dp/0802140602/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494520732&sr=1-1&keywords=Patmos+a+place+of+healing

4.  The Axion Esti

https://www.amazon.com/Axion-Esti-Odysseus-Elytis-2007-12-20/dp/B01MZ56QSB/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494520711&sr=1-14

5.  Tales from a Greek Island

https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Greek-Island-Alexandros-Papadiamantis/dp/0801848466/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494520841&sr=1-1&keywords=tales+from+a+greek+island

N.G. Pentzikis: Come inside the Church

The Church asks you: "Are you a sinner.''  You reply: "Yes, I am." — "Then, come inside the Church and find the road through which you may obtain even a hint of God's grace. And this is comfort for whatever may happen to you in your life."