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Off the Beaten Trail: Constantine the Great’s Presence in Russia Today
By: Catherine Tsounis, Ph.D.
2016 would be different if a Roman General, Constantine, did not win a battle at the Milvian Bridge near Rome,...
Off the Beaten Track: In Search of the Legend of St. George the Dragon slayer
By Catherine Tsounis
Fairy tales and legends show a handsome soldier on a horse killing a dragon. These legends came alive when I visited Novgorod,...
Sold Out Crowd Attend Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” 40th Anniversary Luncheon
By: Catherine Tsounis
The Fortieth Anniversary Luncheon of the Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” was held on Sunday, February 28th, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Terrace on...
Professor Believes Greek Language Will Endure
By: Catherine Tsounis, East Coast Correspondent
“We could say that the future of the Greek language is not expected to be either favorable or...
The Spiritual Beauty of Dion
By: Catherine Tsounis. East Coast Correspondent
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous”, - Aristotle
Winter invokes memories of spring. This is...
Off the Beaten Path: The Decorated Icon Exhibit at Cathedral of Christ the Savior Beaded Icon Exhibit of Moscow
By Catherine Tsounis
“The only three Americans I had for 2015 are the persons of our group,” explained guide Irina of an extraordinary tour created...
What is the Armenian Contribution to Hellenism and Orthodoxy?
By Catherine Tsounis
I was walking on second ave by NYU Langone hospital and saw a banner of “100: The Armenian Genocide.” I did not...
Common European Culture through Greek Colonization Explored At Thessaloniki Exhibit
By Catherine Tsounis
2015 will be known as the Refugee Crisis summer. My Armenian jeweler Greg understands when he says “they are fighting against each...
What Cuisine is served in Greece this Summer?
By Catherine Tsounis
Hospitality is a key element of Greek society. A Greek Family presents the best of Greek Cuisine. Lavish breakfasts in the hotels...
A Thousand Words Expressed in One Photo of the Benaki Photographic Archive
By Catherine Tsounis
Who can ever forget the Pelican of Mykonos Island? A 1965 photo of the bird known globally as “Mykonos Pelican” to tourists...
Rebirth of a Church: Transfiguration of Christ Church, Mattituck, 1978-2015
By Catherine Tsounis
“Take charge of your thoughts. You can do what you will with them”. Plato (428-327 BC).
The Founders of the Transfiguration set a goal...
A New Way of Telling a Classic Fairy Tale
By Catherine Tsounis
A classic fairy tale has been sweeping the theatrical scene of Modern Greece. A new way of telling a folk tale that...
Marianthi Raptis Art Brightens a Snowy Day
by Catherine Tsounis
“My great grandparents were from Kiafa Souliou, real warriors and protectors of the community, who settled in Dolou Pogoniou Society of Epirus”...
Never Far from Hellenism
Book Review
Never Far from Hellenism
Through My Eyes: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Flushing, New York 1987-2014
By Catherine Tsounis
Tsounis Publications,
326 pp. $20
Unsung heroes are the builders...
Heroes of the Moment: The Greek Americans in WWI
By Catherine Tsounis
“Has a philosopher like you failed to discover that our country is more to be valued and higher and higher and holier...