War and Virtue, full text keynote address OPF conference 2013
War and Virtue Aristotle Papanikolaou, Fordham University Paper delivered at the annual conference of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, Washington, DC - October 2013... Read More
Patriarch John X Statement
Patriarch John X Statement (English translation) on the release from captivity of the nuns of Mar Tekla (St. Thecla) monastery in Syria... Read More
Patriarch John X statement in Arabic
The following is a statement in Arabic by Patriarch John X and the Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch made... Read More
What is the Orthodox Peace Fellowship?
The Orthodox Peace Fellowship of the Protection of the Mother of God is an association of Orthodox Christian believers seeking to bear... Read More
Letter from the Editor
Dear friends,
Likely you are aware of the events that have swept Ukraine onto front pages everywhere and to the brink of civil war in recent weeks. You probably know too that by January 19th, three people had been killed by police, crude barricades had been erected in the Maidan––Kiev’s central Freedom Square—between police and protesters, government buildings had been occupied by loosely organized protesters, and the police were mandated to be tough in restoring public order. And that the first of many fires were lit as the city began to burn.
Courage between Rocks and Guns
The following interview with Hieromonk Melchizedeck (Gordenko) and monk Gabriel (Kairasov) appeared in Orthodoxy in Ukraine, a Ukrainian language website on January... Read More
Toward a Theology of Just Peace
Outcome Document of the International Orthodox Consultation at Saidnaya, Syria, October 22, 2010 THE ORTHODOX CHURCH understands peace and peacemaking as indispensable... Read More
St. Silouan: On the Love of Enemies
by Jean-Claude Larchet ALTHOUGH IT IS natural and usual to love those who love us and to do good to those who... Read More
Confession: A Primer
by Jim Forest A young monk said to the great ascetic Abba Sisoes: “Abba, what should I do? I fell.” The elder... Read More
St. Elizabeth: A Planned Community
ST. ELIZABETH COMMUNITY is not yet in existence but is envisioned by its planners as a “Place of Belonging, a community where... Read More




